A study on e-Book Usage in the Virtual Libraries

Electronic books offer various possibilities for expanding access as well as changing reading behavior in our life. However despite the considerable promise of e-book, e-book market was not vitalized than re expected. This study investigated the current e-book environment and suggest some guidelines for making e-books a viable part of libraries' collections and our reading life. Findings and issues about the status of the current e-book market and technologies, and some experience of libraries in the advanced countries give us a lesson for the Korean library societies.

keywords: 전자책, 도서관, 가독기, 도서관 장서, 전자책 시장, 전자책 표준

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Vol.34 No.4

A study on e-Book Usage in the Virtual Libraries

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Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society