实证图书馆学在图书馆决策中的应用

实证图书馆学（EBL）起源于循证医学,是一种获取有用信息的方法。实证图书馆学有助于图书馆人员的正确决策,可以提高用户服务的质量,能够促进馆员自身的发展。实证图书馆学研究方法的主要步骤包括阐明、搜寻、评价、应用以及评估。目前实证图书馆学的研究还没有得到足够的重视,图书馆领导者和图书馆馆员应该在他们的工作中考虑、计划和采用实证图书馆学的概念和方法,推动图书馆决策过程的科学化。     

Demand-Driven E-book Program in Tallinn University of Technology Library: The First Two Years of Experience with the EBL Platform

ABSTRACT

The ease and effectiveness of patron-driven (demand-driven) acquisitions has helped to optimize many academic libraries’ acquisitions budgets. Libraries are increasingly turning to e-books as an alternative to purchasing multiple copies. Academic libraries have for years been forced to purchase large packages of e-books that are of questionable financial value because so much of the content is not used. The number of content units downloaded from large e-book packages by university patrons is not growing. At the same time, the number of checkouts of print books is declining. Advantages of e-books over print are discussed. Also mentioned are a few drawbacks, particularly the fact that European Union countries impose a higher level of value-added tax (VAT) on them than on print books. The author presents a case study analyzing the first two years of experience with the Ebook Library (EBL) platform at the Tallinn University of Technology Library, giving an overview of the advantages and successful measures of demand-driven acquisition in the form of short-term loans.     

循证理论与高校图书馆文献采访工作

目前循证图书馆学已经成为国外图书馆学的研究热点。然而在我国,循证图书馆学的理论研究还彳目对滞后,用循证理论来指导图书馆工作实践的研究更是鲜见。尝试将循证理论引入高校图书馆采访工作中,探讨用此理论来指导图书馆采访工作的原则。     

10,000 Libraries, 4 Years: A Large-Scale Study of E-Book Usage and How You Can Use the Data to Move Forward

Michael Levine-Clark and Kari Paulson examine 2013 worldwide usage data for ebrary and E-book Library (EBL) covering hundreds of thousands of titles. They examine usage patterns across academic libraries globally and establish benchmarks useful to libraries and consortia for local planning. Sessions versus availability, the use of higher-quality e-books, broad disciplinary differences, performance relative to predicted use, and level of immersion are considered. Levine-Clark is in the process of analyzing ebrary and EBL data for a forthcoming white paper, and this presentation and associated discussion will inform the development of that study.