Patron-Driven Acquisitions : : History and Best Practices /

Patron-Driven Acquisitions : : History and Best Practices / / ed. by David A. Swords.

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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 impo...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
MitwirkendeR:
Berry, Ron,
Corbett, Tom,
Delquié, Emilie,
Dillon, Dennis,
Garrison, Julie,
Levine-Clark, Michael,
Lugg, Rick,
Nardini, Bob,
Paulson, Kari,
Polanka, Sue,
Steiner, Rex,
Swords, David,
Way, Doug,
HerausgeberIn:
Swords, David A.,
Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Saur, , [2011]
©2011
Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
Series:Current Topics in Library and Information Practice ,
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Physical Description:1 online resource (205 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Editor’s Note
  • Introduction
  • Part 1 – Background and Reasons
  • Chapter 1. Collecting for the Moment: Patron-Driven Acquisitions as a Disruptive Technology
  • Chapter 2. Approval Plans and Patron Selection: Two Infrastructures
  • Chapter 3. Building a Demand-Driven Collection: The University of Denver Experience
  • Part 2 – PDA in the World
  • Chapter 4. The Story of Patron-Driven Acquisition
  • Chapter 5. Building New Libraries on the International Stage: The Near and Middle East
  • Chapter 6. Patron-Driven Acquisitions in School Libraries: The Promise and the Problems
  • Chapter 7. PDA and Publishers
  • Part 3 – Modeling PDA
  • Chapter 8. Patron-driven Business Models: History, Today’s Landscape, and Opportunities
  • Chapter 9. Financial Implications of Demand-Driven Acquisitions: A Case Study of the Value of Short- Term Loans
  • Chapter 10. Texas Demand-Driven Acquisitions: Controlling Costs in a Large-Scale PDA Program
  • Chapter 11. Elements of a Demand-Driven Model
  • Part 4 – Conclusion
  • Chapter 12. PDA and Libraries Today and Tomorrow
  • About the Authors
  • Index

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