TY  - BOOK
AU  - Swords,David A.
TI  - Patron-driven acquisitions: history and best practices 
SN  - 9783110253016 (hc : acidfree paper)
AV  - Z689 .P38 2011
U1  - 025.2'3 23
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Berlin, Boston
PB  - De Gruyter Saur
KW  - Patron-driven acquisitions (Libraries)
KW  - Academic libraries
KW  - Acquisitions
KW  - Libraries and electronic publishing
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Collecting for the moment : patron-driven acquisitions as a disruptive technology; Rick Lugg --; Approval plans and patron selection : two infrastructures; Bob Nardini --; Building a demand-driven collection : the University of Denver experience; Michael Levine-Clark --; The story of patron-driven acquisition; Kari Paulson --; Building new libraries on the international stage : the Near and Middle East; Rex Steiner and Ron Berry --; Patron-driven acquisition in school libraries : the promise and the problems; Tom Corbett --; PDA and publishers; David Swords --; Patron-driven business models : history, today's landscape, and opportunities; Sue Polanka and Emilie Deliquié --; Financial implications of demand-driven acquisitions : a case study of the value of short-term loans; Doug Way and Julie Garrison --; Texas demand-driven acquisitions : controlling costs in a large-scale PDA program; Dennis Dillon --; Elements of a demand-driven model; David Swords --; PDA and libraries today and tomorrow; Dennis Dillon
N2  - The book comprises of twelve chapters that presents a thorough look at the promise of PDA, its history, its implications for libraries and publishers, and at the best ways to deploy it
ER  -