ERIC Number: EJ1059706
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Jan
Pages: 23
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The Future of Reading and Academic Libraries
Durant, David M.; Horava, Tony
portal: Libraries and the Academy, v15 n1 p5-27 Jan 2015
The e-book is raising fundamental questions around the dynamics and habits of reading; the role of books in the academic library; and the role of librarians in addressing new realities of reading and learning. Print and digital texts foster different styles of reading and different ways of thinking and doing research. This paper examines implications of the shift from print to digital reading and how academic libraries in particular should respond. Academic libraries should treat print and electronic books as complementary, not interchangeable, and commit themselves to maintaining hybrid collections that support the full range of learning and research styles.
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Reading, Reading Habits, Books, Library Role, Librarians, Printed Materials, Electronic Learning, Electronic Libraries, Library Services, Influence of Technology, Library Materials, Reading Attitudes, Reading Material Selection
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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