Libraries condemn sudden withdrawal of 1,300 eBooks from colleges

The University of Limerick.  Ciara McCaffrey, deputy librarian at the University, described the withdrawal of ebooks as 'disgraceful'.

Irish libraries have condemned the sudden withdrawal of more than 1,300 eBooks from college libraries, many of which were recommended to students as key books on course reading lists.

The Library Association of Ireland (LAI) said the “abrupt” move by academic publisher Wiley caused high levels of disruption at the beginning of the new academic year.