PALO ALTO, Calif. -- (BUSINESS WIRE) --
In an ongoing effort to better understand the research requirements and expectations of students, especially as they relate to books, ebrary® today announced the initial results of its 2011 Global Student E-book Survey. A comparison of the new survey with the same survey conducted in 2008 implies that aggregators, publishers, and librarians need to better collaborate to address students' information and research needs.
Key findings of the survey of more than 6,500 students include the following:
- E-book usage and awareness have not increased significantly in 2011 over 2008
- Preference for printed books over electronic books has not changed: Both are still equally important
- The vast majority of students would choose electronic over print if it were available and if better tools along with fewer restrictions were offered
- There is a need for reliable social media tools geared toward research
The survey press release is available in English at http://www.ebrary.com/corp/newspdf/ebrary_2011_Student_Survey.pdf, and a webinar will be conducted on Friday at 12:45pm EDT to unveil the results. To sign up for the webinar, visit http://www.tfaforms.com/222269.
In a separate announcement, available at http://www.ebrary.com/corp/newspdf/ebrary_Download.pdf, ebrary announced the availability of downloading e-books onto multiple devices.
About ebrary (www.ebrary.com)
ebrary is a leading provider of e-books and research technology to libraries worldwide. Founded in 1999, the company offers more than 273,000 e-books from over 500 trusted publishers under flexible models including subscription, perpetual archive (purchase), patron driven acquisition, and short-term loans. As YBP Library Service's preferred e-book partner, ebrary's titles are available in GOBITM, as well as YBP's Approval and Demand Driven Acquisition (DDA) service. ebrary is the only e-book provider that enables customers to upload and integrate their own digital materials right from their computers with DASH!TM (Data Sharing, Fast) technology as well as apply cross-referencing with multiple online resources with InfoToolsTM technology. A member of the ProQuest® family of companies, ebrary is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, USA.
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