%0 Journal Article %1 Yuan2017 %A Yuan, Weijing %A Van Ballegooie, Marlene %A Robertson, Jennifer L. %D 2017 %I Routledge %J Collection Management %K Academic acquisition,usage analysis,user bibliodocs book development,ebooks,library format,collection libraries,book preferences %P 1--21 %R 10.1080/01462679.2017.1365264 %T Ebooks Versus Print Books: Format Preferences in an Academic Library %U https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01462679.2017.1365264 %X ABSTRACTWhen a scholarly monograph is made available in both print and electronic formats, which format will users prefer? This study analyzed monograph usage data from three university presses in the University of Toronto Libraries' collections, comparing print and ebook usage patterns of identical titles. The goal was to examine format preferences and determine whether there are differences in usage across subject disciplines or publishers. The study showed that although in many cases users preferred one format over another, they used books in both formats. If a subject was popular, usage tended to be high for both formats, and if unpopular, low for both formats. The data also indicated that there were some noticeable differences in ebook usage for particular subjects, and the authors concluded that format does matter and therefore it is desirable for libraries to provide both formats if possible. The study also highlighted how critical metadata are in promoting the use of electronic resources. If there...

@article{Yuan2017, abstract = {ABSTRACTWhen a scholarly monograph is made available in both print and electronic formats, which format will users prefer? This study analyzed monograph usage data from three university presses in the University of Toronto Libraries' collections, comparing print and ebook usage patterns of identical titles. The goal was to examine format preferences and determine whether there are differences in usage across subject disciplines or publishers. The study showed that although in many cases users preferred one format over another, they used books in both formats. If a subject was popular, usage tended to be high for both formats, and if unpopular, low for both formats. The data also indicated that there were some noticeable differences in ebook usage for particular subjects, and the authors concluded that format does matter and therefore it is desirable for libraries to provide both formats if possible. The study also highlighted how critical metadata are in promoting the use of electronic resources. If there...}, added-at = {2018-06-06T10:57:26.000+0200}, author = {Yuan, Weijing and {Van Ballegooie}, Marlene and Robertson, Jennifer L.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2eb9ab2f40a0aff3caef6a68055a75175/merlo}, doi = {10.1080/01462679.2017.1365264}, interhash = {f6659379e4ba2ed9ff20607442929a1b}, intrahash = {eb9ab2f40a0aff3caef6a68055a75175}, issn = {0146-2679}, journal = {Collection Management}, keywords = {Academic acquisition,usage analysis,user bibliodocs book development,ebooks,library format,collection libraries,book preferences}, month = oct, pages = {1--21}, publisher = {Routledge}, timestamp = {2018-06-06T10:58:21.000+0200}, title = {{Ebooks Versus Print Books: Format Preferences in an Academic Library}}, url = {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01462679.2017.1365264}, year = 2017 }