Love in the Digital Library: A Search for Racial Heterogeneity in E-Books
The Wisconsin Public Library Consortium’s mission is to provide statewide access to a range of electronic materials, such as e-books in a variety of formats and subjects, through its OverDrive digital library. This paper presents an exploratory study of the Wisconsin Public Library Consortium digita...
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International Association for the Study of Popular Romance (IASPR)
2015-08-01
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| description | The Wisconsin Public Library Consortium’s mission is to provide statewide access to a range of electronic materials, such as e-books in a variety of formats and subjects, through its OverDrive digital library. This paper presents an exploratory study of the Wisconsin Public Library Consortium digital library collection of multicultural romance e-books, specifically focusing on the range of racial and ethnic perspectives presented and how the collection reflects the racial and ethnic demographics of Wisconsin residents. An exploratory case study analysis reveals that the Wisconsin Public Library Consortium digital library provides a foundational collection of multicultural romance e-books, presenting a range of racial and ethnic perspectives and providing a general representation of the racial and ethnic demographics of Wisconsin. The multicultural romance e-books in the Wisconsin Public Library Consortium digital library present in adequate numbers and in a range of formats. The researchers identify limitations as well as potential strategies for practice and research to improve the availability and accessibility of multicultural romance e-books in the Wisconsin Public Library Consortium digital library. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dd396ea2a0014025b0f6c354d0791f1a2023-08-09T01:55:53ZengInternational Association for the Study of Popular Romance (IASPR)Journal of Popular Romance Studies2159-44732015-08-0151121Love in the Digital Library: A Search for Racial Heterogeneity in E-BooksRenee Bennett-KapusniakAdriana McCleerThe Wisconsin Public Library Consortium’s mission is to provide statewide access to a range of electronic materials, such as e-books in a variety of formats and subjects, through its OverDrive digital library. This paper presents an exploratory study of the Wisconsin Public Library Consortium digital library collection of multicultural romance e-books, specifically focusing on the range of racial and ethnic perspectives presented and how the collection reflects the racial and ethnic demographics of Wisconsin residents. An exploratory case study analysis reveals that the Wisconsin Public Library Consortium digital library provides a foundational collection of multicultural romance e-books, presenting a range of racial and ethnic perspectives and providing a general representation of the racial and ethnic demographics of Wisconsin. The multicultural romance e-books in the Wisconsin Public Library Consortium digital library present in adequate numbers and in a range of formats. The researchers identify limitations as well as potential strategies for practice and research to improve the availability and accessibility of multicultural romance e-books in the Wisconsin Public Library Consortium digital library.https://www.jprstudies.org/2015/08/love-in-the-digital-library-a-search-for-racial-heterogeneity-in-e-booksby-renee-bennett-kapusniak-and-adriana-mccleer/digital librarye-booksethnicitymulticulturaloverdrivepublic librariesraceromance fictionwisconsin public library consortium |
| spellingShingle | Renee Bennett-Kapusniak Adriana McCleer Love in the Digital Library: A Search for Racial Heterogeneity in E-Books Journal of Popular Romance Studies digital library e-books ethnicity multicultural overdrive public libraries race romance fiction wisconsin public library consortium |
| title | Love in the Digital Library: A Search for Racial Heterogeneity in E-Books |
| title_full | Love in the Digital Library: A Search for Racial Heterogeneity in E-Books |
| title_fullStr | Love in the Digital Library: A Search for Racial Heterogeneity in E-Books |
| title_full_unstemmed | Love in the Digital Library: A Search for Racial Heterogeneity in E-Books |
| title_short | Love in the Digital Library: A Search for Racial Heterogeneity in E-Books |
| title_sort | love in the digital library a search for racial heterogeneity in e books |
| topic | digital library e-books ethnicity multicultural overdrive public libraries race romance fiction wisconsin public library consortium |
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