Ward, S. M. (2014). Patrons: Your new partners in collection development. American Libraries
Magazine.
Summary
Suzanne Ward describes how Patron-Driven
Acquisition (PDA) can help increase the circulation statistics of the library.
The ways in which PDA increases circulation is through purchases triggered by:
Interlibrary Loan (ILL) requests, selection from a vendor’s list, and use after
discovery as an eBook. Whenever a library receives an ILL request, the library
may just purchase the item since it is in demand from its patrons. In regards
to eBooks, after patrons check out a particular title in eBook format a
particular number of times, the library orders the book since it is in demand.
Evaluation
Ward’s article is another example that underlines the importance of patron input when it comes to developing your library’s
collection. Patron participation in the collection development process is
critical to not only help foster healthy circulation statistics, but to create
a more meaningful collection for our patrons. While Patron-Driven Acquisition
will not completely replace the Librarian’s final say in what gets added to the
collection, PDA should definitely play a significant role in the acquisition
process.
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