eBooks for a Distributed Learning University

Croft, Rosie; Bedi, Shailoo

doi:10.1300/j111v41n01_10

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“…Both Croft and Bedi (2004) and Lamothe (2013b) reported significant increases in usage after the addition of relevant titles acquired title-by-title rather than in large bundles. This appears to have been the case for Laurentian University's NetLibrary large purchases in 2003 and 2004 (Lamothe, 2013b).…”

Section: Dynamic Collection Usage Analysismentioning

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Comparing usage between a Dynamic and a Static e-monograph Collection

Lamothe

2015

Collection Building

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2015),"Optimizing KBART guidelines to restore perpetual access", Collection Building, Vol. 34 Iss 1 pp. 13-16 http:// dx. Access to this document was granted through an Emerald subscription provided by emerald-srm:448207 [] For AuthorsIf you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. AbstractPurpose -The purpose of this paper is to present the results from a quantitative analysis comparing usage levels between an e-monograph collection that has experienced continual growth and an e-monograph collection that has not experienced any recent growth whatsoever. The aim of the study was to determine quantitatively if e-monograph collections with dynamic content experience greater levels of usage compared to e-monograph collections that are static in both size and content. Design/methodology/approach -E-monograph data were separated into a Dynamic and a Static Collection. Usage for e-monographs belonging to the Dynamic Collection was compared to usage of e-monographs belonging to the Static Collection. The number of e-monographs was obtained by simple count. Additional statistics tracked include the number of viewings. A linear regression analysis was used to determine the strength of the linear relationship between collection size and usage. Findings -Results indicate that e-monograph collections that continue to grow in both size and content also continue to experience year-to-year increases in usage, whereas e-monograph collections that remain static in size and content experience a decline in usage. A linear regression analysis indicates the existence of a very strong linear relationship that exists between Dynamic Collection size and usage. A weaker linear relationship was calculated for Static Collection size and usage. Originality/value -This research is one of very few studies systematically and quantitatively comparing usage levels between e-monographs from growing collections to collections that have not had any new titles added recently.

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Section: Dynamic Collection Usage Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Comparing usage between a Dynamic and a Static e-monograph Collection

Lamothe

2015

Collection Building

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“…A majority of the core medical and nursing textbooks are still trapped inside bundled eBook platforms or copyright constraints. (32) Croft and Bedi (2004) saw a significant jump in the use of their e-book collection shortly after they added their first 100 individually selected titles to their existing e-book collection of about 1,600 titles, which was previously composed solely of bundled collections. The usage increase was significant enough that they reported, "This collection will continue to grow if the vendor sustains a viable title-by-title selection model" (116-117).…”

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Why Aren't E-Books Gaining More Ground in Academic Libraries? E-Book Use and Perceptions: A Review of Published Literature and Research

Slater

2010

Journal of Web Librarianship

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“…Although the studies do not generally distinguish usage among distance learners as opposed to others, there is one study that was conducted at Royal Roads University (RRU) in British Columbia, which serves only distance learners. In 2003 (Croft & Bedi, 2004), researchers at RRU investigated the use of e-books among their students and faculty through a survey. They learned that approximately 30% of faculty and students had used e-books.…”

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Do Off-Campus Students Use E-Books?

Grudzien

Casey

2008

WJLA

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The number of electronic books (e-books) that are available is increasing rapidly. Libraries are acquiring them individually, in large groups, and as part of collections. Off-campus librarians perceive them to be the best solution to the problems and expenses related to loaning and shipping print books to off-campus students. This study looks at the usage of e-books by off-campus students at Central Michigan University (CMU) to see if usage patterns can assist librarians with e-book collection development to support off-campus programs.

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eBooks for a Distributed Learning University

Cited by 20 publications

References 7 publications

Comparing usage between a Dynamic and a Static e-monograph Collection

Comparing usage between a Dynamic and a Static e-monograph Collection

Why Aren't E-Books Gaining More Ground in Academic Libraries? E-Book Use and Perceptions: A Review of Published Literature and Research

Do Off-Campus Students Use E-Books?

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