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Books
E-Books and Digital Resources
A list of books published by Facet on the topic of e-books and digital resources. [Last checked 28/7/20]
Journal Articles
Watson, E. (2020) A comparative study of medical ebook and print book prices. Health Information and Libraries Journal, Early View
The study concludes that buying ebooks on a title‐by‐title basis can be costly for medical libraries. [Last checked 28/7/20]
Nicholas, K. (2018) eB ook management in NHS libraries in the North of England: perceptions and practice. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 35 (1), 64-69
This article presents the findings of a very topical piece of research into the use of eB ooks in health libraries. [Last checked 28/7/20]
Websites
E-book Matrix
The eBook Matrix has been developed to make your life easier in terms of selecting ebook providers. The site has a wide range of information about various providers/ platforms in the marketplace as well as a Glossary of terms, Further Reading, help with WAYFless links , information about Accessibility and Usability studies. [Last checked 28/7/20]
Events
‘E-books – are we ready yet?
A LIHNN and Yorkshire and the Humber study day looking at issues and potential solutions around library provision of e-books’ [Last checked 28/7/20]