aserl-collection-strategy Mailing List: Palazzolo/Emory: EBA Survey Request

[Palazzolo, Christopher (cpalazz]

Greetings! 



My name is Chris Palazzolo, Head of Collections at Emory University’s Woodruff 
Library and I am conducting survey research on the use of Evidence-Based 
Acquisition* plans (for e-books) at academic libraries.



Evidence-Based Acquisition (EBA) plans have become more common across academic 
libraries for the provision and acquisition of e-books. The literature on 
e-books has focused generally on institution-specific adoption and workflows, 
selection decisions and assessment, and management. This study looks to perform 
an overarching review of the literature, and supplement it with a broader 
survey of EBA adoption,  implementation, and assessment trends across academic 
libraries. I am being joined in this research by my co-investigators, Matthew 
Jabaily (University of Colorado-Colorado Springs) and William Jacobs (San 
Francisco State University).



We would like to invite you to participate in the following 
survey<https://survey.qualtrics.emory.edu/jfe/form/SV_bsmRomzALaGLuhE> as part 
of the research.



The survey component will be run through 
Qualtrics<https://survey.qualtrics.emory.edu/jfe/form/SV_bsmRomzALaGLuhE> and 
should take about 15-20 minutes to complete. There will be ample opportunity 
throughout the survey to elaborate on responses or provide alternate responses. 
Please pass this survey along to the best individual who can answer questions 
on the adoption, management, and evaluation of EBAs at your institution. Please 
limit to one response per institution!



If you would like to participate, please click here to be redirected to the 
survey<https://survey.qualtrics.emory.edu/jfe/form/SV_bsmRomzALaGLuhE>. You 
will be presented with a Letter of Information followed by a consent button 
before the survey begins. 



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Principal Investigator:

Dr. Christopher A. Palazzolo, Head of Collections and Social Sciences 
Librarian, Woodruff Library, Emory University, Principal Investigator (cpalazz 
[at] emory.edu<mailto:cpalazz [at] emory.edu>)

 

Co-Investigators:

Matt Jabaily, Interim Director of Collections and Content and Assistant 
Professor, Kraemer Family Library, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs

William Jacobs, Associate Librarian, J. Paul Leonard Library, San Francisco 
State University



*EBA Definition

“A patron-driven acquisition model in which libraries negotiate with a vendor 
or publisher to provide access to a pool of e-books in exchange for an 
agreement to purchase e-books at a set amount at the end of the program 
(typically after one year). When that time is up, librarians make purchasing 
decisions based on evidence of use. Libraries normally pay an upfront fee that 
is less than the cost of the full collection of titles.” 

Johnson, Peggy (2018). Fundamentals of Collection Management and Development,  
4th Edition. ALA Editions, p. 391.


-- Chris Palazzolo, PhD
Head of Collections, Social Sciences Librarian, and Librarian for French and 
Italian
Adjunct Professor, Department of Political Science
Woodruff Library, Emory University
Atlanta, GA 30322
cpalazz [at] emory.edu<mailto:cpalazz [at] emory.edu>
404-727-0143
Schedule a research appointment here: 
https://emorylibraries.libcal.com/appointments/chris_palazzolo