Magister Artium - MA / Collection development plays a significant role in the successful achievement of the library’s purpose. The reason for the existence of the library is to meet the information needs of the community it serves. To determine if the PIC is responsive to the information needs of parliamentary researchers, the study used a mixed method of data collection. A survey method in the form of a questionnaire was used to collect quantitative data from parliamentary researchers. Other researchers at Parliament, for example researchers employed by political parties are not part of this study. Qualitative data was collected through interviews with a selection of librarians involved in the PIC collection development process and an evaluation of the Collection Development Policy of the PIC. Four librarians from the PIC were interviewed, and the PIC Collection Development Policy was analysed to triangulate data collected from the questionnaire and interviews. The information needs of parliamentary researchers are triggered by the information needs of parliamentarians, and therefore it is significant that the PIC provide a collection that responds to the information needs of researchers so they can provide relevant information to parliamentarians. The findings indicate that the responsiveness of the library material varies according to the needs of the researchers. The PIC will benefit from a proactive involvement of parliamentary researchers in the collection development process. Customised orientation, proper needs analysis and collection evaluation will improve usage of the library resources and responsiveness of the library material to the clients.

Title:  The Situation of Digital Books’ Market in Spain. The acceptance by consumers and companies Authors: Amaia García Barberena and Leyre Díaz Pinillos Supervisor: Jean-Charles Languilaire. Level: Bachelor Thesis in Business Administration, Marketing Key words: digital books, electronic books, digitalization, Spain, consumers´ behavior, innovation, adaptation, publishers… Purpose: The purpose is to explore what the current situation of the electronic books’ market in Spain is, concerning the changes in consumer behavior and companies’ adaptation. Method: Our research method is an explorative and descriptive one.  Thus, we collected data from secondary resources such as books, studies, articles, journals and so on. We use also primary data in order to answer our purpose. We do two different questionnaires; one focused on consumers and the other one focused on publishers of different companies.  Theoretical framework: First, we define the consumer behaviour in a general context and then related to innovations and digital environment. Then, we explain the companies’ behaviour and adaptation to changes, and we finish with and interaction between both parties. Conclusion: We highlight and summarize the findings of our study, giving a clear image of the current situation of the digital books’ market in Spain. We also give our point of view towards this topic, and suggestions for further researches.

BARROCAS, Amélia Landim. Avaliação do uso dos livros eletrônicos do acervo da Universidade Federal do Ceará nos cursos de pós-graduação. 2014. 133f. – Dissertação (Mestrado) – Universidade Federal do Ceará, Programa de Pós-graduação em Políticas Públicas e Gestão da Educação Superior, Fortaleza (CE), 2014. / Submitted by Márcia Araújo (marcia_m_bezerra@yahoo.com.br) on 2014-05-13T14:49:48Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2014_dis_albarrocas.pdf: 3001651 bytes, checksum: a31cb4a57445e6f0875f9d0369b4b0a5 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Márcia Araújo(marcia_m_bezerra@yahoo.com.br) on 2014-05-13T14:52:12Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2014_dis_albarrocas.pdf: 3001651 bytes, checksum: a31cb4a57445e6f0875f9d0369b4b0a5 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2014-05-13T14:52:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2014_dis_albarrocas.pdf: 3001651 bytes, checksum: a31cb4a57445e6f0875f9d0369b4b0a5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / The twenty-first century came under the great impact of the media revolution and the new electronic and digital information technologies, which led to the introduction of different means of communication, especially in academia, which facilitated the production of and access to information. Since 2009, the Federal University of Ceará had the policy to purchase eBook titles as need to insert academia into this new model of teaching and research practices. Thus, its main University Library has acquired a collection of electronics books on various fields, available to all university community, as an alternative source of information for research, teaching and community services. Observing this fact and knowing the need to evaluate products and services for libraries, this research proposes the following problem: What factors are considered decisive for the use of electronic books, available