Practical E-Book Solutions for Information Professionals

摘要

Corporate libraries and information centers are essential resources for the organizations they serve andare responsible for providing access to relevant, accurate (and, if necessary, peer-reviewed) resources as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible. choosing the access model(s) best suited to an organization can be a complicated process because of complex corporate structures, tight budgets, diverse patron needs, and other issues.The Technical information Center (TIC), my employer's corporate library and information center, recently began transitioning toward providing access to electronic books (e-books). After examining several e-book services, the TIC adopted a hybrid approachinvolving a combination of access models. Thisapproach should provide a high degree of flexibility to meet the diverse needs of our staff while adhering to budgetary and licensing constraints.