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‘Just in case’ vs. ‘Just in time’: e‐book purchasing models

Author(s) -

Steve Sharp,

Sarah Thompson

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

serials the journal for the serials community

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1475-3308

pISSN - 0953-0460

DOI - 10.1629/23201

Subject(s) - purchasing , computer science , world wide web , library science , business , marketing

Based on a breakout session held at the 33rd UKSG Conference, Edinburgh, April 2010 Case studies from the Universities of Leeds and York, together with the experiences of some libraries in the United States and Europe, are used to help demonstrate the range of purchasing options currently available to libraries. The advantages and disadvan- tages of routine title-by-title purchasing of e-books ‘just in case’ are examined, the emerging patron-driven ‘just in time’ model is explored, and the value of large publisher and aggregator e-book packages in com- parison to individual purchases is assessed.

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