VRA + ARLIS 2011 Joint ConferenceMinneapolis, Minnesota

Collaborative Collection Development, Patron Driven

Acquisitions and What Happened to the Art Books

Susanne Javorski Wesleyan University March 26, 2011

The CTW Consortium

Connecticut College Wesleyan University

 Trinity College

YBP GobiTween

Yankee Book Peddler Summary

Vendor Evaluations

•ebrary•NetLibrary•EBL•MyiLibrary

Getting Titles that Fit

•Content area•Types of material•Specific Publishers•Publication date•Language•Price limit

MyiLibrary Description Page

MyiLibrary Pricing for CTW

•Multiple-User pricing: 1.9 x cloth•Single-User pricing: 1.1 x cloth•Cloth versus paper•Average price of an ebook for CTW: $135

Subsequent Use of Titles (# times opened AFTER purchase)

Opened 9+ times

14%

Opened Once11%

Not Opened

37%

Opened 3-8 times

24%Opened Twice14%

Usage After Purchase(# times opened after purchase)

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Redaction and Resolution

•Why wasn’t the information available?•Who’s responsible?•Moving target•Rights issues•ONIX (Online Information Exchange)•Print vs ebook dpi•One ebook version•In the meantime solution

Ebook Preview

Thank you!

Questions about this presentation?

Susanne Javorski, Art Librarian, Wesleyan University, sjavorski@wesleyan.edu

Redacted Image Credit

May, Gita. 2005. Elisabeth Vigee LeBrun: the Odyssey of an Artist in the Age of Revolution. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press; 44. (With permission of Yale University Press)