on the UFC´s library system for graduate students and Professors in all graduate programs? The research methodology works with quantitative and qualitative data, collected through electronic questionnaires, developed and applied through google docs tool. This will allow us to translate the answers into numbers and information, in order to organize them and to facilitate the analysis and suggestions for this new knowledge. This is an exploratory survey with a random sample, with no final conclusive arguments. The method of data analysis is the functionalist, accomplished through study of selected cases showing relevance to the research. To tabulate the data, we used the Microsoft Excel program. As a result, it was observed that teachers have demonstrated more knowledge on the existence of the collection of electronic books purchased and available by UFC than the students. In contrast, students demonstrated knowing more strategies of access than the teachers. As to the importance and satisfaction with this type of collection, students have a better knowledge on the electronic library than teachers. Even being unaware of this collection, students consider it very important. Teachers who don´t know the existence of this type of collection consider it more important than teachers who know it. To the degree of satisfaction, teachers demonstrated to be more satisfied than the students with the eBook collection. It was evident that the factors that contributed to the use of eBooks were: its gratuity at UFC portal, its wide availability and practicality. The factors that contributed to the failure of the use of this feature are: lack of motivation, information not included in the basic bibliographies, lack of a more significant disclosure, need for a tool to access it, and finally, resistance to change, once the public not want to change the pleasure of leafing a printed book to a virtual one. / O século XXI chegou sob o grande impacto da revolução dos meios de comunicação e das novas tecnologias eletrônicas e digitais da informação, que ocasionou a introdução de diferentes suportes, sobretudo no meio acadêmico, que facilitaram a produção e o acesso à informação. A partir de 2009, a Universidade Federal do Ceará passou a adquirir títulos de livros eletrônicos como exigência de inserção nesse novo modelo de ensino e práticas de pesquisas. Com isso, a sua Biblioteca Universitária adquiriu para o seu acervo uma coleção de livros eletrônicos nas mais variadas áreas do conhecimento, disponível a toda comunidade universitária, como fonte alternativa de informação para a pesquisa, ensino e extensão. Observando-se esse fato e sabendo-se da necessidade de se avaliar produtos e serviços de bibliotecas, esta pesquisa propõe o seguinte problema: Quais fatores são considerados determinantes para o uso dos livros eletrônicos comprados e disponibilizados no sistema de bibliotecas da UFC, por alunos e professores dos programas de pós-graduação dessa instituição, contemplados com esse tipo de acervo? A pesquisa optou por uma metodologia quanti-qualitativa, através de questionários eletrônicos elaborados e aplicados por meio da ferramenta google docs, por buscar traduzir em números, as respostas e informações, bem como a fala dos participantes, e organizá-las de modo a facilitar análise e proposição dos conhecimentos novos. Trata-se de uma pesquisa exploratória, com uma amostragem não probabilística, pois, devido à estratégia de coleta de dados, torna-se inviável uma amostra definitiva. O método de análise dos dados é o funcionalista, realizado por meio de estudo de casos selecionados a partir da pertinência mais próxima com a pesquisa. Para a tabulação dos dados, utilizou-se o programa Microsoft Excel. Como resultado, observou-se que os professores demonstraram ter mais conhecimento da existência do acervo de livros eletrônicos comprados e disponibilizados pela UFC que os estudantes. Em contrapartida, os estudantes demonstraram conhecer mais as estratégias de acesso que os professores. Quanto ao quesito importância e satisfação com esse tipo de acervo, os estudantes demonstraram melhor relação com o acervo eletrônico que os professores. Entretanto, os estudantes que não têm conhecimento desse acervo, em sua maioria, o consideram muito importante. Já professores que desconhecem este tipo de acervo o consideram mais importante do que professores que conhecem. Quanto ao grau de satisfação, professores demonstraram estar mais satisfeitos que os estudantes com esse tipo de acervo. Ficou evidente que os fatores que mais contribuíram para o uso dessa nova mídia foram: a gratuidade pelo portal da UFC; a ampla disponibilidade e a praticidade. Os fatores que mais contribuíram para a não utilização desse recurso são: falta de motivação; não constarem nas bibliografias; falta de uma divulgação mais expressiva; necessidade de uma ferramenta para o acesso e, por último, a resistência à mudanças; o público para não querer trocar o prazer de folhear um livro impresso pela rigidez de um eletrônico.

