Open AccessSchool Library eBook Providers and Spanish Language Equity: An Analysis of eBook Collections Available to School Libraries
Author(s) -
Andrea Paganelli,
Cynthia Houston
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
school libraries worldwide
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2816-3788
pISSN - 1023-9391
DOI - 10.29173/slw6856
Subject(s) - school library , demographics , spanish language , library science , population , equity (law) , business , political science , sociology , computer science , demography , law , linguistics , philosophy
The goal of this study was to examine the collections of eBooks in Spanish provided by vendors of library resources to school libraries to determine if there are equitable offerings of eBooks in Spanish relative to the Spanish-speaking school population in the United States. The results of the study indicated that the top vendors do provide eBooks in Spanish, but the titles comprised a small percentage of their total collections and do not mirror national demographics.