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Staffordshire University


FTE		14,000
Type		Academic (4-year)
Location		Staffordshire, England
Implementation date		July 2002
Collection		Academic Complete™
Contact		David Parkes Head of Learning Support Information Services d.j.parkes@staffs.ac.uk 01782-294369 (phone) 01782-295799 (fax)

Trends that impacted decision to subscribe to ebrary:	•	Increased focus on distance learning programs
	•	Greater need for off campus study
	•	Growing number of part-time students
	•	Overall rising expectations of students

Reason(s) for choosing ebrary:	•	Breadth and range of books

Content strengths:	•	Humanities and History, Social Science

Favorite feature(s):	•	“Searching across all text and titles provides unprecedented and potentially revolutionary access to information.”
To read the case study "E-books from ebrary at Staffordshire University: a case study," David Parkes - Program (2007, Vol.41, No.3), please click here. To purchase the article, please go to www.emeraldinsight.com/prog.htm.