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Question 1.
Which sources of information do you use to buy new academic print books? Please list in order of importance where 1 is the most important and 6 the least?
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1 of 6 - Publishers' catalogues. Select to start reordering
Publishers' catalogues
2 of 6 - Rep visits. Select to start reordering
Rep visits
3 of 6 - E-alerts. Select to start reordering
E-alerts
4 of 6 - via a library supplier. Select to start reordering
via a library supplier
5 of 6 - via an approval plan. Select to start reordering
via an approval plan
6 of 6 - Other. Select to start reordering
Other
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Question 2.
If you refer to publishers' catalogues, do you prefer:
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Hard copy
PDF version sent electronically
Access to an online catalogue
Don't refer to publishers' catalogues
Other (please specify):
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Question 3.
Who is involved in decision-making for purchasing print books? Please list 1-5 in order of the most influential.
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1 of 5 - Subject librarian. Select to start reordering
Subject librarian
2 of 5 - Acquisition librarian. Select to start reordering
Acquisition librarian
3 of 5 - Other librarian. Select to start reordering
Other librarian
4 of 5 - Faculty library liaison officer. Select to start reordering
Faculty library liaison officer
5 of 5 - Other faculty members. Select to start reordering
Other faculty members
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Question 4.
Who makes the final purchase decision?
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Subject librarian
Acquisitions librarian
Faculty library liaison officer
Other librarian. Please state which below
Other faculty member. Please state which below
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Question 5.
Do you purchase e-books?
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Yes
No
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Question 6.
If yes, is there a separate budget?
Yes
No
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Question 7.
Is the purchasing decision for ebooks different from journals?
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Yes
No
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Question 8.
If so, who is involved in making the purchase decision?
Acquisitions librarian
Subject librarian
Other librarian
Faculty librarian liaison officer
Other faculty member. Please state which
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Question 9.
Please list the aggregators you work with
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Question 10.
Do you purchase e-textbook content through:
Kortext
VitalSource
Individual epub for tablets
Other (please specify):
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Input box for - Other (please specify):
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Question 11.
Which sources of information do you use to buy new e-books? Please list in order of importance
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1 of 5 - Lecturer requests. Select to start reordering
Lecturer requests
2 of 5 - Publishers catalogues. Select to start reordering
Publishers catalogues
3 of 5 - Rep visits. Select to start reordering
Rep visits
4 of 5 - E-alerts. Select to start reordering
E-alerts
5 of 5 - via a library e-book aggregator. Select to start reordering
via a library e-book aggregator
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Comments:
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Question 12.
Do you expect your your budgets to increase, decrease or stay the same in the next year?
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Increasing
Decreasing
No change
Print
Increasing
Decreasing
No change
Journals
Increasing
Decreasing
No change
E-books
Increasing
Decreasing
No change
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Question 13.
Is there anything else you would like to tell us about your experience of identifying and buying for print, ebooks and/or journals?
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Question 14.
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Question 15.
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