86 pages
6" x 9"
Softcover
ISBN-13: 978-0-8389-8608-0
Year Published: 2012
AP Categories: TS
Many librarians feel as if patron-driven acquisitions (PDA) sprang out of nowhere. This rapidly evolving practice of involving patrons in selecting books for the library has some librarians wondering where it came from, what it is, why it is growing in importance as a collection development strategy, whether it might be right for their own libraries and, most importantly, how to plan, implement, manage, and evaluate a patron-driven acquisitions program.
Guide to Patron-Driven Acquisitions presents the history of library services that led to patron-driven acquisitions in its current form. The author (Head, Collection Management at Purdue University Libraries) explains how PDA can be an important component of a successful collection development strategy in many kinds of libraries. PDA in interlibrary loan has been practiced by some libraries for over a decade: staff members purchase rather than borrow books that their patrons have requested if those items meet the library’s selection criteria. Ward explains how to set up an ILL PDA plan and highlights several studies that have demonstrated that these books generally enjoy high subsequent circulation—usually higher than similar books selected by librarians.
Ward guides the reader through all the steps of selecting and working with a vendor to develop a plan to provide hundreds or thousands of e-book records for a library’s patrons to find during their routine exploration of discovery tools. Patrons’ use of the titles they select triggers an automatic purchase once a pre-determined threshold has been met. Ward offer advice on developing the profiles for the initial pool of titles as well as the periodic addition of new titles.
Suzanne M. Ward implemented the print PDA plan in interlibrary loan in 2000 and now manages the e-book PDA plan at the Purdue University Libraries. She has written and spoken on this topic extensively since 2001. Let Ward be your guide to developing, implementing, and managing PDA in your library.
Table of Contents
1. Overview
Purpose Scope
2. Traditional Collection Development and Interlibrary Loan
Traditional Interlibrary Loan Model Interlibrary Loan Book Purchase Model Buying Instead of Borrowing
3. Starting a PDA Program
Considerations for Print Book PDA through Interlibrary Loan Administration and Processing Beyond the Pilot Stage: Operations and Workflow
4. PDA and E-Books
Types of E-Book PDAs Setting Up an E-book PDA Program
5. Alternatives to PDA
Print Books through the OPAC Hybrid PDA Model: Print and Electronic Innovative Services
6. Cons
Resource Sharing Costs Staff Time Effects on the Collection
7. Future Directions
Selected Bibliography Reference Notes Figures Considerations for Choosing an E-book Aggregator Considerations for Evaluating an E-book Pilot Project Questions for Ongoing Assessment
About the Author
Suzanne M. Ward is the Head, Collection Management at Purdue University Libraries. In a previous position as Head, Access Services, she established the Books-on-Demand program in 2000. When Purdue patrons request book loans from interlibrary loan, staff purchase rather than borrow titles that met selection criteria. Ward has written about various aspects of this program and has presented it at many conferences. She is now instrumental in managing the Purdue Libraries e-book patron-driven acquisitions plan. She finds it professionally exciting to include patrons in the library’s collection development strategy, even though they are not aware that their use of books to meet current research needs makes those titles permanently available for other patrons in the future.
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