What you want, baby we’ve got it?

Demand-driven acquisitions and

e-books

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Alyssa Vincent

Emporia State University

Online Northwest 2012

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Just in case model of collection development

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Unlike this handsome gentleman, we’re not made of money!

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Just-in-time model of collection development

Users want e-books…

How do we obtain them?

E-book collection development

What about browsing?

“82 percent of responding libraries do not specifically mention e-books in their collection development policies.”

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-2009 ARL survey

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E-books and consortia

Case study #1

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale

SIUC pilot details

• November 2008-April 2010: 470 e-books purchased.

• Third time the full content of the e-book was viewed, it was purchased.

SIUC pilot findings

• E-books provide librarians with a wealth of assessable data.

• Makes running cost-per-use calculations easier.

Case study #2

Orbis Cascade Alliance pilot details

• Initially loaded 1700 titles with 2011 e-imprints.

• No titles were purchased.

Orbis Cascade Alliance pilot details

• E-imprints of 2009 and 2010 were added—increased title count to 9700.

• Lowered purchase trigger limit to five short-term loans.

Orbis Cascade Alliance pilot details

• Discovery is an issue—not a true union catalog.

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• 99 titles purchased since those changes.

Demand-driven acquisitions

vs.

Other purchasing models

Questions or Comments?

avincent17@gmail.com

References:

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Doyle, G., & Tucker, C. (2011). “Patron-Driven Acquisition – Working Collaboratively in a Consortial Environment: An Interview with Greg Doyle.” Collaborative Librarianship, 3(4). pp. 212-216. Retrieved from: http://collaborativelibrarianship.org/index.php/jocl/article/view/177/117

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“FAQ : Orbis-Cascade's DDA Pilot Project”. (2012). Retrieved from: http://www.orbiscascade.org/index/demand-driven-acquisitions-pilot

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Hamilton, M.J., Hodges, D., & Preston, C. (2010). “Patron-Initiated Collection Development: Progress of a Paradigm Shift”. Collection Management, 35(3-4). Pp. 208-221. doi: 10.1080/01462679.2010.486968

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Imre, A., & Nabe, J. (2011). “Let the patron drive: Purchase on demand of e-books.” The Serials Librarian, 60, pp.193-197. doi: 10.1080/0361526X.2011.556033

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Minčić-Obradović, K. (2011). E-books in academic libraries. Oxford: Chandos Publishing.

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Images:

Aretha Franklin: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aretha_Franklin_on_January_20,_2009.jpg

E-reader: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EBook_between_paper_books.jpg

Library: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Non-fiction_collection,_CIty_of_Camarillo_Public_Library.jpg

Money suit: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Money_Man_Steps.jpg

Clock tower: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Clock_tower_clock_in_night.JPG

E-book universe: http://techflash.com/seattle/2009/09/the_expanding_universe_of_electronic_books.html

Students on computers: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Students_in_a_computer_lab.jpg

Kindles: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kindle_2,_Kindle_3_%26_Kindle_4.jpg

Nook: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:B_and_N_nook_ebook_reader_n.jpg

Student in library: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Student_in_library.jpg

Puzzle: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Working_Together_Teamwork_Puzzle_Concept.jpg

OSU logo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ohio_State_University_text_logo_unified.svg

Alliance logo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alliance_logo.gif

Morris Library:http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MorrisLibraryPhoto.jpg

Woman reading: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cornelluniversitylibrary/3856396957/sizes/z/in/photostream/