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Implementing and Assessing Use-Driven Acquisitions: A Practical Guide for Librarians

Implementing and Assessing Use-Driven Acquisitions: A Practical Guide for Librarians

Carrico, Steven
Leonard, Michelle
Gallagher, Erin

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Series: Practical Guides for Librarians, Book 23

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ISBN10: 1442262761
ISBN13: 9781442262768
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: Mar 8 2016
Pages: 176
Weight: 1.10
Height: 0.40 Width: 8.40 Depth: 11.00
Language: English

This enlightening new book in the Practical Guides for Librarians series presents the practicalities of developing, implementing, and evaluating use-driven acquisition (UDA) in academic and special libraries, from the multi-dimensional perspectives of collections, acquisitions, and e-resources. Now that UDA is a proven method of collection management being utilized by an array of libraries around the globe, the need for a straightforward, uncomplicated guidebook is more essential than ever.

This book is both a reference source and a guide for current and future librarians. In addition to chapters highlighting e-book, print, and article-level UDA plans, the book will also include considerations for budgeting, interlibrary loan, consortia UDA, ongoing management and assessment strategies, and stimulating future trends. Of special interest are project management cycles detailing each phase and steps of implementing UDA plans, and relevant case studies involving librarians and vendors who have established UDA plans in libraries of various types and sizes.

This book provides a practical methodology for setting up use-driven acquisitions plans to acquire access to print and e-books for users in academic and special libraries. Every chapter covers important collection development and budgeting objectives of the library, and proposes methods to assess cost and usage of the content received to determine effectiveness and potential modifications to UDA plans.

Practical features that can be used in day-to-day operations include:

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