Patron-driven acquisitions : history and best practices / edited by David A. Swords.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Swords, David A.

Series:

Current topics in library and information practice.

Current topics in library and information practice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Use-driven acquisitions (Libraries).

Academic libraries--Acquisitions.

Academic libraries.

Libraries and electronic publishing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Saur, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

About 40 percent of the books academic libraries purchase in traditional ways never circulate and another 40 percent circulate fewer than three times. By contrast, patron-driven acquisition allows a library to borrow or buy books only when a patron needs them. In a typical workflow, the library imports bibliographic records into its catalogue at no cost. When a patron finds a patron-driven record in the course of research, a short-term loan can allow him to borrow the book, and the transaction charge to the library will be a small percentage of the list price. Typically, a library will automat

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Editor's Note

Introduction / Swords, David

Part 1 - Background and Reasons

Chapter 1. Collecting for the Moment: Patron-Driven Acquisitions as a Disruptive Technology / Lugg, Rick

Chapter 2. Approval Plans and Patron Selection: Two Infrastructures / Nardini, Bob

Chapter 3. Building a Demand-Driven Collection: The University of Denver Experience / Levine-Clark, Michael

Part 2 - PDA in the World

Chapter 4. The Story of Patron-Driven Acquisition / Paulson, Kari

Chapter 5. Building New Libraries on the International Stage: The Near and Middle East / Steiner, Rex / Berry, Ron

Chapter 6. Patron-Driven Acquisitions in School Libraries: The Promise and the Problems / Corbett, Tom

Chapter 7. PDA and Publishers / Swords, David

Part 3 - Modeling PDA

Chapter 8. Patron-driven Business Models: History, Today's Landscape, and Opportunities / Polanka, Sue / Delquié, Emilie

Chapter 9. Financial Implications of Demand-Driven Acquisitions: A Case Study of the Value of Short- Term Loans / Way, Doug / Garrison, Julie

Chapter 10. Texas Demand-Driven Acquisitions: Controlling Costs in a Large-Scale PDA Program / Dillon, Dennis

Chapter 11. Elements of a Demand-Driven Model / Swords, David

Part 4 - Conclusion

Chapter 12. PDA and Libraries Today and Tomorrow / Dillon, Dennis

About the Authors

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786613430083

9781283430081

1283430088

9783110253030

3110253038

OCLC:

761645996