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ABSTRACT In 2013, the University of Mississippi Libraries switched methods of purchasing demand-driven acquisitions (DDAs) for ebooks. The libraries moved from a method mediated by ebook vendor Ebrary to one… Click to show full abstract
ABSTRACT In 2013, the University of Mississippi Libraries switched methods of purchasing demand-driven acquisitions (DDAs) for ebooks. The libraries moved from a method mediated by ebook vendor Ebrary to one mediated by book jobber YBP. Afterward, there was a sharp decrease in the number of ebook titles purchased after 2013 as compared with the previous method used in 2010–2013. This article examines purchased titles to determine why this difference exists and comes to the conclusion that Ebrary's system had less ability to be mediated, resulting in a larger number of titles, while YBP offered many title mediation options that were eagerly used by librarians, reducing the number of texts available for DDA purchase.
Journal Title: Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship
Year Published: 2017
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