Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/YpBEfH Patron-Driven Acquisitions History and Best Practices By: David A. Swords Publisher: De Gruyter Saur Print ISBN: 9783110253016, 3110253011 eText ISBN: 9783110253030, 3110253038 Edition: 1st Copyright year: 2011 Format: PDF Available from $ 119.00 USD SKU 9783110253030 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 the 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.