Interactive Electronic Books - Traditional Medium in a New Form Diploma thesis "Interactive Electronic Books - Traditional Medium in a New Form" deals with very current form of printed books. It's another step for an electronic book, which has distinct differences in the possible participation in the creation of such media. My thesis defines the terms of electronic books, digital books, and interactive electronic books. It briefly describes the history and development of the book into its interactive form. An important part of this work is the development and history of the Internet, which is inseparable from the development of electronic books. Thanks to the Internet electronic books are available to all users; the development in this area wouldn't be so fast without its existence. The main part of the thesis was a qualitative analysis (the method of depth interviews) which examines young people's interest in interactive electronic books and their opinion about its potential in the future. The main part of the depth interviews was an evaluation of different forms of various genres of electronic books and their possibilities. The conclusion is about the prognosis of interactive electronic books from various points of views.

Science fiction has long promised the digitalization of books. Characters in films and television routinely check their palm-sized (or smaller) electronic displays for fast-scrolling information. However, this very technology, increasingly prevalent in today's world, has not been embraced universally. While the convenience of pocket-sized information pieces has the techno-savvy entranced, the general public still greets the advent of the e-book with a curious reluctance. This lack of enthusiasm seems strange in the face of the many advantages offered by the new medium - vastly superior storage capacity, searchability, portability, lower cost, and instantaneous access. This dissertation addresses the need for research examining the reading comprehension and the role emotional response plays in the perceived performance on e-document formats as compared to traditional paper format. This study compares the relative reading comprehension on three formats (Kindle, iTouch, and paper) and examines the relationship of subject's emotional response and relative technology exposure as factors that affect how the subject perceives they have performed on those formats. This study demonstrates that, for basic reading comprehension, the medium does not matter. Furthermore, it shows that, the more uncomfortable a person is with technology and expertise in the requested task (in this case, reading), the more they cling to the belief that they will do better on traditional (paper) media - regardless of how well they actually do.

Pasaulyje elektroninių knygų populiarumas sparčiai didėja palyginant su spausdintomis knygomis. Taip yra dėl to kad elektroninės knygos turi visą eilę naudingų savybių. Mokantis, studijuojant ar renkant informaciją, paieška elektroninėje knygoje pagreitina ir palengvina darbą. Elektroninę knygą galima pasiekti bet kuriuo paros metu, būnant bet kurioje šalyje, tik reikia turėti internetinį ryšį. Elektroninių knygų apsauga nuo nelegalaus kopijavimo yra viena iš pagrindinių nepasitikėjimo elektroninėmis knygomis priežasčių. Darbo tikslas Sukurti elektroninių knygų turinio valdymo sistemą. Pagrindiniai šios sistemos kūrimo tikslai yra šie:  Suteikti vartotojui galimybę greitai pasiekti reikalingus informacinius resursus;  Suteikti vartotojui galimybę be papildomų programavimo įgūdžių įkelti naują knygą;  Suteikti vartotojui galimybę koreguoti, atnaujinti ir šalinti sukurtą elektroninę knygą;  Pritaikyti apsaugos priemones, kurių pagalba būtų apsaugotas elektroninių knygų turinys nuo galimų plagijavimo atvejų. Sukurta elektroninių knygų turinio valdymo sistemą leis vartotojui greitai pasiekti reikalingus informacinius resursus, be papildomų programavimo įgūdžių įkelti naują knygą, koreguoti, atnaujinti ir šalinti sukurtą elektroninę knygą. Patalpinta elektroninės knygos informacija bus apsaugota nuo galimų plagijavimo atvejų, paprastas vartotojas negalės nukopijuoti sistemoje esančios knygos turinio. Sukurta elektroninių knygų turinio valdymo sistema bus pritaikyta... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The various projects in schools, the rapidly increasing number of computers and other modern technologies. Currently, schools lack modern digital tools and attractive digital learning (teaching) materials, which is in line with current realities. One of the ways of learning material is a global Web access. Although the World Wide Web tools have a few shortcomings, but for now it is one of the most effective means of developing educational (learning) material. This technology allows us to provide educational materials very vividly, adding graphics, images, audio and video clips. Hierarchical alignment, fork, and the possibility to search by keyword is the quickest way to find the required training (learning) material. The