The Digital Strategy: a new era in e-book provision at UniSA

The University of South Australia Library (UniSA) has long recognized the advantages of e-books. In late 2011, the Library implemented a Digital Strategy that resulted in dramatic changes to the proportion of print and electronic monograph resources being acquired for the Library collection. The bui...

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Main Author: Eleanor Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2013-07-01
Series:Insights: The UKSG Journal
Online Access:http://insights.uksg.org/articles/67
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Summary:The University of South Australia Library (UniSA) has long recognized the advantages of e-books. In late 2011, the Library implemented a Digital Strategy that resulted in dramatic changes to the proportion of print and electronic monograph resources being acquired for the Library collection. The building of a new Learning Centre prompted the Digital Strategy and has provided both opportunities and challenges for the Library. This article examines the issues behind the creation of the Strategy and the impacts on academics, librarians, vendors and students.
ISSN:2048-7754