Focused Australian Study

The Focused Australian Study shows availability and terms of access for a sample of 546 books across the five main Australian library ebook aggregators (Overdrive, James Bennett, Wheelers, Bibliotheca and Bolinda). This case study provides an overall snapshot of the competitive playing field in a single market, including similarities and differences across aggregators on a title level.Giblin et al, ‘Available - at what cost? Investigating international library e-lending ecosystems’ (forthcoming 2019).聚焦澳大利亚研究（Focused Australian Study）针对澳大利亚五大主流图书馆电子书聚合商（Overdrive、James Bennett、Wheelers、Bibliotheca与Bolinda）旗下的546本样本图书，展示了其可获取性与使用条款。本案例研究呈现了该单一市场的整体竞争格局，涵盖各聚合商在单册图书层面的异同之处。相关研究成果详见Giblin等人2019年待刊论文《可获取——代价几何？探究国际图书馆电子借阅生态系统》。