Developing a Multiformat Demand-driven Acquisition Model

Publication Date

6-18-2010

Document Type

Article

Organizational Units

University Libraries

Keywords

Acquisitions, Collection development, Electronic books, Patron-driven acquisitions

Abstract

This paper discusses a patron-driven acquisition program at the University of Denver. Instead of selecting books from YBP's slip approval plan, the Penrose Library will load MARC records for these titles and for a selection of electronic books from ebrary and EBL. All University of Denver students and faculty will be able to select the title and format (print or electronic) that best suits their needs, thereby allowing the library to expend its collection funds in a more user-oriented way. Through this demand-driven acquisition model, the library offers its users a much wider range of titles, while ensuring that more of the titles purchased are used.

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