Implementing and Assessing Use-Driven Acquisitions

Steven Carrico is the Chair of the Acquisitions Department, University of Florida Smathers Libraries, with an avid interest in collection development, library budgeting, e-books, and patron-driven acquisitions plans. With multiple publications to his credit on a variety of topics, Steven has presented at the American Library Association, Association of College & Research Libraries, and Charleston library conferences.Michelle Leonard is a tenured associate university librarian in the Marston Science Library, University of Florida. In 2006, Michelle developed the original UF Libraries Books on Demand project through Interlibrary loan and subsequently course reserves. Since 2009, Michelle has conducted research on collection metrics and presented her research at several national and international conferences. Erin Gallagher is the E-Resources and Serials Librarian at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. Prior to this, Erin spent three and a half years as a Collections Consultant with Ingram Coutts, a leader in academic library services. While with Ingram Coutts, Erin collaborated closely with academic libraries in the United States and Canada to develop and manage their PDA programs, and partnered with the Florida State University System to launch their 11-institution consortium PDA in 2013. Erin has published and presented on PDA projects at conferences such as Charleston and the American Association of Law Libraries Annual.

• List of FiguresList of TablesList of Library Case Studies and Vendor SpotlightsPrefacePart I: Developing Use-Driven Acquisition PlansChapter 1. Use-Driven Acquisition Project ManagementChapter 2. Collections and Budget StrategiesChapter 3. Working with Vendors and Content ProvidersPart II: E-Book UDA PlansChapter 4. Demand-Driven Acquisitions (DDA)Chapter 5. Evidence-Based Acquisitions (EBA)Chapter 6. Shared and Consortial PlansPart III: Targeting Libraries and Collections Chapter 7. Patron-Driven Acquisition of Print Materialsby Trey SheltonChapter 8. Interlibrary Loan – Purchase on Demand (PoD)Chapter 9. Streaming Videoby Trey SheltonChapter 10. PDA in Public and Special LibrariesPart IV: Evaluation and Emerging StrategiesChapter 11. Assessment of UDA PlansChapter 12. Future DirectionsAppendix 1. UDA Library SurveyAppendix 2. PDA Public Library SurveyGlossaryIndexAbout the Authors and Contributor

Whether or not your library is currently using a UDA model or looking to implement one, librarians will find this excellent work a worthy and necessary guide that can be read sequentially or can be used as a reference for edification on specific aspects of UDAs.... Medical and health sciences librarians must determine their own parameters for their implementation and growth of UDA models. This work serves as a practical guide that will help at all steps along the way.