Patron-Driven Acquisitions. History and best practices.

Swords, David A

ISBN 10: 3110253011 / ISBN 13: 9783110253016

Edité par Berlin/Walter de Gruyter Saur, 2011

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Current Topics in Library and Information Practice. 205 S. OKart. Sprache: Englisch, s/w Abbildungen. 1100 Gramm.

N° de réf. du vendeur 162

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• Titre: Patron-Driven Acquisitions. History and best practices.
• Éditeur: Berlin/Walter de Gruyter Saur
• Date de parution: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 3110253011
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9783110253016
• Reliure: Kartoniert
• Édition: 1. Aufl.
• Poids: 1100 grammes
• Type de livre: Buch
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Synopsis

About 40 percent of the books academic libraries purchase in traditional ways never circulate and another 40 percent circulate fewer than three times. By contrast, patron-driven acquisition allows a library to borrow or buy books only when a patron needs them. In a typical workflow, the library imports bibliographic records into its catalogue at no cost. When a patron finds a patron-driven record in the course of research, a short-term loan can allow him to borrow the book, and the transaction charge to the library will be a small percentage of the list price. Typically, a library will automatically buy a book on a third or fourth use. The contributions in this volume, written by experts, describe the genesis and brief history of patron-driven acquisitions, its current status, and its promise.

À propos de l?auteur

David A. Swords, New Hampshire/USA, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for eBook Library, a major innovator in technology for patron-driven acquisitions