world of electronic books popularity is growing rapidly in comparison to printed books. The reason is that electronic books have a lot useful features. Learning, studying and collecting information, search in online book, faster and easier job. E-Book can be reached at any time of day, stay in any country, just need to have Internet connection. As well as the e-books and other electronic sources is the main problem of academic dishonesty. Academic dishonesty includes plagiarism, copying, data manipulation, and others. The main reasons of academic dishonesty is the distance training, the number of student growth and of student groups growth and so on. Plagiarism is growing because the observed spread of information technology education (learning) environment... [to full text]

Knowledge workers are frequently called upon to perform deep, critical reading involving a heightened level of interaction with the reading media and other tools. This process, known as active reading, entails highlighting, commenting upon, and flipping through a text, in addition to other actions. While paper is traditionally seen as the ideal medium for active reading, computers have recently become comparable to paper through replicating the latter’s affordances. But even paper is not a panacea; it offers an inflexible document representation that supports some things well, such as embellishment, but supports others very poorly, like comparison and large scale annotation. In response to this, I developed a prototype system, called LiquidText, to embody a flexible, high degree-of-freedom visual representation that seeks to alleviate some of the problems in paper and paper-like representations. To provide efficient control of this representation, LiquidText runs on a multi-finger touch and gesture based platform. To guide the development of this system, I conducted a formative study of current active reading practice. I investigated knowledge workers’ active reading habits, perceptions, and the problems they face with current reading media. I also inquired into what they would like in a future active reading environment. I used these results in conjunction with multiple design iterations and formative system evaluations to refine LiquidText for use in a summative study. The summative study assessed, through a controlled, laboratory evaluation, LiquidText’s impact on 1) the subjective experience of active reading, 2) the process of active reading, and 3) the outputs resulting from active reading. Generally, the study found a strong participant preference for LiquidText, and a focus on the creation of a summary of the original document as part of the reading process. On average, reading outputs were not significantly better or worse with LiquidText, but some conditions were observed that may help identify the subset of people for whom LiquidText will result in an improvement.

Com o propósito de contribuir com dados empíricos para as discussões sobre o livro eletrônico e o futuro do livro, a pesquisa buscou compreender e analisar as formas pelas quais estudantes que ingressaram na Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) em 2011 se apropriaram dos conteúdos da lista de leituras obrigatórias do vestibular, composta por 12 títulos. Partiu-se do modelo da Ordem dos Livros de Roger Chartier (1998), aplicando-se o con-ceito das listas de vestibular como forma canônica desenvolvido por Ana Cláudia Fidélis (2008). O planejamento metodológico da dissertação seguiu o modelo de Pesquisa em Comuni-cação de Maria Immacolata Vasallo de Lopes (2003). A amostra foi escolhida levando em conta dados quantitativos preexistentes da pesquisa Retratos da Leitura no Brasil (2008). A observa-ção envolveu 263 estudantes de primeiro ano de nove cursos da UFRGS, um de cada Grande Área da Capes, que responderam a um questionário fechado autoaplicado. O formulário incluía questões sobre a quantidade de livros recomendados lidos na íntegra ou parcialmente e os su-portes adotados, além de quantidades de downloads e leituras eletrônicas. Foram empregadas categorias descritivas elaboradas a partir de autores do referencial teórico como John B. Thomp-son (2008), Ted Striphas (2011) e José Afonso Furtado (2006). A análise dos dados quantitati-vos originados pelo levantamento foi realizada de forma qualitativa. Também foi realizada em menor escala triangulação empregando técnicas qualitativas, mesclando-se observação direta e entrevistas telefônicas. A análise dos resultados apontou que houve predominância da leitura em livro impresso, suporte empregado por 90% dos respondentes. O livro eletrônico foi consultado ou lido por pouco mais de 30% dos candidatos pesquisados. Este grupo minoritário dividia-se em dois subconjuntos principais: os que utilizaram o meio digital por se constituir em uma for-ma facilitada de acesso aos títulos e os que empregaram o suporte eletrônico como apoio ao estudo, conjugado com meios impressos. Também se observou que a distribuição em domínio público teve a tendência de determinar