Evidence-Based Acquisition (EBA)
Choose from thousands of eBooks
Smarter Collection Development
EBA helps library budgets go further by providing access to more books, more cost effectively than traditional purchasing models. A deposit gives you access to a large collection of DRM Free eBooks for 12 months. After that you use your deposit to purchase the books you want to own in perpetuity. Feel free to get in touch and learn more about how EBA can benefit you.
Total Flexibility
You choose which books to include in your content pool. Select from books with high denials or subjects that are seeing lots of usage.
User Satisfaction
By using usage data, EBA helps you to serve your patrons by choosing those books that are needed the most. All books are DRM-Free for multiple simultaneous users.
Data-Driven Value
EBA allows you to make informed purchasing decisions based on actual usage data, ensuring you invest in those resources that are truly needed.
How EBA Works
1. Make a Deposit
Secure access to thousands of titles
2. Access Content
12-month access to the content pool of your choice
3. Monitor Usage
Track which titles are being used
4. Select Titles
Choose books to own based on usage data
5. Perpetual Access
Own selected titles forever
Build Your Ideal Content Pool
Choosing from over 177,000 DRM-Free eBooks across humanities, social science, education, behavioural science, and STEM fields might feel a little daunting. Don’t worry we’re here to help!
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Save time by simply choosing from 31 primary subject areas. You can refine this further by publication year and if you would like new books to be added when they publish our new automation takes away manual effort.
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Take a data-driven approach and use our counter-5 reports to pick books based on historic usage and denial patterns. The reports are quick to produce and easy to use.
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Tailor your content pool as precisely as you like by including books from reading lists or by browsing our latest books on interdisciplinary topics like Artificial Intelligence, Climate Change, Politics, Mental Health and more.
You’re in control to choose whichever method you like. And if you need inspiration, we can share lists of the most read books in your country or region and other ideas.
How EBA Delivers More Value
Your EBA deposit gives you access to many more books during a 12-month period. You can then use usage and denial data to decide which books to own in perpetuity.
The number of books that you have access to, and purchase, is determined by the average book price and the size of your deposit. Here’s an example based on an average book price of £200.
Single Title eBook Acquisition
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Total spend = £10,000
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Books purchased title-by-title
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Perpetual access to approx. 50 books
EBA Model
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Total spend = £10,000
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12-month access to at least 750 books
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Perpetual access to approx. 50 books
Complete Control
Unlike other models such as Demand Driven Acquisition, EBA gives you complete control to choose which books to own.
Fresh and Relevant Content
Your EBA can give you immediate access to the latest books. If you choose our dynamic model we’ll automatically add new books on key subjects as soon as they publish.
Supports OA Publishing
Our EBA + Open model combines traditional benefits with open access publishing support, including reduced Book Publishing Charges.
EBA + Open: Supporting Sustainable Scholarly Publishing
Our EBA + Open model helps you to maximize your library budget by combining traditional EBA benefits with open access publishing support, including significantly reduced Book Publishing Charges (BPCs) for your researchers; in turn, empowering your institution to extend its academic reach globally while supporting sustainable scholarly publishing.
Interested in Learning How EBA Could Work for You?
We’re here to answer your questions and share ideas on how we might be able to help. If you want to learn more about our content, we can provide a quick report with denial data for your institution or share information about the most viewed books by subject in your country. We can help you explore our eBook platform and answer questions about pricing.
We just need a few quick details to get started. Connect with us today by completing the form below.
More Ways to Access Taylor & Francis eBooks
Deposit Accounts
A budget-friendly alternative to traditional acquisition models, allowing your institution to build an eBook collection at your own pace while still enjoying added value.
Deposit funds to conveniently pay for eBook orders year-round
Boost your eBook acquisition – spend £1,000 and get eBooks worth at least 10% more (£1,100)
Minimum deposit: £1,000. Use your deposit for DRM-free and DRM-protected eBooks
We provide support to easily track and manage remaining funds
DRM-Free eBook Availability Check
We now offer a DRM-free (unlimited user access) eBook availability check for your university’s reading list.
Simply provide us with a list of titles and ISBNs, and we will compare them against our up-to-date collection of DRM-free eBooks.
We’ll then send you details on which titles are available for institutional access – helping you make course materials more accessible and flexible for students.
