Patron-Driven Acquisition of E-Books Satisfies Users’ Needs While Also Building the Library’s Collection

Objective – To present the initial results of an academic library’s one-year pilot with patron-driven acquisition of e-books, which was undertaken “to observe how user preferences and the availability of e-books interacted with [the library’s] traditional selection program” (p. 469). Design –...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Giovanna Badia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Alberta 2013-09-01
Series:Evidence Based Library and Information Practice
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Online Access:https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/eblip/index.php/EBLIP/article/view/19692