“Patron-Driven Acquisitions, Discovery Tools, RDA and

Other Hot Topics in Technical Services”

Technical Services Member GroupFLA 2014 Annual Conference

OverviewRDAPatron-Driven AcquisitionsDiscovery Tools Replacing Conventional

OPACs

Patron-Driven Acquisitions

Sarah A. NorrisTechnical Services Librarian

New College of Florida / University of South Florida – Sarasota-Manatee

“Patron-Driven Acquisitions, Discovery Tools, RDA and

Other Hot Topics in Technical Services” Program Technical Services Member Group

FLA 2014 Annual Conference

Our libraries aren’t the same as the used to be…

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You Say DDA, I Say PDA…Patron Driven Acquisitions are also called:

PDA for short

Many libraries use the term Demand Driven Acquisitions (DDA)

What’s the difference?

What’s It All About?Items are chosen by users

At the point of need (i.e. “just in time”)

Can include e-resources and print resources

Offers flexibility in meeting library constraints for price, content, and processing

A Little Bit of PDA History…Early Studies on Usage:

Trueswell – 80/20 (1969) Kent Study – Circ usage

(1979)

First PDA Programs:Developed as off-shoot of

ILLPrint basedExamples: Bucknell

(1990), Purdue University (2000)

Retrieved from Open Library

A Little Bit of History…E-Books Enter the Mix

NetLibrary – PDA option for e-books (1998)

Things that moved PDA alongOnline book sellers (Amazon, Alibris, Powells,

etc.)E-resources

If You Have PDA, Will They Choose It?It’s a seamless process

Integrated into OPACUsers shouldn’t know an item is PDA or not

Users may need specific devices to view e-resources

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Impact on UsersIncreased options at the touch of a button

Users will have the opportunity to use resources that they wouldn’t necessarily have before in their OPAC

Less reliance on Interlibrary Loan

Wait time should be minimalE-book access is instantaneous Print access can be faster than traditional

ordering

Impact on Technical ServicesSaves time

Placing orders and invoicing

Eases data loading workload of cataloging staff Batch loading via vendor, institution, or consortiumSeamless process for users and library staff after

item is requested

CleanupBroken links, etc.

Money, Money, Money!Money can run out quicklyCost to buy versus leaseUneven distribution of funds for various collections

Impact on Public ServicesCirculation is going to increase

Assessment is even more crucial

Reference librarians may transition into subject specialists/liaisons

Impact on ILLPotential

decrease/increase of workload

Changes in workflows

Increased collaboration with acquisitions

AssessmentHow do you assess PDA?

Usage stats E-books vs. Print

Evaluate purchases by department, subject, etc.

Compare use models Single-use vs. Multi-use

Examine budgetRetrieved from

UT Health Science Center

ExamplesState university PDA program

FLVC (Florida Virtual Campus) coordinatedCoutts MyiLibrary

USF Libraries

FutureWill include a mix of e-resources and print

resourcesShift to e-resources

Increase in use of the e-journal article PDA

Libraries using PDA model vs. traditional purchasing models

References

Access at: http://bit.ly/PDA_FLA_2014

Thank you!Contact Information:

Sarah A. NorrisTechnical Services Librarian

New College of Florida / USF-SM

E-mail: snorris@ncf.eduTelephone: (941) 487-4313 (office)

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