School Library eBook Providers and Spanish Language Equity: A Replication Analysis of eBook Collections Available to School Libraries

The goal of this study is to revisit and contrast the original data from Volume 19 Number 1, January 2013, 'School Library eBook Providers and Spanish Language Equity: An Analysis of eBook Collections Available to School Libraries.' The original study examined the eBooks in Spanish provided by vendors of library resources to school libraries to determine if there are equitable offerings of eBooks in Spanish relative to the Spanish speaking school population in the United States. The processes in that study were replicated where possible and expanded upon for contextual understanding. Results indicate an increase in the Spanish language eBook options available in this replication study.
Introduction When Spanish-speaking students who can read in their native language come into school libraries, it is staff's professional responsibility to meet their information needs (AASL, 2009). The school library [...]