eBooks @ Unisa Library: Evidence Based Acquisitions (EBA)

The library is updating its collection strategy to include Evidence Based Acquisitions (EBA), a hybrid subscription and purchasing model for e-Books, enabling access to large, multi-disciplinary e-book collections at a low cost per title. The library can then make use of the usage date to make informed decisions about which books to add to the library's permanent collection.

Unisa has agreements with the following publishers to supply the library with a broader range of eBook titles for their research needs: 

Benefits of EBA

EBA (Evidence Based Acquisition) provides library users access to an extensive range of content easily, efficiently, and affordably. It allows librarians to align budget spend with demonstrated need based on raw usage data. Selection of content is directly based on yearly user engagement.