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Slide 2 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) a.neil@unsw.edu.au Slide 3 All Aboard to Utopia UNSW Librarys Journey in acquiring eBooks 2009 - 2012 Slide 4 Off we go on our journey ! Slide 5 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 17,36034.70% Unique titles browsed titles that at least had a browse, but they could have also been loaned or purchased 16,95633.90% Total unique patrons10,719 Slide 6 Next Stop! Slide 7 Which track to take? Individual orders Patron Driven Collections Slide 8 Big Collections is this the right track? Collections Subject Collections No. of Titles 2010 2010 Cost $ No. of Titles 2007-2009 2007-2009 Cost $ No. of Titles 2005- 2006 2005-2006 Cost $ Collection AN/A 502,50055220 Collection B39048,000115067,0006008,000 Collection C21519,00067030,0004502,900 Collection D18534,20050048,0003006,000 Collection E78060,000240099,00015309,000 Collection F20024,00060035,00032536,000 Collection G44550,000142075,00072575,000 Collection H26039,00092060,0004376,960 Collection I40033,00096647,0006595,000 Collection J32540,000110056,0007006,500 Collection K30034,20067550,0005585,200 3,500405,00010,451569,5006,339160,780 TOTAL COST Slide 9 Next Stop! Slide 10 Next Stop: E-Preferred Approvals E-Preferred Slide 11 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 Slide 12 Approaching next stop ! Demand Driven Approval Plan Slide 13 Last Stop Utopia ? Slide 14 Are We There Yet? Slide 15 Thanks Any Questions Pictures and sounds - 2012 Microsoft Corporation.