Do Off-Campus Students Still Use Document Delivery? Current Trends

Behr, Michele; Hayward, Julie L.

doi:10.1080/01930820802289318

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“…These findings are similar to those of previous studies that indicate e-books are more accessible than print books (Jamali, Nicolas, and Rowlands 2009;Shelburn 2009). These findings also support the decreasing trend in the use of document delivery services (Behr and Hayward, 2008). Considering how distance students view and use e-books and how few utilize book delivery from Interlibrary Services, it would be a worthwhile investment to choose e-books over print in order to support online and distance education.…”

Section: Distance Students and E-bookssupporting

confidence: 61%

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Social Work Students and E-Books: A Survey of Use and Perception

Shepherd

Arteaga

2014

Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian

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subject librarians are required to make the best collection decisions with their allocated book purchasing funds. To ensure that the library is adequately meeting the needs of both on-campus and distance students in the social work program, the authors conducted a survey of e-book preferences and usage by students in the social work program. The findings show that while not all students prefer e-books, they are willing and likely to use e-books when purchased by the library. Greater flexibility in format choice can be exercised when developing the social work collection. This case study offers a discipline-specific example of how best to apply scarce resources in the rapidly changing field of collection development.

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Section: Distance Students and E-bookssupporting

confidence: 61%

“…Behr and Hayward (2008) surveyed 18 universities and asked interlibrary loan departments about the state of their document delivery service. In the years prior to the survey, e-book collections had increased in number.…”

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Social Work Students and E-Books: A Survey of Use and Perception

Shepherd

Arteaga

2014

Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian

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“…Literature review after literature review show that college students, distance and traditional, prefer immediate web access to traditional ILL/DD services (Behr & Hayward, 2008;Oldham, 2009;Bower & Mee, 2010). However, little has been published looking at the costs related to these services.…”

Section: Interlibrary Loan and Document Deliverymentioning

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Academic Library Services to Distance Learners: In Consideration of Costs, Technology, and Stability

Diaz¹

2012

ULJ

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Over the years, news, education, and library literature has shown a strong increase in the implementation of distance education programs in colleges and universities. The improvement of web technologies has allowed higher education institutions to expand their student base through distance education. The challenge for academic libraries will be to create working models of library support for these students that are both economically sustainable and qualitatively equitable to the support given to on-campus students. While focusing on the costs and recent trends in this kind of library service, this article traces the design, implementation, and sustainability of providing support to distance learners at colleges and universities in the United States and addresses several considerations regarding training, technology, and finances.

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“…While ILL experienced a dramatic growth between 1984 and 2007, borrowing has since begun to fall (Behr & Hayward, 2008;Kyrillidou, 2012). This drop in use suggests that scholars are looking to resources outside of the library to achieve their literature needs.…”

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An Alternative Mechanism for the Delivery of Scholarly Journal Articles: ReadCube Access at the University of Utah

Jones¹,

England²

2014

Too Much Is Not Enough!

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Traditional collection management of serials through site licenses and subscriptions is increasingly unsustainable due to rising costs and steady or falling library budgets. The ensuing gaps in access have led to widespread illicit file sharing, resulting in the disintermediation of libraries and the devaluing of publishers. It has therefore become essential to explore alternatives for the delivery of journal literature. We report on the exploration of a new mechanism for the provision of scholarly articles using patron-driven acquisition (PDA). During the 2012-2013 academic year, the University of Utah Marriott Library, ReadCube, and Nature Publishing Group collaborated on the development and testing of ReadCube Access, an article delivery service designed to allow researchers to immediately access individual articles at a cost lower than traditional interlibrary loan, pay per view, or document delivery.The goal of this session is to explore the economics of collection management from the perspective of supplying needed scholarly articles and discuss how new technologies like ReadCube Access and PDA can support that aim. The session will involve a frank discussion of the effects of and attitudes toward illicit file sharing, from which the audience will learn about the scale of file sharing and how it affects the perceived value and, therefore, funding of libraries. An interactive workshop on cost-per-use assessment for various acquisition mechanisms will elucidate how the economics of acquisition mechanisms change with demand and under which conditions PDA will save libraries money while increasing patron engagement and satisfaction.

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Do Off-Campus Students Still Use Document Delivery? Current Trends

Cited by 8 publications

References 5 publications

Social Work Students and E-Books: A Survey of Use and Perception

Social Work Students and E-Books: A Survey of Use and Perception

Academic Library Services to Distance Learners: In Consideration of Costs, Technology, and Stability

An Alternative Mechanism for the Delivery of Scholarly Journal Articles: ReadCube Access at the University of Utah

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