os títulos mais lidos eletronicamente. A observação a-pontou ainda grande variedade de configurações de relacionamento com os diferentes suportes de leitura, tanto em torno de perfis individuais quanto por área temática dos cursos. Colateral-mente, observou-se que candidatos dos cursos mais disputados tiveram a tendência de ler mais títulos da lista recomendada, com prevalência da forma impressa. / With the purpose of contributing with empirical data in the discussions about the elec-tronic book and the future of the book, this research sought to understand and analyze the ways in which students who joined the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in 2011 took hold of the contents of the admission exam‟s 12 titles mandatory reading list. The starting conceptual model was Roger Chartier‟s The Order of Books (1998), being applied the concept of admission exam‟s lists as canonical form developed by Ana Cláudia Fidélis (2008). The Dissertation‟s methodological planning followed the model of Research in Communication from Maria Imma-colata Vasallo de Lopes (2003). The sample corpus was chosen taking into account quantitative data from pre-existing reading survey Portraits of Reading in Brazil (2008). The observation included 263 first year students from nine courses of the University, one from each major area of Capes. They responded to a self applied closed questionnaire. The form included questions about the amount of mandatory books read in full or in part, as well as the reading apparatus adopted. Downloads quantities and number of titles read in electronic form were also investi-gated. Descriptive categories came from theoretical reference authors such as John b. Thompson (2008), Ted Striphas (2011) and José Afonso Furtado (2006). The analysis of quantitative data from the survey was conducted by qualitative analysis. In lesser extent the empirical work em-ployed qualitative techniques with triangulation intent, merging telephone interviews and direct observation. The analysis of the results pointed out that there was a predominance of reading on printed book, support chosen by 90% of the respondents. The electronic book was consulted or read by just over 30% of candidates surveyed. This minority group was divided into two main subsets: those who sought the digital medium as an easier access to the mandatory titles and those that employed electronic medium as support to study in conjunction with printed media. It was also noted that the public domain distribution had a tendency to determine the titles more read in electronic form. It was observed, still, that there was a wide variety of reading settings, both around individual profiles and by subject area. Collaterally, it was noted that candidates of more competitive courses had the tendency to read more recommended list titles, with preva-lence of the printed form.

A pesquisa tem como objetivo geral verificar como as revistas brasilei-ras Superinteressante, piauí, Nova Escola, Info Exame e Você S/A retratam os livros digi-tais, tendo em vista aspectos característicos dos e-books e valores do campo jornalístico. Os títulos selecionados compreendem cinco segmentos temáticos ligados ao universo do livro digital e são as publicações mensais com maior circulação no país em 2013. Os pro-cedimentos metodológicos adotados abrangeram as pesquisas bibliográfica e documental, bem com a análise de conteúdo. Através da leitura das 58 revistas que compuseram o corpus da pesquisa (a totalidade das publicações dos títulos em 2013), encontramos 34 textos que forneciam informações sobre os livros digitais. Após a análise quantitativa e qualitativa dos textos, apontamos os principais resultados: 1) É restrita a participação das revistas segmentadas na divulgação de informações a respeito dos livros digitais. 2) As revistas não estão preocupadas em educar/formar o leitor para a apropriação do livro digital. 3) O assunto livro digital não é merecedor de destaque nas revistas onde aparece. 4) Os textos apontam a reconfiguração dos papéis dos atores da cadeia do livro. / The research has as a main purpose to verify how Brazilian magazines as Superinter-essante, piauí, Nova Escola, Info Exame e Você S/A describe e-books, considering its char-acteristic features and its values on the journalistic field. The methodological procedures used were bibliographic and documentary research as well as content analysis. We re-viewed 58 magazines that constitute the research corpus (the entire publications of 2013) and found 34 texts that contained information about e-books. After a quantitative and qual-itative analysis of these texts we point out five main results: 1) The targeted magazines influence on the release of information about e-books is restricted; 2) The magazines have no interest in educating/encouraging the reader on how to acquire an e-book; 3) The sub-ject “e-book” is not worthy of a highlighted piece in the journal where it’s exposed; 4) The texts underline a reconfiguration of the actor’s role in the book chain.

