title: Expanding Access: An Evaluation of ReadCube Access as an ILL Alternative.
abstract: ReadCube Access is a patron-driven, document delivery system that provides immediate access to articles from journals owned by Nature Publishing Group. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of ReadCube Access as an interlibrary loan (ILL) alternative for nonsubscribed Nature journals at Auburn University, a research university with a School of Pharmacy and a School of Veterinary Medicine. An analysis of ten months' usage and costs are presented along with the results of a user satisfaction survey. Auburn University Libraries found ReadCube to be an acceptable alternative to ILL for unsubscribed Nature journals and at current levels of use and cost, consider ReadCube to be financially sustainable.
authors.affiliation: a Auburn University Libraries , Auburn , Alabama , USA.
authors.forename: Adelia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grabowsky
mesh_terms: D022126:Access to Information; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods*; D007379:Interlibrary Loans; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D011643:Publishing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Access; Nature journals; ReadCube; interlibrary loan; patron-driven access