Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons™
Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
- Publication
Articles 1 - 3 of 3
Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Kent State Paging Slip Database, Tom Klingler
Kent State New Materials And Active Serials, Tom Klingler
Kent State New Materials And Active Serials, Tom Klingler
Tom Klingler
No abstract provided.
Give 'Em What They Want: Patron-Driven Collection Development, Karen S. Fischer, Hope Barton, Michael Wright, Kit Clatanoff
Give 'Em What They Want: Patron-Driven Collection Development, Karen S. Fischer, Hope Barton, Michael Wright, Kit Clatanoff
Hope I Barton
Patron-Driven Acquisitions (PDA) is the hot topic in collection management. It sets traditional notions of collection-building upside down, while also presenting vendors and publishers with very different business models. Collaborating with ebrary and YBP, the University of Iowa Libraries established a PDA pilot program in September 2009 which has proven to be extremely popular with users and seems to be working in the Libraries’ favor. PDA has advantages (you only buy materials that are used) but has some potential pitfalls too, like going broke quickly, or building an ebook collection that doesn’t necessarily fit in the long run. To help …