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Acquiring Articles through Unmediated, User-Initiated Pay-Per-View Transactions: An Assessment of Current Practices
- Source :
- Serials Review. 35:272-277
- Publication Year :
- 2009
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2009.
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Abstract
- Depressed economic times often lead libraries to consider new practices, including alternatives to the traditional subscription model. This column discusses a pay-per-view (PPV) model for acquiring journal articles whereby a library creates an account with a content provider and then authenticated users can purchase articles at the library's expense. To gain insight into the current use of this model, the paper draws on both a literature review and the results of a survey assessing the practices of academic libraries with experience acquiring articles through unmediated, user-initiated pay-per-view transactions. The future of the PPV model as well as issues and challenges that it raises are also considered.
Details
- ISSN :
- 1879095X and 00987913
- Volume :
- 35
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Serials Review
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........ed5d4fce9564eb000daa68c39b2a01bd