Importance of e-Books in improving access to scholarly materials by university students in Kenya

摘要

Over the past 10 years, the use of e-Books has changed the practice and procedures within libraries with new access and usage. Interactions that were not perceived possible, now provide instantaneous access to global resources. Information and services are now accessible in ways that could not have been conceivable years ago (Kanti, 2008). Likewise, Mehana (2009) suggests that the use and access to electronic information resources in libraries has been seen as the solution that increases effectiveness, caters for mass access to up-to-date information and reduces cost in light of unprecedented changes and challenges. According to Rosenberg (2006), it was the emergence of the internet that enabled libraries in Africa and other developing countries to have access to never-ending qualities and quantities of information and knowledge.