Open AccessPolítica para a gestão de livros digitais
Author(s) -
Liliana Giusti Serra
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
brazilian journal of information science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1981-1640
DOI - 10.36311/1981-1640.2014.v8n1e2.12.p239
Subject(s) - information literacy , point (geometry) , literacy , library science , political science , sociology , world wide web , computer science , pedagogy , mathematics , geometry
This article discusses what are e-books, the possibilities of acquisition and the difficulties of use and access of these resources observed by libraries. The importance of information literacy and its relationship to electronic books is displayed, and how the skills and abilities are used as a turn point is analyzed. Reports of experiences of information literacy and e-books in libraries in United States and United Kingdom are presented with the difficulties and solutions developed related to the location and use of e-books, providing reference to Brazilian university libraries, related to finding and utilizing e-books. Concludes stressing the importance of develop of information literacy in the use of e-books by libraries as a management tool.