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

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Acknowledgments VII
4. Editor’s Note IX
5. Introduction 1
6. Part 1 – Background and Reasons
7. Chapter 1. Collecting for the Moment: Patron-Driven Acquisitions as a Disruptive Technology 7
8. Chapter 2. Approval Plans and Patron Selection: Two Infrastructures 23
9. Chapter 3. Building a Demand-Driven Collection: The University of Denver Experience 45
10. Part 2 – PDA in the World
11. Chapter 4. The Story of Patron-Driven Acquisition 63
12. Chapter 5. Building New Libraries on the International Stage: The Near and Middle East 79
13. Chapter 6. Patron-Driven Acquisitions in School Libraries: The Promise and the Problems 95
14. Chapter 7. PDA and Publishers 107
15. Part 3 – Modeling PDA
16. Chapter 8. Patron-driven Business Models: History, Today’s Landscape, and Opportunities 119
17. Chapter 9. Financial Implications of Demand-Driven Acquisitions: A Case Study of the Value of Short- Term Loans 137
18. Chapter 10. Texas Demand-Driven Acquisitions: Controlling Costs in a Large-Scale PDA Program 157
19. Chapter 11. Elements of a Demand-Driven Model 169
20. Part 4 – Conclusion
21. Chapter 12. PDA and Libraries Today and Tomorrow 191
22. About the Authors 197
23. Index 201