In our Spring 2006 newsletter, we assured you that we remain committed to building print collections while simultaneously investigating the potential for ebook acquisitions.  That philosophy continues to guide our approach to ebooks today.  We are keen to learn more about the various interfaces and functionalities that different providers offer.  In the past, our purchases have included the bundle approach (e.g. Oxford Scholarship Online) while more recently, we have purchased individual titles in response to demand.  The electronic version of a title makes sense as an added copy – we continue to buy the print but will consider whether an ebook should/could be the added copy (also saving on valuable shelf space).

Some recent acquisitions of note:

• Canadian Electronic Library consists of two collections of note totalling over 5,000 titles:
  • Canadian Public Policy Collection  
    
  • Canadian Health Research Collection

• Royal Society of Chemistry eBook Collection

Oxford Scholarship Online

— Article by Catherine Davidson, Associate University Librarian, Collections.
If you have questions or comments about this article, contact Catherine at cdavids@yorku.ca.