Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-11-2017
Publication Title
The Serials Librarian
Department
Collins Memorial Library
Abstract
In 2015 the Orbis Cascade Alliance investigated a consortium wide evidence-based acquisition (EBA) model to incorporate into its established eBook program, and began a pilot of Wiley’s Usage Based Collection Management Model. EBA is an acquisition model that grants library patrons access to a title list over an agreed-upon time period for a pre-negotiated amount of money, and titles from that list are then selected for purchase based on the evidence of usage from the initial access period. This article shares the consortium’s experiences evaluating usage, managing titles and records, controlling duplication, predicting costs, and the inclusion of MARC records to enhance discoverability.
Volume
73
Issue
3-4
pp.
240-247
ISSN
1541-1095
Citation
Hilary Robbeloth, Matthew Ragucci & Kristina DeShazo (2017) EvidenceBased Acquisition: A Real Life Account of Managing the Program Within The Orbis Cascade Alliance, The Serials Librarian, 73:3-4, 240-247, DOI: 10.1080/0361526X.2017.1388331
Comments
A version of this paper was presented at the Electronic Resources & Libraries Conference in Austin, Texas on April 4, 2017.
This is an Author's Accepted Manuscript of an Article published in The Serials Librarian, December 11, 2017, available online at:
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0361526X.2017.1388331.