Full Description
Evaluating Demand-Driven Acquisitions examines recent research in demand-driven acquisitions in an effort to develop an evaluation framework specific to demand-driven programs. The chapters in this volume focus on the criteria and methods that are used to evaluate the results of demand-driven programs in research. Case studies and pilot programs from all types of libraries—including interlibrary loan to purchase programs, catalog integrated strategies, and evidence-based collection development—help illuminate the current best practices and benchmarks for demand-driven evaluation.
This book helps librarians and practitioners evaluate their existing demand-driven programs and make adjustments that could decrease costs or expand existing strategies. It is also suitable for librarians with new or emerging demand-driven programs to use as a framework for developing ongoing assessment programs or evaluating pilot programs.
Contents
Part I. Introduction to Demand-Driven Assessment
1. A Climate of Demand
2. Demand-Driven Acquisitions: Basic and Advanced Options
Part II. Discussion of the Research
3. Assessing for Cost
4. Assessing for Collection Diversity
5. Assessing for Collection Standards
6. Assessing for Usage,
7. Assessing for Workflow and Preservation
Part III. Special Considerations for Different Types of Libraries
8. Academic Libraries
9. Public Libraries
10. Other Types of Libraries
Part IV. Conclusion and Discussion
