UBC Library is pleased to announce that we are taking part in four large multidisciplinary evidence-based or usage-based eBook programs over the coming 20 months that will be of interest to the entire UBC community. The publishers listed below have opened up access to eBook content for a specified period of time and will allow us to make acquisitions decisions during and at the end of the contract using usage statistics and other criteria.
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Cambridge – Evidence-based Acquisitions (EBA)
For the upcoming period from September 2015 through May 2016, Cambridge will give us access to 2015 and 2016 eBooks. Subject areas covered will focus on the humanities, social sciences, and science & engineering. These will be available to use through Cambridge Books Online platform.
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CRC Press (Taylor & Francis) – Evidence-based Selection (EBS)
CRC Press’ multi-year model will offer access to all 2015 and 2016 published content in the areas of engineering, environmental science, food science, materials, math and statistics from September 2015 through April 2017, as it becomes available online through their designate platform.
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Taylor & Francis Humanities & Social Sciences – Evidence-based Selection (EBS)
Complementing the titles available through the CRC Press EBS model, a multi-year model for other Taylor & Francis imprints (including Routledge and Earthscan) will offer access to all 2015 and 2016 published content from September 2015 through April 2017, as it becomes available through their designate platform.
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Wiley – Usage-based Collection Management (UBCM)
This model, through Wiley Online Library, offers access to their entire OnlineBooks catalogue for the period of September 2015 though August 2016. Their collection focuses on areas in health and physical sciences, social sciences, and the humanities. The Wiley model will be available through the Wiley Online Library