Acquisition, integration and usage of Springer Nature's eBook collection at University of British Columbia

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By: Sacha Billett , Mon Dec 16 2019
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Author: Sacha Billett

Arielle Lomness is the Collections Librarian for the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan Library, located on the smaller of the two campuses. As well as managing eBook collections for the campus, she’s also responsible for the acquisition of journals and databases, and co-chairs the university’s eBooks sub-committee.

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UBC’s two campuses have separate library acquisition budgets but combine their resources to purchase eBook collections for the entire institution. The university made its first wholesale investment in eBooks back in 2008 when it purchased the Springer Nature collection as an institution-wide resource for its students, post-grads and academics.  As part of a series of interviews with librarians about the importance of eBooks at universities in 2019, we asked Arielle what observations she’s made about the uptake and use of Springer Nature’s collection at UBC over the past few years, and how it has impacted the institution more broadly.  

How long has UBC had access to Springer Nature’s eBook collection?


What was your initial impression of take-up and usage of the collection in the first few years after purchase?


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How have you built exposure of your eBook collections at UBC?


Have you been surprised by usage stats for parts of the collection? Have particular subjects proved more popular than others?


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How do you feel end users have benefited from the implementation?


Sacha Billet

Author: Sacha Billett

Sacha Billett is a Content Marketing Manager in the Institutional Marketing team, based in the Dordrecht office. Supporting the Sales and Account Development teams, she is enthusiastic about finding innovate ways to communicate with the library community.