图书馆在电子书时代的前景——以HarperCollins的新政策为例

How Can Libraries Survive in the E-Book Era？ -An Analysis of the New Policy of HarperCollins

文章回顾了近年来美国电子书市场的发展，以及美国图书馆所提供的电子书服务，讨论了HarperCollins在2011年2月所制定的、对于图书馆借阅电子书数量的限制。文章介绍了美国图书馆在这个政策出台后的反应，以及讨论集中的三个问题：新政策对于图书馆的影响、电子书经济学分析以及用户权利方面的考虑。最后，文章分析了HarperCollins的新政策对于图书馆未来所产生的一些意义。

The paper examines the development of the US E-Book market in recent years, as well as the E-Book services supplied by US libraries, The new capping policy established by HarperCollins is introduced in the context of E-Book ecology. The attitudes and reactions of the librarians and the libraries toward the policy are mentioned, especially in terms of the influences of this event on libraries, the economical analysis of E-Books as well as the discussion related to user rights. Finally, the future of libraries in the E-Book Era is discussed.