Ebooks for higher education in Latin America
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https://doi.org/10.19132/1808-5245232.59-77Keywords:
Ebooks. Education technology. Higher education. Information resources.Abstract
The presence of the university ebooks is a reality. The main objective of the study is to confirm the development of the ebook in the top 50 universities Scimago ranking in Latin America during the year 2016. It also seeks to determine the type of access to the document and the most used platforms. The third objective examines the daily advantages and disadvantages for library staff experience with the gradual increase in ebooks. In order to respond to the objectives set, the websites of the top 50 institutions analyzed were consulted and surveys were sent to the centers. The analyzes confirm that all the libraries studied offer ebooks to university users. 50% of institutions prefer to buy the right of access to the works while 40% combines subscription and buy the access. The most used platforms are Springer and Wiley eBooks.Downloads
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