Dominic Broadhurst

• Bachelor of Arts, MA
• Manager at The University of Manchester

An overview and analysis of current issues in the textbook sector. Introductory piece to my guest edited issue on digital textbooks

Providing our students with textbooks - Why, how and what. A totally new concept and service delivered through the Books Right Here Right Now project at the University of Manchester Library. We acquired and provided textbooks for our students on an individual basis. Provides insights as to how and why we as Library delivered this innovative servic...

Purpose This paper aims to highlight the value of a library led e-textbook programme at a UK university Design/methodology/approach The data for the results was obtained from two surveys of students. Firstly from an online survey of 575 students who received an individual copy of an e-textbook from The University of Manchester Library. Secondly...

This article is an investigation of the use of e-book readers by MBA students at the Manchester Business School of the University of Manchester. In Summer 2010 we undertook a pilot study with a small number of MBA students in order to gauge the effectiveness of e-book readers as an alternative means of accessing their course readings. The findings...

The Manchester Business School (MBS) Library Service of the John Rylands University Library Service provides a full range of services to the wide varied customer base of the Manchester Business School and the University of Manchester. As befitting a full service global business school there are some additional unique customer groups in comparison t...

This article attempts to set the scene for the current state of the information broking industry and provide some prognosis for its future. There is no doubt that the nature of information broking has undergone considerable change in recent years. Much of the market for traditional intermediary services has vanished and the author provides an analy...