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VALA2012 Session 15 Wells

 

VALA2012 Session 15 Wells

Streamed video in an academic library: expectations, challenges and response

VALA2012 CONCURRENT SESSION 15: On Demand
Thursday 9 February 2012, 13:35 – 14:15
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2012-proceedings/vala2012-session-15-wells

David Wells and Diana Blackwood

Curtin University Library, WA

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Thursday, February 09, 2012, 1:45 PM AUSEDT, 27 Minutes.

Abstract

Streamed video is the latest type of content to gain the attention of educators and librarians. This paper examines the take up of this new resource type at Curtin University Library with particular attention to the use of individual streamed titles on the Kanopy platform. It includes reflections on the academic areas which are so far most engaged with streamed video materials, on the particular complexities they present for acquisitions departments, and on usage statistics for the first year of effective operation.

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VALA2010 Session 5 Wells

VALA20120Ebook usage at Curtin University Library: patterns, projections and strategy

VALA 2010 CONCURRENT SESSION 5 – Metrics
Tuesday 9 February 2010, 14:05 – 14:35
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2010-proceedings/vala2010-session-5-wells

VALA Peer Reviewed PaperDavid Wells

Manager, Resources, Curtin University Library
http://library.curtin.edu.au

Petra Dumbell

Team Leader, Resources, Curtin University Library
http://library.curtin.edu.au

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Abstract

Since Curtin University Library began to collect ebooks in the early 2000s, we have used a variety of collection development and access models for different purposes. To a large extent different acquisition models have been aligned to different collection development goals. For example, acquisition of publishers’ collection sets has been directed to providing long-term infrastructure for researchers; purchase of individual ebooks has been intended primarily to address short-term demand for materials required to support teaching and learning. This paper will examine the patterns of usage of different categories of ebooks to establish the extent to which method or philosophy of acquisition has an impact on ebook usage.