GOBI® Library Solutions from EBSCO (GOBI Library Solutions) now offers Evidence-Based Acquisitions (EBA) through IGI Global’s InfoSci® platform. EBA programs on the IGI Global InfoSci platform enable libraries to provide users with access for a set period of time to a collection of e-books and leverage usage statistics to help library staff with collection development. Library users will benefit from having access to high-quality e-book content and libraries will benefit by being able to review actual usage data to help determine which titles to purchase with perpetual access.
By running their EBA program through GOBI®, libraries can blend their patrons’ usage data with enhanced GOBI metadata to make the most informed selection decisions possible, while benefitting from duplication control, high-quality cataloging records and integration with local systems. Library staff receive a usage report at the end of the EBA period and can leverage the data to select titles with perpetual access and make more informed collection development decisions.
Libraries that choose IGI Global EBA also benefit from unlimited use and DRM-free access with a PDF download option. Libraries can also access more than 6,600 titles across a wide range of subjects, including Business & Management, Education, Computer Science & IT, Science & Engineering, Social Sciences & Humanities and more. The addition of IGI Global EBA will offer GOBI customers time-saving, flexible solutions for their unique library acquisition needs.
IGI Global EBA through GOBI is available worldwide, in regions excluding Taiwan, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and UAE. GOBI Library Solutions provides libraries with a variety of e-book acquisition options in GOBI.
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