Electronic books: a call for effective business models
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assert that, in an effort to more effectively match users' needs to purchases and extend the buying power of library budgets for e‐books, libraries should use a profiled purchase on demand option to supplement their current practices.Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews usage patterns for print and e‐books, business models for e‐books and comments on the benefits of using a patron‐driven acquisitions model.Findings – Circulation of the print collection is slowly declining, with only 20 per cent of the collection circulating in 2009. Large purchased collections of e‐books statistics are roughly the same but those purchased through Patron‐Driven Acquisitions are assured use.Originality/value – The discussion of current business models for e‐books illustrates some challenges libraries face in transitioning from print to electronic. Patron‐driven models allow libraries to help users at point of need and manage scarce resources.
E-Readers & E-Books in Public Libraries: Measuring Library Patron Expectations
In the rapidly changing world of e-Readers and e-Books, it is extremely difficult for public libraries to have a strong understanding of current patron experiences with these technologies. This report starts with a quick overview of the history of e-Readers, e-Books, and library technology adoption, as well as current trends and issues. A significant number of library users were anxious to participate in the survey and detail their experiences. Library Administrators should be astonished to find out that many users have borrowed e-Books and e-Readers from public libraries. Few users experienced any difficulty in using these new technologies on their own, contrary to popular belief. Most importantly, almost all public library users find these technologies to be valuable both now and in the future. The information discovered in this research project should be difficult for any library Administrator to ignore.
Total Lobbying : What Lobbyists Want (and How They Try to Get It)
1. Studying lobbyists and lobbying 2. Lobbying and lobbyists in the United States: a primer 3. Public policy lobbying, part 1 4. Public policy lobbying, part 2 5. Land-use lobbying 6. Procurement lobbying 7. Summary and conclusions.