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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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Consortia on Trial: In Defense of the Shared ebook
hashtag
#consortia #erl12
Track
Collection Development and Assessment
Keywords
Consortia ebooks
Learning Objectives
understand the challenges of shared ebook collecting, understand the challenges of different parts of the book/ebook supply chain, apply the new perspectives when organizing consortial collecting initiatives
Abstract
Consortial ebooks collecting has been limited primarily to the 'Big Deal' packages over the past decade. Recently, new consortial interest in ebook collecting has exploded. Unfortunately, business models have not kept pace with technology dashing high expectations. A panel of publishers and librarians will discuss the challenges.