{"title":"Shaping a collection one electronic book at a time: Patron-driven acquisitions in academic libraries","authors":"Norm Medeiros","doi":"10.1108/10650751111164524","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Purpose – This paper seeks to discuss patron‐driven acquisition (PDA) of electronic books (e‐books), a relatively recent move designed to meet immediate needs rather than predict future use.Design/methodology/approach – The paper notes attributes and drawbacks to the general PDA model.Findings – The paper concludes with a positive assessment of PDA, but with the recognition that sustainability may be a challenge.Originality/value – The paper offers a balanced perspective of the popular PDA trend.","PeriodicalId":444419,"journal":{"name":"OCLC Syst. Serv.","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2011-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"9","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"OCLC Syst. Serv.","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1108/10650751111164524","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Purpose – This paper seeks to discuss patron‐driven acquisition (PDA) of electronic books (e‐books), a relatively recent move designed to meet immediate needs rather than predict future use.Design/methodology/approach – The paper notes attributes and drawbacks to the general PDA model.Findings – The paper concludes with a positive assessment of PDA, but with the recognition that sustainability may be a challenge.Originality/value – The paper offers a balanced perspective of the popular PDA trend.
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