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Let the Patron Drive: Purchase on Demand of E-books [PDF]

open access: bronzeThe Serials Librarian, 2011
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 ...
Jonathan Nabe, Andrea Imre, Sanjeet Mann
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Demand-Driven Acquisition E-books Have Equal Cost Per Use as Print, but DDA Has Much More Active Use Overall

open access: diamondEvidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2015
A Review of: Downey, K., Zhang, Y., Urbano, C., & Klinger, T. (2014). A comparative study of print book and DDA e-book acquisition and use. Technical Services Quarterly, 31 (2), 139-160. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07317131.2014.875379 Abstract
Laura Newton Miller
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Notes on Operations: A Scenario Analysis of Demand-Driven Acquisition (DDA) of E-Books in Libraries

open access: bronzeLibrary Resources & Technical Services, 2015
Demand-Driven Acquisition (DDA) has been commonly adopted by academic libraries in the United States for acquiring e-books in recent years. Implementation of the e-book DDA model varies by library. This paper introduces and demonstrates a scenario analysis approach for libraries to evaluate, identify, and select a DDA plan that works best for them ...
Yin Zhang   +3 more
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E-Books on Demand (EOD): Sonderangebot zum Jahresende

open access: greenArchivalia
"Vom 24. November bis 7. Dezember 2025 bieten vierzehn Bibliotheken des EOD Netzwerks die Digitalisierung von urheberrechtsfreien Büchern aus ihrem Bestand zu einem Sonderpreis von nur 10 CHF oder 10 Euro an." https://www.nb.admin.ch/snl/de/home/ueber-uns/news/eodaktion2025 ...
Klaus Graf
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Establishment of an electronic library in forensic psychiatric wards: a survey of its actual use by forensic inpatients [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Psychiatry
Background Similar to prison inmates, patients in forensic psychiatric wards may have restricted access to information. From a human rights perspective, improving information access is a desirable objective.
Koji Takeda   +17 more
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Überregionaler Zugang zu E-Books und E-Journals bei ZB MED durch Fernzugrifflizenzen

open access: yesGMS Medizin – Bibliothek – Information, 2021
The article introduces the ZB MED remote access licenses, the licensed content and how to get the virtual ZB MED card.
Adolph, Claudia   +4 more
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Pricing in Channel Book Supply Chain Considering Possibility of Selling E-Book under Fixed and Decreasing Demands [PDF]

open access: yesمدیریت تولید و عملیات, 2019
The purpose of this research is to determine the optimal wholesale and final prices of printed and electronic books in a dual channel supply chain. Here, a comprehensive sensitivity analysis has been conducted on different supply chain parameters such as
Kamran Kianfar, Mitra PashootaniZadeh
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Comparison of E-Book Acquisitions Strategies Across Disciplines Finds Differences in Cost and Usage

open access: yesEvidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2017
A Review of: Carrico, S.B., Cataldo, T.T., Botero, C., & Shelton, T. (2015). What cost and usage data reveals about e-book acquisitions: Ramifications for collection development. ALCTS, 59(3).
Laura Costello
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Cross-Generation Analysis of e-Book Consumers’ Preferences—A Prerequisite for Effective Management of Public Library

open access: yesInformation, 2020
Nowadays, with the growing importance of providing digital services, public libraries offer a wide range of e-books. However, current studies show that reading preferences vary across countries, and identifying e-book demand is therefore difficult.
Viktor Prokop, Jan Stejskal
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