Chapter 2: Consortial Purchasing of E-books

Susan Hinken, Emily J. McElroy

Abstract


This chapter of
The No Shelf Required Guide to E-book Purchasing
studies how a consortium of thirty-six academic libraries in Oregon took a collaborative, consortium-wide approach to e-book purchasing. The alliance reacted to the threat of individual library e-book purchases limiting resource sharing by creating several teams to investigate and develop a shared e-book program.


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