Approval of E: fuss-free selection & acquisition Presented at URL (ACT) and AGLIN eBook Seminar September 2012 Alison J. Neil Manager, Electronic Resources Unit University of New South Wales (UNSW)

All Aboard to Utopia UNSW Librarys Journey in acquiring eBooks

Off we go on our journey !

Our First Stop: Patron Driven Patron Driven Total UsagePercentag e of EBL titles Selected EBL titles visible (approx) 50,000 Unique titles accessed the number of titles that were opened, regardless of loan, browse or purchase 17, % Unique titles browsed titles that at least had a browse, but they could have also been loaned or purchased 16, % Total unique patrons10,719

Next Stop!

Which track to take? Individual orders Patron Driven Collections

Big Collections is this the right track? Collections Subject Collections No. of Titles Cost $ No. of Titles Cost $ No. of Titles Cost $ Collection AN/A 502, Collection B39048, , ,000 Collection C21519, , ,900 Collection D18534, , ,000 Collection E78060, , ,000 Collection F20024, , ,000 Collection G44550, , ,000 Collection H26039, , ,960 Collection I40033, , ,000 Collection J32540, , ,500 Collection K30034, , ,200 3,500405,00010,451569,5006,339160,780 TOTAL COST

Next Stop!

Next Stop: E-Preferred Approvals E-Preferred

Next Stop: Fuss-Free Acquisition F-F Acquisition Elsevier Evidence-Based SelectionUseful patron driven model Wiley eBooks Additional platform to our Approval Plan Royal Institute of British ArchitectsSmall collection Royal Society of ChemistrySmall collection

Approaching next stop ! Demand Driven Approval Plan

Last Stop Utopia ?

Are We There Yet?

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