Submitted by Livia Santos de Freitas (freitas_livia@hotmail.com) on 2015-09-24T16:12:26Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação Lívia.pdf: 3093407 bytes, checksum: 7ca05a4f753865b35cf0cfae35c3b346 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Urania Araujo (urania@ufba.br) on 2015-10-01T18:59:35Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação Lívia.pdf: 3093407 bytes, checksum: 7ca05a4f753865b35cf0cfae35c3b346 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-10-01T18:59:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação Lívia.pdf: 3093407 bytes, checksum: 7ca05a4f753865b35cf0cfae35c3b346 (MD5) / O uso do livro eletrônico e a mediação da informação na Biblioteca Universitária de Saúde da UFBA constituem a temática desta dissertação, que teve como intuito verificar se a disponibilização de livros eletrônicos à comunidade de estudantes de graduação da área de saúde da UFBA tem resultado em uso efetivo desse material. Desdobrando-se como objetivos específicos buscou-se avaliar o grau de incorporação do livro eletrônico nas bibliografias básicas e complementares das disciplinas; verificar a frequência de uso do livro eletrônico nas disciplinas dos cursos da área de saúde da UFBA; identificar as facilidades e dificuldades de utilização do livro eletrônico pelos discentes e docentes; verificar a existência de ações mediadoras desenvolvidas pelos bibliotecários para estimular o uso dos livros eletrônicos. Quanto ao nível de investigação a pesquisa caracterizou-se como descritiva, cuja investigação se deu através de um levantamento para identificar os cursos da área de saúde contemplados com livros eletrônicos, associado ao método documental para analisar os programas das disciplinas dos diversos cursos da área de saúde e ao método de estudo de caso para verificar a incorporação do livro eletrônico nas disciplinas dos cursos da área de saúde da UFBA. Para a obtenção das informações optou-se pela adoção da técnica de entrevista junto aos docentes, bibliotecárias, servidora técnica-administrativa e gestora do Sistema de Bibliotecas da UFBA e aplicação de questionário junto aos discentes das disciplinas selecionadas para composição da amostra que foi constituída por 3 (três) disciplinas do Curso de Medicina e 2 (duas) do Curso de Nutrição. A análise dos dados realizou-se a partir da integração das abordagens quantitativas e qualitativas. Os resultados demonstraram que não houve uma incorporação do livro eletrônico às bibliografias básicas e complementares das disciplinas da área de saúde da UFBA; que a frequência de uso desse dispositivo ainda é muito pequena, apesar dos usuários enumerarem diversas facilidades para o seu uso, a exemplo da facilidade de uso e compartilhamento de conteúdos; como dificuldade foi apontado o cansaço visual e constatou-se limitações nas práticas de mediação da informação desenvolvidas pelos bibliotecários. Resultados esses que, analisados à luz da literatura que sustentou este estudo, geraram como principal conclusão a necessidade de construção de uma política institucional promovida pelo SIBI/UFBA para que de fato, haja um estímulo ao uso dos diversos dispositivos de informação disponíveis nas suas bibliotecas, entre eles o livro eletrônico, assim como, a elaboração e promoção de ações mediadoras para o desenvolvimento no estudante de competências para realizar a busca, o acesso e uso das fontes de informação em sua plenitude e em quaisquer formatos e suportes. / ABSTRACT The use of e-book and mediation of information on Health University Library of UFBA constitute the theme of this dissertation, which had the intention to verify the availability of electronic books to graduate students community healthcare UFBA has resulted in use effective this material. Unfolding specific objectives sought to assess the degree of incorporation of the electronic book in the basic and complementary bibliographies of disciplines; check the use frequency of the electronic book in the subjects of the courses of healthcare UFBA; identify the strengths and difficulties of use of the electronic book by students and teachers; check for mediating actions developed by librarians to encourage the use of electronic books. As for the research level research was characterized as descriptive, whose research was made through a survey to identify the healthcare courses awarded eBooks associated with the documentary method to analyze the programs of disciplines from various area courses health and case study method to check the incorporation of the electronic book in the subjects of the courses of healthcare UFBA. To obtain the information we opted for the adoption of the interview technique with teachers, librarians, technical-administrative server and manager of the UFBA Library System and a questionnaire to the students of the subjects selected for the sample composition consisted of 3 (three) disciplines of Medical Course and 2 (two) of the Nutrition Course. The data analysis was carried out from the integration of quantitative and qualitative approaches. The results showed that there wasn’t incorporation of electronic book to basic and complementary bibliographies of the disciplines of health course UFBA; the frequency of use of this device is still very small, despite the users enumerate several facilities for its use, such as the ease of use and content sharing; difficulty was appointed as eye strain and it was found limitations in information mediation practices developed by librarians. The results were analyzed based on literature that supported this study, generated as main conclusion the need for building an institutional policy promoted by SIBI/UFBA so that in fact, there is a stimulus to the use of various information devices available in their libraries, including the e-book, as well as, the development and promotion of mediating actions to develop the student skills to perform the search, access and use of information sources in its fullness and in any format and media.