Optimizing Academic Library Services in the Digital Milieu: Digital Devices and their Emerging Trends

摘要

This title provides a useful and succinct overview of electronic publishing and content development and is useful as an introduction to issues of eBook formats, content access and the potential roles of libraries in managing and supporting access to emerging forms of digital content. The title is divided into three parts - Rights, Format and Vibrancy. The title's initial discussion relates to issues of copyright and Digital Rights Management (DRM), however, this is presented in relation to US legislation and law. Part of this discussion focuses on the provision of "fair use" within the USA, and the degree to which academic libraries can access digital content under such terms. While the author is correct in identifying this as an issue in the digital age, care is needed in reading this section outside of a US legislative environment as fair use may vary globally.