Strategic Solutions for Overcoming a Complex E-Book Ecosystem: De Gruyter’s University Press Library

Sponsored by De Gruyter

Posted in eBooks and Electronic Resources in Academic Libraries

Summary:

This webinar provides an in-depth discussion of the complex—and often conflicting—imperatives that drive library acquisitions models and university press ebook publishing. It brings together librarians, university press representatives, and academic publishing professionals to discuss the findings of a five-year pilot project De Gruyter ran with Princeton, Harvard, and Columbia University Presses along with LYRASIS and ten academic libraries. The pilot project provides a sustainable business model for the easy acquisition of eBooks that are free of DRM with multi-user access and perpetual rights. The speakers provide perspective on the pilot’s findings, recommendations for moving forward, upcoming phases of the pilot, unveiling De Gruyter’s new University Press Library.

Attendees can expect frank discussion of:

• Constraints facing both academic libraries and university presses; acquisitions pain points and bottlenecks;
• How De Gruyter’s new University Press Library bridges the gap between university press’ and libraries; and
• How custom solutions that streamline DRM serve the community.

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