EVALUATING BUSINESS MODELS FOR E-BOOKS THROUGH USAGE DATA ANALYSIS: A CASE STUDY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER

摘要

As a study to evaluate business models, these two analyses met our primary objectives and, in both cases, the results identified a pattern of use that determined the best-value business model from the available options. The comparison of Suppliers B and C demonstrated that a model based on an annual usage limit rather than a simultaneous user limit would offer better value, given the current patterns of usage of our collection. The analysis of Supplier A's data showed that we could reduce the size of the collection without having a significant effect on access to content, although it was less successful in identifying which titles we should drop from the collection.