Goedeken, E. g., & Lawson, K. k. (2015). The Past, Present, and Future of Demand-Driven Acquisitions in Academic Libraries. College & Research Libraries, 76(2), 205-221.
Summary
This paper covers what makes a great collection and best practices and guidelines in collection management. Some key factors to consider in proper management is being in tuned with what is circulating, otherwise money is being wasted keeping items that patrons don't care for on the shelves. Goedeken and Lawson (2015) go on to mention that digital collections can actually be disruptive and should be acquired with care. In all, its important to not just give patrons what they want but instead give them what they need.
Evaluation
In this research, some great points were brought up for academic acquisitions. Some important things to consider is for the acquisitions librarian to not necessarily fall for the "trends" or go all digital, etc. Patrons will have demands and want the newest and latest. However, it is important for the librarian to weed through and find quality material for the patron. The paper considers analysis of the current collection, balance the traditional approach of acquiring material, and know all about their user and their needs.
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