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Flapping wings might create changes in the atmosphere: embracing the "Butterfly Effect" created by E-Book acquisitions

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dc.contributor.author Lam, Angus
dc.contributor.author Tam, Owen
dc.contributor.author Tang, Bill
dc.date.issued 2008-06-03
dc.date.accessioned 2008-06-18T08:07:26Z
dc.date.available 2008-06-18T08:07:26Z
dc.date.accessioned 2017-09-19T08:04:18Z
dc.date.available 2017-09-19T08:04:18Z
dc.date.accessioned 2019-01-22T02:43:08Z
dc.date.available 2019-01-22T02:43:08Z
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dc.description.abstract One version of the chaos theory opines that a butterfly flapping its wings in Brazil could produce a change in atmospheric pressure that in turn could cause a tornado in Texas. This "Butterfly Effect" graphically demonstrates the phenomenon that the recent surge of e-book acquisitions by academic libraries in Hong Kong can cause a chain of events that leads to a major change of library resources development and access. en
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dc.description.abstract This presentation will discuss how Lingnan University Library taking the ERALL (Electronic Resources Academic Library Link) opportunity to embrace the “Butterfly Effect” created by e-book acquisitions by integrating overlap analysis, access activation & monitoring, and access oriented OPAC records into its resources development and access workflow.
dc.identifier.citation Emerging Paradigms for Academic Library E-Book Acquisition and Use: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities. Hong Kong, 3 June, 2008. en
dc.identifier.uri http://144.214.8.231/handle/2031/5164
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dc.title.none Flapping wings might create changes in the atmosphere: embracing the "Butterfly Effect" created by E-Book acquisitions en
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