Levine-Clark, Michael, “Library Collection Development: Preferences & Challenges,” YBP Publisher Library Meeting, Charleston, S.C., November 8, 2012.

1. LIBRARY COLLECTION
DEVELOPMENT: PREFERENCES
& CHALLENGES
Michael Levine-Clark
University of Denver
michael.levine-clark@du.edu
November 6, 2012

2. E-Books Are Incredibly Confusing
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3. Confusion
• One publisher, multiple possibilities
• Publisher platform
• Aggregator(s)
• Which aggregator(s)?
• Which model(s)?
• Not available in e at all
• Permissions
• Course adoption
• Available in e, but delayed.

4. One Source
• What I want
• All e-books available via my preferred vendor
• Easy integration into acquisitions and
cataloging workflow
• But I’ll take
• Easy method to identify which e-book is with
which aggregator

5. Format
• What I want
• Easy to purchase e or p or both
• Always know that the other format is available,
and when, and where

6. Versions
• What I want
• Easy to identify alternate versions/vendors
• Someone (publisher, YBP, both) to tell me that
this book will be available from which
aggregators, and when.

7. Multiple Purchase Models
• The more the better
• Title-by-title
• Package
• DDA
• STL
• Purchase
• Subscription
• Perpetual access

8. The Ideal
• Every book in every format, from every
aggregator.
• As easy as buying a physical book
• As easy as buying a Kindle e-book