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Let the Patron Drive: Purchase on Demand of E-books
Andrea Imre,Jonathan Nabe +1 more
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This session described the implementation of a purchase-on-demand e-book collection developed on MyiLibrary, with content from Ingram's Coutts Information Service, and then they analyzed the pros and cons of this collection development model.Abstract:
Purchas on demand is an emerging e-book collection development model that can help academic libraries satisfy their patrons' changing needs In this session, Jonathan Nabe and Andrea Imre of Southern Illinois University Carbondale described their implementation of a purchase-on-demand e-book collection developed on MyiLibrary, with content from Ingram's Coutts Information Service, and then they analyzed the pros and cons of this collection development model Benefits include lower cost-per-title and higher usage rates; challenges include avoiding duplication of print titles and adapting to restrictions in license agreementsread more
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E-books in Academic Libraries: Challenges for Acquisition and Collection Management
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E-books in academic libraries: Challenges for sharing and use
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Patron-Driven Acquisition and the Educational Mission of the Academic Library
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Electronic Books: A Bibliography
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Patron‐driven e‐book use and users' e‐book perceptions: a snapshot
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Don't Pay Twice! Leveraging Licenses to Lower Student Costs
TL;DR: In this article, students approached the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Library with their concerns about the high prices of printed course readers, which are filled with content the library owns or leases.