Comparing Content and Overlap in Two Large Academic eBook Collections

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Autori principali: Fager, Rachel, Stafford, Daniel, Flatley, Robert, Weber, Michael
Natura: Recurso educativo Open Access
Lingua:en
Pubblicazione: 2020
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author Fager, Rachel
Stafford, Daniel
Flatley, Robert
Weber, Michael
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Stafford, Daniel
Flatley, Robert
Weber, Michael
Fager, Rachel
Stafford, Daniel
Flatley, Robert
Weber, Michael
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contents Comparing Content and Overlap in Two Large Academic eBook Collections Fager, Rachel Stafford, Daniel Flatley, Robert Weber, Michael Electronic Publishing Books Content Analysis Comparative Analysis Academic Libraries Library Materials Library Services Classification This article discusses the difficulties Kutztown University's Rohrbach Library- and many libraries- face when evaluating eBook collections, and the process used to overcome some of the obstacles to making meaningful comparisons. Two multidisciplinary eBook subscription packages, EBSCO and ProQuest, are the focus of this study. Data collected from COUNTER reports and the integrated library system were input into Excel to examine the data. The authors show a comparison of the two collections while including the tremendous challenges and limitations involved in the process. This article emphasizes the need for COUNTER standardization, more consistent data reporting, and collection quality evaluation methods.
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spellingShingle Comparing Content and Overlap in Two Large Academic eBook Collections
Fager, Rachel
Stafford, Daniel
Flatley, Robert
Weber, Michael
Electronic Publishing
Books
Content Analysis
Comparative Analysis
Academic Libraries
Library Materials
Library Services
Classification
Comparing Content and Overlap in Two Large Academic eBook Collections Fager, Rachel Stafford, Daniel Flatley, Robert Weber, Michael Electronic Publishing Books Content Analysis Comparative Analysis Academic Libraries Library Materials Library Services Classification This article discusses the difficulties Kutztown University's Rohrbach Library- and many libraries- face when evaluating eBook collections, and the process used to overcome some of the obstacles to making meaningful comparisons. Two multidisciplinary eBook subscription packages, EBSCO and ProQuest, are the focus of this study. Data collected from COUNTER reports and the integrated library system were input into Excel to examine the data. The authors show a comparison of the two collections while including the tremendous challenges and limitations involved in the process. This article emphasizes the need for COUNTER standardization, more consistent data reporting, and collection quality evaluation methods.
title Comparing Content and Overlap in Two Large Academic eBook Collections
topic Electronic Publishing
Books
Content Analysis
Comparative Analysis
Academic Libraries
Library Materials
Library Services
Classification
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1268378