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Speaker: Sarah Forzetting & Gabrielle Wiersma They are sending bib records to their book supplier weekly in order to eliminate duplication of format and other ebook packages. This might be helpful for libraries that purchase ebooks through publisher platforms in addition to through their vendor. One of the challenges of ebook acquisition is that publishers [...] “Selectors are more fussy about the [ebook] platform than the students.” – Nancy Gibbs [...] 12 May 2011 |  collection development, ebooks, patron-driven acquisitions, vlacrl |  ebook, library |
1  Speaker: Ken Breen (EBSCO) In 1997, ebooks were on CD-ROM and came with large paper books to explain how to use them, along with the same concerns about platforms we have today. Current sales models involve purchase by individual libraries or consortia, patron-driven acquisition models, and subscriptions. Most of this presentation is a sales pitch [...] I’ve been thinking about the whole debacle over the past few days, and imagining what living models would work best for libraries, publishers, and authors. I am thinking specifically of popular works, as they are a different breed and have different uses than academic works. The problem is that we keep trying to treat ebooks [...] Presenters: Jonathan Nabe, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale and Andrea Imre, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale As resources have dwindled over the years, libraries want to make sure every dollar spent is going to things patrons will use. Patron-driven acquisition (PDA) means you’re only buying things that your users want. With the Coutts MyiLibrary, they have access to over [...] |
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