A comparative analysis of evidence-based selection, professional selection, and selection by approval plan
Abstract
This study compares three different models for selecting e-books for a research
library’s collection. From 2013 to 2018, the University of Oklahoma Libraries
contracted with Elsevier for an evidence-based selection (EBS) agreement. The
titles in that EBS package were compared to the approval plan parameters to
determine which books would have been purchased on approval during those
years if Elsevier had been included among the publishers profiled. Subject librarians
also made hypothetical selections as though they were placing firm orders
from this collection. The approval plan selections and librarians’ selections were
compared to usage data to determine how closely each selection model matched
patrons’ choices.
Citation
Strothmann, M., & Rupp-Serrano, K. (2020). A Comparative Analysis of Evidence-based Selection, Professional Selection, and Selection by Approval Plan. Library Resources & Technical Services, 64(1), 15–25.
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