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Auteur principal: Glasser, Sarah
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Langue:en
Publié: 2013
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contents Judging Big Deals: Challenges, Outcomes, and Advice Glasser, Sarah Academic Libraries Electronic Journals Use Studies Publishing Industry Library Services Costs This article reports the results of an analysis of five Big Deal electronic journal packages to which Hofstra University's Axinn Library subscribes. COUNTER usage reports were used to judge the value of each Big Deal. Limitations of usage statistics are also discussed. In the end, the author concludes that four of the five Big Deals are good deals for Hofstra University, offers suggestions for using usage statistics, and stresses the importance of each library making its own judgment as to the value and sustainability of Big Deal journal packages.
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spellingShingle Judging Big Deals: Challenges, Outcomes, and Advice
Glasser, Sarah
Academic Libraries
Electronic Journals
Use Studies
Publishing Industry
Library Services
Costs
Judging Big Deals: Challenges, Outcomes, and Advice Glasser, Sarah Academic Libraries Electronic Journals Use Studies Publishing Industry Library Services Costs This article reports the results of an analysis of five Big Deal electronic journal packages to which Hofstra University's Axinn Library subscribes. COUNTER usage reports were used to judge the value of each Big Deal. Limitations of usage statistics are also discussed. In the end, the author concludes that four of the five Big Deals are good deals for Hofstra University, offers suggestions for using usage statistics, and stresses the importance of each library making its own judgment as to the value and sustainability of Big Deal journal packages.
title Judging Big Deals: Challenges, Outcomes, and Advice
topic Academic Libraries
Electronic Journals
Use Studies
Publishing Industry
Library Services
Costs
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1024478