document: Perspectives on scholarly online books : the Columbia University Online Books Evaluation Project The Online Books Evaluation Project at Columbia University studied the potential for scholarly online books from 1995 to 1999 . Issues included scholars ' interest in using online books , the role they might play in scholarly life , features that scholars and librarians sought in online books , the costs of producing and owning print and online books , and potential marketplace arrangements . Scholars see potential for online books to make their research , learning , and teaching more efficient and effective . Librarians see potential to serve their scholars better . Librarians may face lower costs if they can serve their scholars with online books instead of print books . Publishers may be able to offer scholars greater opportunities to use their books while enhancing their own profitability
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