More than 6,300 students worldwide took part in a library-based study commissioned by ebrary to determine their attitudes towards digital reading. Not only were the numbers higher than expected for that student demographic, the attitudes in favor of digital reading were higher in the UK than for students of a similar age bracket in other countries. Over 85% of the students … [Read more...] about ebrary Study Demonstrates Higher eBook Use Among UK Students
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Ebooks Still Viewed Differently Than Print
A survey on the perceptions of patron ebook checkout by librarians, most of who served in academic libraries, has shed some light on the check-out processes of patrons who borrow digital content from their libraries. The new report was instituted by ebrary and had some interesting results. The first newsworthy item involved the borrowing habits themselves. For example, while … [Read more...] about Ebooks Still Viewed Differently Than Print