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- Title
Patron-Driven Acquisition in U.S. Academic Research Libraries: at the Tipping Point in 2011?
- Authors
Walker, Kizer
- Abstract
The article provides an overview of patron-driven acquisition (PDA) policies and practices at academic research libraries in the United States. It explains the concept of demand-driven, patron-initiated collection development and its rationale, as well as initial steps and results from its introduction at research libraries such as that of Cornell University, as reported by the American Library Association (ALA).
- Subjects
UNITED States; PATRON-driven acquisitions (Libraries); ACADEMIC library collection development; COLLECTION development in research libraries; CORNELL University Library; AMERICAN Library Association
- Publication
Bibliothek Forschung und Praxis, 2012, Vol 36, Issue 1, p125
- ISSN
0341-4183
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/bfp-2012-0015