Elektronikus könyvek beszerzési modelljei a ProQuest Ebook Central platformján

Abstract

Over 1.3 million books are available for users on the platform of ProQuest called Pro- Quest Ebook Central, which offers LibCentral, a management interface for librarians as well. It makes the registration of the use of books and their settings, and the tracing of readers’ data and use patterns possible, besides it can also be used in the following library processes: acquisition, handling of MARC records, compilation and downloading of statistics for use and costs. There are several models available for the acquisition of e-books: purchase by title, packages for subscription, or the acquisition of titles actually used by readers. In every case it is worth making decisions regarding the acquisition of e-books when the overall acquisition goals and strategy of the institution is elaborated. Relying on its constantly increasing offer, ProQuest provides tailored services for every institution.