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University libraries are increasingly becoming entwined with technology, from online catalogs to the merging of computing labs with the library. The EDUCAUSE resource center offers an array of information on topics such as digital libraries, electronic publishing, electronic resources, disability access, information discovery and retrieval, IT-library collaboration, and information commons.

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E-books: Developments and Policy Considerations: October 29, 2012

"Books are undergoing a massive transformation from being a physical object to something electronic, or an "e-book". And while e-book sales still make up only a small proportion of…
All In the Delivery: August 31, 2010

As publishers and analysts again wonder if e-books are about to take off, the growing popularity of rental options may play as important a role as technology. …
A sustainable future for open textbooks? The Flat World Knowledge story: August 3, 2010

Authors John L. Hilton III and David A. Wiley discuss the concern many college students and their families have a=about the high costs of textbooks. E–books have been proposed as one potential …
Professor Faces Obstacles in Testing E-Reader Device for Digital Textbooks: January 7, 2010

A professor at the Catholic University of America has been testing a new e-book reader that hasn't yet hit store shelves but that is designed with textbooks in mind. …
New E-Textbooks Do More Than Inform: They'll Even Grade You: September 8, 2009

McGraw-Hill Higher Education is introducing e-textbooks that let students jump from a chapter to the relevant portion of a lecture and get their homework automatically graded. …
Ithaka’s 2006 Studies of Key Stakeholders in the Digital Transformation in Higher Education: August 18, 2008

Ithaka's 2006 survey of faculty members sought to determine their attitudes related to online resources, electronic archiving, teaching and learning and related subjects. This study afford…
Market Formation for E-Books: Diffusion, Confusion or Delusion?: October 17, 2007

The issues addressed in this article are not about the E-Book market outcome, but the factors influencing the process of E-Book adoption. The is…
E-Textbooks — for Real This Time?: January 3, 2008

For years, some have predicted a shift — and then not seen it take place. But changes in technology, ventures by publishers and worries over textbook prices might make this the time. …
e-Books for the Future: Here But Hiding?: January 1, 2006

The author outlines some developments in e-book technologies and links them to existing ways of presenting textbook information. The author outlines so…
Compaq founder pushes for academic library online: January 1, 2006

Ever wonder where Compaq founder Rod Canion is? He's with Questia Media, which wants to bring a university-class library to a high school near you. …

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