An analysis of ebrary Academic Complete at Adelphi University

– This paper aims to examine the academic and financial value of ebrary Academic Complete package to the Adelphi University Libraries.

– ebrary provided statistics and this sample was used to analyze subject usage and overlap with the print collection.

– It was found that although there was overlap with the print collection, the usage statistics are high enough to warrant continued subscription.

– This paper case study of Adelphi's issues regarding subscribing to a backfile of e-books including subject usage, print overlap, and information management.