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2012

Library and Information Science

Gettysburg College

Academic Complete

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Monitoring Title Volatility In E-Book Subscription Collections: Using Data To Enlighten Acquisition Decisions And Demystify Aggregator-Publisher Relationships, Jeremy Garskof Oct 2012

Monitoring Title Volatility In E-Book Subscription Collections: Using Data To Enlighten Acquisition Decisions And Demystify Aggregator-Publisher Relationships, Jeremy Garskof

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This paper assesses title volatility in ebrary's Academic Complete subscription collection. Title volatility, titles withdrawn and added, challenge assumptions about the cost and curation of ebook subscription collections. The research reveals higher than expected title volatility, examines volatility using publisher and MARC record data and makes future projections.

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