Aston University has awarded contracts for the provision of books, e-books and e-textbooks through the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortia (SUPC) Books, e-books and associated services framework - LIB4061 SU. The awarded provision covers print publications, title-by-title perpetual access e-books, subscription e-book packages and e-textbook access via aggregator platforms.

Print publications: standard suppliers for library stock

Large-scale and library-focused suppliers of printed publications and other hard copy materials

E-book aggregator: title-by-title perpetual access purchase

Title-by-title purchasing of e-books via an aggregator platform for delivery through the aggregator's own platform.

E-book Aggregator: Subscription Packages

Subscription e-book packages via aggregator platform

E-book aggregator: e-textbooks

E-textbook access via an aggregator e-textbook platform