Electronic publisher Alexander Street Press has forged an agreement with England's Leeds Metropolitan University, establishing the publisher as a key resource for metrics-driven curation of library materials. The move follows the recent launch of the publisher's evidence-based acquisition (EBA) model.
Effective immediately, patrons of Leeds Metropolitan's library will have unlimited access to Alexander Street Press's complete suite of academic video titles - more than 23,000 titles - for one full year. At the conclusion of this period, university staff will use Alexander Street's detailed metrics to evaluate the most-viewed titles and select those they would like to incorporate into their permanent collection.
This agreement follows an inaugural deal made with Dundee University, and will further pave the way for libraries worldwide to add the most highly sought-after content to their library collections in a precise, cost-effective way. And because all video content within Alexander Street Press's databases is carefully selected by expert editors, library administrators can rely on the quality and relevance of all materials to the academic populations they serve.
