The implementation of electronic book collections in the academic
library holdings has been growing in the last few years and
many universities show electronic books in their library collections
(Ashcroft and Watts 2004, p. 285). Different studies have been
carried out so as to investigate how libraries have integrated electronic
book collections in their holdings and how electronic book
collections have been proposed to users. Sutton (2003) reported
the success of the patron-driven access model at the Wayne State
University, while Armstrong and Lonsdale (2005) analyzed focus
groups’ opinions about the integration of e-books in higher education
libraries in the United Kingdom in 2005. Bennett and Landoni
(2005) as well as Qari (2005) analysed the use of electronic books
among students in UK universities and focused on the importance
of the organization of training courses and specifi c seminars
aimed