E-book reader: a new vista for information management and libraries

  • Ana Vera Finardi Rodrigues Bibliotecária-chefe da Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9090 - 91540-000 Porto Alegre, RS
  • Isabel Merlo Crespo Bibliotecária. Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul. Av. Ipiranga, 6681 – 90619-900 Porto Alegre, RS
DOI: https://doi.org/10.34096/ics.i28.696
Keywords: E-books, E-book readers, Libraries

Abstract

The paper discusses e-book readers both as a new archiving option for libraries and as a tool for the information industry. It reports on some of the leading models available on the market and analyzes the librarian’s experience with e-readers as a management tool. The review of the literature offered here also ponders the road ahead for information professionals with regard to this new technological option. E-books are discussed as well, with a view to understanding how libraries adapt to the growing demand for the new media.

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Published
2013-06-01
How to Cite
Finardi Rodrigues, A. V., & Merlo Crespo, I. (2013). E-book reader: a new vista for information management and libraries. Información, Cultura Y Sociedad, (28), 91-110. https://doi.org/10.34096/ics.i28.696
Issue
No 28 (2013)
Section
Articles

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