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Susanne Javorski presentation for the "How do we shelve it? The place for Vendor-provided electronic titles in art and architecture collections" session at the VRA + ARLIS/NA 2nd Joint Conference in Minneapolis, MN.
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VRA + ARLIS 2011 Joint ConferenceMinneapolis, Minnesota
Collaborative Collection Development, Patron Driven
Acquisitions and What Happened to the Art Books
Susanne Javorski Wesleyan University March 26, 2011
The CTW Consortium
Connecticut College Wesleyan University
Trinity College
YBP GobiTween
Yankee Book Peddler Summary
Vendor Evaluations
•ebrary•NetLibrary•EBL•MyiLibrary
Getting Titles that Fit
•Content area•Types of material•Specific Publishers•Publication date•Language•Price limit
MyiLibrary Description Page
MyiLibrary Pricing for CTW
•Multiple-User pricing: 1.9 x cloth•Single-User pricing: 1.1 x cloth•Cloth versus paper•Average price of an ebook for CTW: $135
Subsequent Use of Titles (# times opened AFTER purchase)
Opened 9+ times
14%
Opened Once11%
Not Opened
37%
Opened 3-8 times
24%Opened Twice14%
Usage After Purchase(# times opened after purchase)
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Redaction and Resolution
•Why wasn’t the information available?•Who’s responsible?•Moving target•Rights issues•ONIX (Online Information Exchange)•Print vs ebook dpi•One ebook version•In the meantime solution
Ebook Preview
Thank you!
Questions about this presentation?
Susanne Javorski, Art Librarian, Wesleyan University, [email protected]
Redacted Image Credit
May, Gita. 2005. Elisabeth Vigee LeBrun: the Odyssey of an Artist in the Age of Revolution. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press; 44. (With permission of Yale University Press)
