Academic libraries continue to invest in eBooks to ensure access to content in various formats. This paper aims to examine eBook acquisition models, including patron-driven acquisitions, one-time purchases, focused collection subscriptions or large-scale subscriptions, to better understand how users engage with this content based on usage data.,Usage data provide insights into eBook acquisition and how access models influence use. This study defines the acquisition model for each eBook purchase. Data were examined to determine usage by acquisition model and cost-per-use.,This paper finds that for a large suburban community college, a large-scale subscription model has the lowest cost-per-use and serves the largest portion of students. Focused collection subscriptions supported small, specialized programs in the Allied Health, Emergency Services, and Nursing fields.,This paper examines how eBooks are acquired to determine which model best serves an academic library community, specifically a community college library, which is currently underrepresented in the literature.

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竞争性电子书获取模型：哪种模型最适合社区大学图书馆？

高校图书馆继续投资于电子书，以确保能够访问各种格式的内容。本文旨在研究电子书获取模式，包括顾客驱动的购买，一次性购买，重点收藏订阅或大规模订阅，以根据使用情况数据更好地了解用户如何使用此内容。使用数据可提供对电子书的见解获取以及访问模型如何影响使用。这项研究定义了每次电子书购买的购买模型。通过获取数据和每次使用成本对数据进行检查，以确定使用情况。本文发现，对于大型郊区社区大学而言，大规模订阅模型的每次使用成本最低，并且为学生提供的服务最大。重点收集的订阅支持联合健康，紧急服务，