Evaluating demand-driven acquisitions

Evaluating Demand-Driven Acquisitions examines recent research in demand-driven acquisitions in an effort to develop an evaluation framework specific to demand-driven programs. The chapters in this volume focus on the criteria and methods that are used to evaluate the results of demand-driven progra...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Costello, Laura, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam, [Netherlands] : Chandos Publishing 2017.
Edición:1st edition
Colección:Chandos information professional series.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • Evaluating Demand-Driven Acquisitions
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Biography
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • I. Introduction to Demand-Driven Assessment
  • 1 A Climate of Demand
  • 1.1 The Emergence of Demand-Driven Acquisitions
  • 1.2 Libraries and Publishers
  • 1.3 Going Forward
  • 2 Demand-Driven Acquisitions: All the Basic Options
  • 2.1 How Does DDA Stack Up to Other Strategies?
  • 2.2 Figuring Out the Program
  • II. Discussion of the Research
  • 3 Assessing for Cost
  • 3.1 Cap Prices, Short-Term Loans, and Triggers
  • 3.2 Cost Per Use and Expenditure Per Volume
  • 3.3 Questions for Assessing Collections Based on Cost
  • 4 Assessing for Collection Diversity
  • 4.1 Supporting a Diverse Learning Environment
  • 4.2 Supporting Diverse Content
  • 4.3 Questions for Assessing Collections Based on Diversity
  • 5 Assessing for Collection Standards
  • 5.1 Measures of Collection Quality
  • 5.2 Factors Influencing Collection Quality
  • 5.3 Questions for Assessing Collections Based on Quality
  • 6 Assessing for Usage
  • 6.1 Questions for Assessing Collections Based on Usage
  • 7 Assessing for Workflow and Preservation
  • 7.1 Questions for Assessing Workflow and Preservation
  • III. Special Considerations for Different Types of Libraries
  • 8 Academic Libraries
  • 8.1 Are Ebooks Appropriate for Scholarly Use?
  • 8.2 Shifting Paradigms in Selection
  • 8.3 Extending DDA Programs in Academic Libraries
  • 8.4 Case Study: Teachers College, Columbia University
  • 9 Public Libraries
  • 9.1 The Careful Balance of Patron Selection
  • 9.2 Ebooks in the Public Library
  • 9.3 Case Study: Chicago Public Library
  • 10 Other Types of Libraries
  • 10.1 Specialized Libraries
  • 10.2 Consortia
  • 10.3 School Libraries
  • IV. Conclusion
  • References
  • Index
  • Back Cover.