E-Book Perceptions and Use in STEM and Non-STEM Disciplines: A Comparative Follow-Up Study

Abstract

This project was funded by the University of Maryland Libraries' Library Research Fund,This article describes the results of a survey that gathered data on perceptions and use of e-books from undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, and staff. The investigators analyzed the results based on user affiliate status and subject discipline and compared the results with the findings of a similar, smaller-scale study conducted in 2012. The study concludes with a discussion of the major findings and their implications for academic libraries and publishers, as well as areas for further inquiry.Copyright © 2016 The Johns Hopkins University Press. This article first appeared in PORTAL: LIBRARIES AND THE ACADEMY, Volume 16, Issue 1, January, 2016, pages 131-163