Does Book Subject Influence Format Preference? Survey Results From a Sample of Graduate Business School Students, Staff, and Faculty

A sample of 325 students, faculty, and staff at a graduate business school completed an online survey designed to assess their knowledge and utilization of the library's e-book collection as well as their desired method of accessing various types of books. Participants were asked about their fo...

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Published inJournal of business & finance librarianship Vol. 19; no. 4; pp. 319 - 332
Main Author Costello, Bethany Koestner
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 02.10.2014
Subjects
academic libraries
Business studies
collection development
Comparisons
e-books
e-readers
Subject fields
Surveys
User behaviour
user preferences
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ISSN0896-3568
1547-0644
DOI10.1080/08963568.2014.946375

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Summary:A sample of 325 students, faculty, and staff at a graduate business school completed an online survey designed to assess their knowledge and utilization of the library's e-book collection as well as their desired method of accessing various types of books. Participants were asked about their format preference for reading four different types of books: course textbooks, computer software guides, career development books, and popular business titles. The final section of the survey gave respondents an opportunity to provide free form comments and thoughts about e-books. The implications of this research for collection development are discussed.
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ISSN:0896-3568
1547-0644
DOI:10.1080/08963568.2014.946375