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Slides:
Carolyn Alderson and Hazel Woodward have kindly made their slides available. Please use the correct attribution if you wish to use them.
Q&As:
A PDF of the webinar’s Q&As is available here. Thank you for providing excellent questions.
“Excellent webinar – a good introduction to consortial eBook purchasing.” – Rachael Scott, University of Reading
“A very informative webinar providing up to date thinking in e-book acquisition.” – David Hodgson, University for the Creative Arts
“Very informative, easy to follow and very enjoyable.” – Anja van Hoek, Brill
This is a fantastic opportunity to listen to expert speakers, with the added benefit of no travelling required! You will also receive a link to a recording of the webinar so that you can listen again at a time convenient to you.
This is a free webinar.
OVERVIEW:
This webinar will:
- Set ebook purchasing for consortia in context
- Explain the various types of purchasing models that might be adapted for use with consortia
- Provide details of two UK pilots addressing the need for consortia purchasing
- Outline the challenges for libraries, publishers and aggregators working with these models
- Provide tips on how best to organise a consortium purchase
Date: Wednesday 29 January 2014
Time: 1400 GMT
Duration: 45 minutes including Q&A
Speakers:
Carolyn Alderson, Acting Head of Licensing, Jisc Collections and UKSG Education Officer
Hazel Woodward, Director, Information Power Ltd.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
You will gain an appreciation of ebook purchasing models and issues a consortium needs to consider when planning a consortium purchase.
Subject level and previous knowledge required:
Introductory and non-intensive, however, some understanding of institutional purchasing of ebooks would be beneficial.
You may wish to view the EBASS PDA video as an explanation of PDA and EBA models.
REGISTRATION:
This is a free webinar. Registration for the live event has now closed. You may still register to receive a link to a recording of the webinar by sending an e-mail to Maria Campbell.
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QUERIES:
Please send your questions to Maria Campbell.