SPEC
Kit 313
E-book Collections
October 2009
Survey Results
Executive Summary........................................................................................................... 11
Survey Questions And Responses. ..................................................................................... 19
responding institutions..................................................................................................... 74
Representative Documents
Collection Development Policies
University of Alberta
The Ebooks Selection Process: A Broad Overview . ...........................................................
78
Guidelines for the Selection of Electronic Books. ..............................................................
79
University of Connecticut
Document on Electronic Book Acquisition at UConn..........................................................
81
Cornell University
E-Book Selection Guidelines. ...........................................................................................
82
Library of Congress
Electronic Resources, Selection Guidelines (2004). ...........................................................
83
McMaster University
Collection Development Policies: Ebooks. ........................................................................
85
Collection Development Policies: Electronic Resources......................................................
86
Michigan State University
Electronic Selection Criteria: Guiding Principles................................................................
88
Collection Development Policy for electronic resources and statement of best practices.....
90
Types of Electronic Resources: Online Books/Collections (Purchased). ...............................
95
Limiting Catalog Searches to E-books
Duke University
Search the Catalog..........................................................................................................
98
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Libraries Catalog Advanced Search. .................................................................................
99