Patron-driven acquisitions : history and best practices / edited by David A. Swords.

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.

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.

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