Q. What ebook Demand Purchasing Projects are running at LJMU?

The Library responds to the needs of users and instigates ebook purchases, such as Evidence Based Acquisition (EBA) and Patron/Demand Driven Acquisition (PDA/DDA) as appropriate:

• With EBA, users have access to content for a set period, usually 12 months, and at the end of that period the Library reviews the usage data to select and buy the most popular titles.
• With PDA/DDA, we pay a lump sum upfront and it gets spent as and when users read the e-books until all the money has gone.

In each instance the titles are made available via Library Discover to enable users to retrieve and link through to full text content:

• JSTOR – DDA

  In response to Social Science departments need for ebook content. Criteria includes titles published since 2015, contains roughly 17,000 titles across the Social Sciences to browse and demand. Search Library Discover for titles.

• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion collection – DDA 

  In response to LJMU strategy, established 2021 with ProQuest. Criteria includes titles published since 2015, contains roughly 8,000 titles to browse and demand. Read our blog post Find Equality, Diversity and inclusion ebooks and browse our themed collection Every Voice: Diversity, Equality and Inclusivity.

• OUP - Scholarship Online

  A 12 month Evidence Based subscription to the Politics, Public Health and Law collection. Expires July 2025.

• Springer Nature Access and Select

  A 12 month Evidence Based subscription for subjects Computer Science, Engineering and Biomedical and Life Sciences. Expires 1^st August 2025. All 13k+ titles searchable and retrievable via Discover.

Can these demand purchased titles be added to Reading lists?

Yes, we encourage LJMU users to search and retrieve all e-books through Library Discover. When an ebook purchasing project ends, the Library will ensure any titles added to Reading Lists are considered alongside those with high usage for purchase in perpetuity.

Please contact the Academic Engagement Librarians for help and information on setting up online reading lists.