DDA in Context: Defining a Comprehensive eBook Acquisition Strategy in an Access-driven World

Price, J T; Savova, Maria

doi:10.7771/2380-176x.7177

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“…As libraries tend to allocate as much to these programmes as they can afford or consider appropriate, this approach has the effect of “stretching the dollar” by redistributing the same total expenditure to a larger number of titles. While short-term loan is not required for a viable demand-driven acquisition programme, the most successful examples use either affordable short-term loan or a liberal free-access policy to ensure that eBooks that are purchased are truly needed by the library’s users (Price and Savova, 2015).…”

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To buy or to borrow? Evaluating the cost of an eBook in TalTech library

Kont

2020

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to find out how much the purchasing and lending of individual electronic books really cost. Additionally, this paper investigates which kind of approach would be cheaper and less time-consuming for library staff as well as library patrons – purchase or short-term loan. Design/methodology/approach This study was conducted at the Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) Library. This is the only university library in Estonia where the Ebook Central platform is adapted on a large scale. For background information, all statistical data of expenditures and average prices of purchases and short-term loans during April 2013 and December 2018 were calculated and analysed. Through a case study, the time-driven activity-based costing (TDABC) method was used – all activities related to acquisition and lending of eBooks were identified, recorded in detail and analysed. More specifically, the study concerned eBooks offered in the Ebook Central platform and covered purchasing and short-term loan processes, such as receipt of order request, communication with the patron (if necessary) making a purchase or short-term loan, and feedback to the patron. Findings While analysing the results, it appeared there are many additional activities libraries can avoid during the eBook short-term loan process compared to purchasing. As a normality in TalTech library, purchase is always followed by a cataloguing process which increases the time and cost of this process in turn. On the basis of the current study, it can be said that short-term loan is a cheaper way to use eBooks; many activities related to the short-term loan of eBooks take remarkably less staff time and financial resources than eBooks acquisition/purchasing activities. When analysing the literature reviewed as well as collected statistical data, the problem may arise when the decision-maker librarian is not experienced, professional or long-sighted enough to understand the future behaviour of the patron or the usage of the specific eBook. When the usage reaches a certain point, it becomes an indicator of continuing future usage and so it makes sense to purchase the eBook, as the library pays no further charges once an eBook is owned. Originality/value Most studies reviewed by the author are based on the statistical data collected about expenditure, costs, usage, cost-per-use, etc. of short-term loans and purchases. While acquisitions costs, average cost per acquired item per year and cost per usage are easy to identify, it has been difficult to measure associated costs of acquisition, cataloging and circulation. The TDABC methodology seems to be one of the best tools for understanding cost behaviour and refining a cost system for university libraries. Based on the information known to the author, there is no study carried out using the TDABC methodology for analysing costs of eBook programmes.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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To buy or to borrow? Evaluating the cost of an eBook in TalTech library

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2020

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“…Contemporary, digitally-mediated access to information has elevated patron expectations of improved, if not instantaneous, delivery of content (Cassidy, Ketner, Litsey, & McEniry, 2015). A large part of this notion can be linked to American consumer culture of shopping online wherein Amazon, specifically, has enhanced the timeframe for book access standards (Price & Savova, 2015). Correlative to this change in patron expectations, "libraries are also measuring user experience and behavior in new ways" (Appleton, Clarke, Kaplan, Roach, & Kemp Goldfinger, 2016, p. 201).…”

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“…to "how long will it take the library to get it for me?" (Price & Savova, 2015). In some instances, library spending has also shifted away from ownership toward access and that impacts the buy versus borrow question at the item level as well (Price & Savova, 2015).…”

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“…Is it actually a void in the collection to be remedied by a purchase or is it more likely to represent a one-time, finite need? A title requested via ILL a certain number of times may make it a strong candidate for a purchase (Price & Savova, 2015). Perhaps a worthwhile collection development strategy involves examining user behavior as it pertains to ILL (Barton, Relyea, & Knowlton, 2018).…”

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Expediting the delivery of content to library users: When to buy versus when to borrow

Decker

Arthur

2020

Journal of Access Services

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If an item is not readily available in an academic library's collection, is it quicker to buy it or does is make better sense to borrow it? At a public, four-year institution, acquisitions and interlibrary loan (ILL) are exploring a new relationship to improve the users' experience. The question is determining what triggers the decision to borrow versus buy an item. The exploration is born of the institution's ongoing migration from a traditional to a demand driven based collections strategy. This article will elucidate how acquisitions and ILL can work together to effectively deliver what users need when they need it.

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“…• Demand-driven-this relatively new way of acquiring library materials is becoming an important part of many academic libraries' acquisitions strategy. 24 It represents a unique level of discretion since it is driven by users, not library staff. 25 Tracking it in a separate fund allows the library to monitor these expenditures closely and supports library administration with ongoing evidence of the library's responsiveness to specific user needs.…”

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Redesigning the Academic Library Materials Budget for the Digital Age: Applying the Power of Faceted Classification to Acquisitions Fund Management

Savova

Price

2019

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Most academic libraries are facing increasing funding challenges that necessitate improved budget communication and advocacy, in addition to the more traditional planning and monitoring of funds. Moreover, electronic resources continue to evolve rapidly, spawning new material types and modes of acquisition. This paper defines four key facets of a materials budget that has been optimized for the electronic resources environment and describes a process that can be used to redesign any academic library budget structure for the digital age. Specific examples of important practical advantages that have accrued over the six years since the fully-faceted materials budget structure was implemented, are included.

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DDA in Context: Defining a Comprehensive eBook Acquisition Strategy in an Access-driven World

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To buy or to borrow? Evaluating the cost of an eBook in TalTech library

To buy or to borrow? Evaluating the cost of an eBook in TalTech library

Expediting the delivery of content to library users: When to buy versus when to borrow

Redesigning the Academic Library Materials Budget for the Digital Age: Applying the Power of Faceted Classification to Acquisitions Fund Management

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