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What are the various types of Patron Driven Acquisitions that public libraries use, and which are the most cost-effective?
Right now I have found these:
Purchase on demand
E-reserve PDA
Reference collection PDA
Print on Demand (Espresso Book Machine)
PPV (Pay Per View) ebooks
Are there others?
And what do ...
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How do you identify electronic resources actually purchased via Patron Driven Aquisitions vs. those available?
With vendors like ebrary, EBSCO, etc. providing Patron Driven Acquisitions models, libraries are loading thousands (tens of thousands, really) of records for items they do not actually hold, ...
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What impact does Patron-Driven Acquisition have on library budgets?
Patron-driven acquisition (also known as demand-driven acquisition) enables libraries to have many more ebooks discoverable, without the need to purchase them up front. The user triggers a purchase ...
