Research Article: “Factors Affecting the Use of Print and Electronic Books: A Use Study and Discussion” (Preprint)

The following accepted for publication preprint is scheduled for publication in the January 2018 issue of C&RL (College and Research Libraries).
Title
Factors Affecting the Use of Print and Electronic Books: A Use Study and Discussion
Author
Amy Fry
Bowling Green State University
Source
C&RL Website
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From the Introduction

This article outlines a study assessing and comparing the rate of use of non‐reference print an electronic book collections acquired during the same time period at one academic library. Rate of use  was examined for both collections by discipline and method of acquisition. The author found that 74% of  print titles acquired in 2008‐09 had been used within their first six years in the collection, and that 27%  of print books acquired between 2008 and 2014 had been used between July 2013 and November 2014.  By contrast, only 12% of the ebooks acquired between 2008 and 2014 were used during the same 17‐  month period. The author examines how different print and electronic collection development models  might affect monograph use in academic libraries within the context of previously published research.

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