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ER&L 2012 | April 2–4, 2012 | Austin, Texas and Online
Exploring ideas, trends and technologies in eresources and digital services.Go to www.electroniclibrarian.org to view and print a 3 page pdf of all sessions by thread with conference hashtags.
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Micropayments & Article Rentals: How these services may impact the library.
hashtag
#articlerental #erl12
Track
Emerging and Future Technologies
Keywords
micropayments, journals, full text, article rental
Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to explain what a micropayment service is and how it is impacting access to resources.
Participants will be able to analyze how micropayment service may impact their institution's library services.
Abstract
Micropayment services, such as iTunes, altered how we purchase digital media, but these services could alter academic libraries' business models. As the first academic instution partnership with DeepDyve, TCNJ is assessing how patrons utilize article rental services and its impact on acquisitions, collection management and document delivery.