Evaluating Demand-Driven Acquisitions

✍ Scribed by Laura Costello

• Publisher: Chandos Publishing
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 156
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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 programs in research. Case studies and pilot programs from all types of libraries-including interlibrary loan to purchase programs, catalog integrated strategies, and evidence-based collection development-help illuminate the current best practices and benchmarks for demand-driven evaluation.

This book helps librarians and practitioners evaluate their existing demand-driven programs and make adjustments that could decrease costs or expand existing strategies. It is also suitable for librarians with new or emerging demand-driven programs to use as a framework for developing ongoing assessment programs or evaluating pilot programs.

• Provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of demand driven acquisitions research
• Separates research findings by evaluation criteria for ease of use
• Serves as a reference for diverse libraries, including academic, public, and corporate libraries
• Synthesizes the most current research on this increasingly popular library strategy

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front-matter,Copyright,Biography,Preface,Acknowledgments,IntroductionEntitled to full textPart I: Introduction to Demand-Driven AssessmentChapter 1 - A Climate of Demand, Pages 3-20
Chapter 2 - Demand-Driven Acquisitions: All the Basic Options, Pages 21-41
Chapter 3 - Assessing for Cost, Pages 45-58
Chapter 4 - Assessing for Collection Diversity, Pages 59-66
Chapter 5 - Assessing for Collection Standards, Pages 67-75
Chapter 6 - Assessing for Usage, Pages 77-84
Chapter 7 - Assessing for Workflow and Preservation, Pages 85-90
Chapter 8 - Academic Libraries, Pages 93-111
Chapter 9 - Public Libraries, Pages 113-120
Chapter 10 - Other Types of Libraries, Pages 121-129
Part IV. Conclusion, Pages 131-134
References, Pages 135-146
Index, Pages 147-153