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The Use of E-books in US Libraries: At the Uncontrolled Intersection


Konstantin Kostyuk
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Kostyuk Konstantin Nikolaevich – Candidate of Politics Sci. (Director General of Direct-Media, LLC)

Published in:
Scholarly Communication Review
– Volume 3, Number 1 (January-February, 2013)



Keywords: e-books, electronic formats, libraries, mobile devices, sociological research, statistics, usa


Citation:
Konstantin Kostyuk (2013). The Use of E-books in US Libraries: At the Uncontrolled Intersection. Scholarly Communication Review, 3(1), 22-32. doi: 10.18334/np3180


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Abstract:

In this article K.N. Kostuk reviews and analyzes a sociological research conducted regularly by Library Journal magazinethat deals with the use of e-books inacademic and public libraries of the USA. The article zeroed in on the condition as of 2012, that is, the time when American book publishing endures a swift conversion to electronic formats. Model tendencies existing in the American market aim for situation in Russia and the tasks faced by Russian library community.







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