Patron Driven Acquisitions
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Patron Driven Acquisitions
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Kristin Robertson
Slis 702 Fall 2017
What is Patron Driven Acquisitions?
- "Refers to the automated purchasing of e-books based on patron use" (Urbano, Zhang, Downey, Klinger, pg. 412).
- "E-books are particularly well-suited to the pda model" (Fulton, 2014).
Patron Driven Acquisitions (PDA), or use-driven acquisitions (UDA) "refers to the automated purchasing of e-books based on patron use" (Urbano, Zhang, Downey, Klinger, pg. 412). PDA purchase is not limited to just e-book usage for libraries though, as request for books by patrons can also result in the purchase of materials that might not have been purchased otherwise.
What is Patron-Driven Acquisitions?
- As Karin Fulton Notes, "there is a long history of informal patron-driven acquisitions in libraries that maintain and consult patron request logs when making collection development decisions"
Patron-Driven Acquisitions have long been used in libraries as Karin Fulton notes, "there is a long history of informal patron-driven acquisitions in libraries that maintain and consult patron request logs when making collection development decisions" (2014).
E-books and PDA
- Patrons can trigger purchases by using the catalog
- Often not aware they are trigger a purchase
Fulton covers how e-books and the PDA model works by saying, "with the advent of the e-books, the purchase-on-demand model has become even more automatic. Libraries can now partner with a PDA vendor to offer any number of catalog records for e-books, and the e-books are automatically delivered if handled enough to trigger a purchase or short-term loan charge. Patrons are usually not even aware that they are purchasing the title for the library because the process is seamless on the user side" (Fulton, 2014).
advantages
- Purchased items are more likely to be used more often
- Can offset the cost of ILL items
Fulton in her article discusses the PDA model advantages as being, "guaranteed to circulate at least once, and case studies demonstrate that the titles acquired through PDA tend to circulate more than those chosen through traditional selection models" (pg 2-3).
Another advantage to the PDA model is that the purchase of materials can be cheaper in the long-run than paying the cost of an Interlibrary Loan item, this is taking into consideration the fact that the item will continue to circulate instead of being a one-time use. (Fulton, pg. 3).
Another advantage to the PDA model is that the purchase of materials can be cheaper in the long-run than paying the cost of an Interlibrary Loan item, this is taking into consideration the fact that the item will continue to circulate instead of being a one-time use. (Fulton, pg. 3).
Advantages Continued
- Less space is required
- Collection Quality is able to expand
Fulton also mentions the advantage of having more space for patron to take advantage of as well as being a way for the library to reduce storage cost for the materials. By purchasing fewer materials, but materials that are sure to circulate, or are e-books, the library will have to set aside less money for upkeep of the physical collection (pg. 3).
Another advantage to the PDA model is that the collection is able to expand and give more depth than the typical collection development policy would allow. Fulton mentions that "the beauty of PDA is that libraries with limited resources are able to increase the size of their catalogs without having to purchase the materials unless or until they are needed" (pg. 3).
Another advantage to the PDA model is that the collection is able to expand and give more depth than the typical collection development policy would allow. Fulton mentions that "the beauty of PDA is that libraries with limited resources are able to increase the size of their catalogs without having to purchase the materials unless or until they are needed" (pg. 3).
Disadvantages/Challanges to PDA
- Information will not be pertinent to all library users
- Complicated licensing with regards to e-books
With regards to academic libraries, one of the largest concerns with the PDA model is "the immediate informational needs of current students does not necessarily align with the long-term educational mission of an academic library" (Fulton, pg. 4).
The licensing of e-books is another challenge with PDA. Fulton gives an example of the challenges with the licensing by stating, "libraries would like to make sure that patrons are able to access the e-books in perpetuity, but unintentional infractions by users can result un revoked access" (pg. 4).
The licensing of e-books is another challenge with PDA. Fulton gives an example of the challenges with the licensing by stating, "libraries would like to make sure that patrons are able to access the e-books in perpetuity, but unintentional infractions by users can result un revoked access" (pg. 4).
Disadvantages/Challenges to PDA
- increased workload for Technical service employees
The addition of PDA materials to the catalog often requires more work by the Technical Services staff as the vendors will often provide a bare-bones MARC record. The staff will then have to import the record and any additional information needed in the record to the catalog. This can result in the staff being bogged down because of "the rapid pace of acquisitions" (Fulton, pg. 4).
PDA Programs in action
- tailor the plan to the library and its needs.
- work with the vendor to create the plan about when materials will be purchased.
The PDA program of a library should be considered before it is implemented, otherwise the library is sure to run into issues. The library should work with the vendor of their choosing to figure out how the triggering of a purchase will work and what items will be available for the patron (Fulton, pg. 5).
References
- Fulton, K. J. (2014) The rise of patron-driven acquisitions: a literature review. Georgia Library Quarterly 51(3). pgs. 1-10. Retrieved from: http://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1770&context...
References Cont'd
- Joseph, C.b. (2016). Implementing and assessing use-driven acquisitions: a practical guide. journal of the Medical library association 104(4). Retrieved from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5079507/
Refernces Cont'd
- Urbano, C., Zhang, y., Downey, K., and Klinger, T. (2015) Library catalog log analysis in e-book Patron-driven acquisitions (pda): A case study. College and Research Libraries 76(4) pgs. 412-426. Retrieved from: http://crl.acrl.org/index.php/crl/article/view/16435
