Title

Ebook Resource Sharing Models: Borrow, Buy, Or Rent

Keywords

demand-driven acquisition; electronic books; ILLiad; interlibrary loan; library consortium; purchase on demand

Abstract

Libraries are purchasing access to increasing numbers of electronic resources, which has brought to the forefront many issues regarding the interlibrary lending of electronic books. The three predominantly accepted models for providing access to ebooks include borrowing, buying, and renting. Libraries have used these models in many ways to provide access to electronic content. Options for addressing barriers for ebook resource sharing include reviewing local license agreements for ebooks, gathering information on customer preferences, providing feedback to vendors and licensing librarians on customer needs, and evaluating ebook borrowing, buying, and renting options to identify which options best meets the needs of customers. © 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

Publication Date

7-1-2012

Publication Title

Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery and Electronic Reserve

Volume

22

Issue

3-4

Number of Pages

155-161

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/1072303X.2012.728186

Socpus ID

84869385822 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84869385822

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