Managing E-books in a business school library: case study of Ebrary Academic Complete

Abstract

Purpose The purpose of the study is to review the ebooks collection, Ebrary Academic Complete by understanding its features, cost and usage at Vikram Sarabhai Library, IIM Ahmedabad. The study attempts to understand the usefulness of Ebrary in terms of its currency of titles, publishers, subjects and cost. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on five-year usage data of Ebrary Academic Complete at Vikram Sarabhai Library, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. The data on usage of Ebrary was downloaded and analyzed on different parameters to find out the overall value or use of Ebrary Academic Complete package from the perspective of a management library. Findings The research concluded that there was an increase in usage of Ebrary Academic Complete over time. The subject analysis revealed that titles from “Business and Economics”, “Computers” and “Social Science” were among the highest used. The publisher analysis indicated that John Wiley & Sons topped in both the highest number of titles in...