Patron-Driven Acquisitions: History and Best Practices (Current Topics in Library and Information Practice) [Gebundene Ausgabe]

Swords, David A.

ISBN 10: 3110253011 / ISBN 13: 9783110253016

Published by De Gruyter Saur, 2011

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2011, Bibliotheksexemplar - Einband: leichte Lagerspuren, Aufkleberreste - Schnitt: leicht nachgedunkelt - Seiten: wie ungelesen.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Patron-Driven Acquisitions: History and Best Practices (Current Topics in Library and Information Practice) [Gebundene Ausgabe]
• Publisher: De Gruyter Saur
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3110253011
• ISBN 13: 9783110253016
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Gut

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Synopsis

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 list price. Typically a library will automatically buy a book on a third or fourth use. The contributions in this volume, written by experts, describe the genesis and brief history of patron-driven acquisitions, its current status, and its promise.

About the Author

David A. Swords, New Hampshire/USA, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for eBook Library, a major innovator in technology for patron-driven acquisitions