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Implementing and Assessing Use-Driven Acquisitions

Practical Guides for Librarians

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This innovative series written and edited for librarians by librarians provides authoritative, practical information and guidance on a wide spectrum of library processes and operations.

Books in the series are focused, describing practical and innovative solutions to a problem facing todays librarian and delivering step-by-step guidance for planning, creating, implementing, managing, and evaluating a wide range of services and programs.

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The Practical Guides for Librarians series was conceived by and is edited by M. Sandra Wood, MLS, MBA, AHIP, FMLA, Librarian Emerita, Penn State University Libraries.

M. Sandra Wood was a librarian at the George T. Harrell Library, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, College of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA, for over 35 years, specializing in reference, educational, and database services. Ms. Wood worked for several years as a Development Editor for Neal-Schuman Publishers.

Ms. Wood received a MLS from Indiana University and a MBA from the University of Maryland. She is a Fellow of the Medical Library Association and served as a member of MLAs Board of Directors from 1991 to 1995. Ms. Wood is founding and current editor of Medical Reference Services Quarterly , now in its 35th volume. She also was founding editor of the Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet and the Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries and served as editor/co-editor of both journals through 2011.

Titles in the Series

1. How to Teach: A Practical Guide for Librarians by Beverley E. Crane

2. Implementing an Inclusive Staffing Model for Todays Reference Services by Julia K. Nims, Paula Storm, and Robert Stevens

3. Managing Digital Audiovisual Resources: A Practical Guide for Librarians by Matthew C. Mariner

4. Outsourcing Technology: A Practical Guide for Librarians by Robin Hastings

5. Making the Library Accessible for All: A Practical Guide for Librarians by Jane Vincent

6. Discovering and Using Historical Geographical Resources on the Web: A Practical Guide for Librarians by Eva H. Dodsworth and L. W. Lalibert

7. Digitization and Digital Archiving: A Practical Guide for Librarians by Elizabeth R. Leggett

8. Makerspaces: A Practical Guide for Librarians by John J. Burke

9. Implementing Web-Scale Discovery Services: A Practical Guide for Librarians by JoLinda Thompson

10. Using iPhones and iPads: A Practical Guide for Librarians by Matthew Connolly and Tony Cosgrave

11. Usability Testing: A Practical Guide for Librarians by Rebecca Blakiston

12. Mobile Devices: A Practical Guide for Librarians by Ben Rawlins

13. Going Beyond Loaning Books to Loaning Technologies: A Practical Guide for Librarians by Janelle Sander, Lori S. Mestre, and Eric Kurt

14. Childrens Services Today: A Practical Guide for Librarians by Jeanette Larson

15. Genealogy: A Practical Guide for Librarians by Katherine Pennavaria

16. Collection Evaluation in Academic Libraries: A Practical Guide for Librarians by Karen C. Kohn

17. Creating Online Tutorials: A Practical Guide for Librarians by Hannah Gascho Rempel and Maribeth Slebodnik

18. Using Google Earth in Libraries: A Practical Guide for Librarians by Eva Dodsworth and Andrew Nicholson

19. Integrating the Web into Everyday Library Services: A Practical Guide for Librarians by Elizabeth R. Leggett

20. Infographics: A Practical Guide for Librarians by Beverley E. Crane

21. Meeting Community Needs: A Practical Guide for Librarians by Pamela H. MacKellar

22. 3D Printing: A Practical Guide for Librarians by Sara Russell Gonzalez and Denise Beaubien Bennett

23. Implementing and Assessing Use-Driven Acquisitions: A Practical Guide for Librarians by Steven Carrico, Michelle Leonard, and Erin Gallagher

Implementing and Assessing Use-Driven Acquisitions

A Practical Guide for Librarians

Steven Carrico

Michelle Leonard

Erin Gallagher

with contributions from Trey Shelton

Practical Guides for Librarians, No. 23

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Names: Carrico, Steve, author. | Leonard, Michelle, 1968, author. | Gallagher, Erin, 1982, author. | Shelton, Trey, contributor.

Title: Implementing and assessing use-driven acquisitions : a practical guide for librarians / Steven Carrico, Michelle Leonard, Erin Gallagher ; with contributions from Trey Shelton.

Description: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016] | Series: Practical guides for librarians ; 23 | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2015038768| ISBN 9781442262751 (hardcover : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781442262768 (pbk. : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781442262775 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Use-driven acquisitions (Libraries)

Classification: LCC Z689 .C287 2016 | DDC 025.2dc23 LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015038768

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Contents

Preface

The emergence of use-driven acquisition (UDA) signifies a recent but powerful shift in how libraries acquire materials and online resources. UDA models, such as demand-driven acquisition and evidence-based acquisition, are sparking enormous changes in collection development practices for academic and public libraries. Several factors explain the rise of use-driven acquisition: the growing propensity for online resources; the trend for many academic libraries to reduce traditional book acquisitions and downscale print collections; and costs incurred being based on usage (to incorporate UDA as an innovative means to enhance the cost-benefit of library budgets).

Another factor for the growth of UDA plans in libraries is the pragmatic merging of just-in-time with just-in-case approaches to collection building. For decades, academic libraries focused on acquiring vast book and journal holdings with the intent to build collections for the ages. Libraries had larger budgets, more staff, and ample space to build large collections just in case the items were used one day. Libraries now face restrictive budgets, downsizing, and less shelving space. In an online environment, with technology that supports the application of UDA plans, libraries can offer books and other resources using a just-in-time approach. Although libraries are getting creative in finding a balance between the two collection philosophies, use-driven acquisition plans are having a significant effect on the relationship between libraries, vendors, and publishers.