CASE STUDY: Patron Driven Purchasing at UTA
Susan Macicak and Lindsey Schell from the Library at the University of Texas, Austin (UTA), have kindly provided us with the comprehensive case study they presented at the 2008 Annual Charleston Conference. Described as “experimentation with an environment of controlled risk“, UTA ran an extensive pilot, opening EBL’s entire catalogue to their students and automatically renting or purchasing ebooks according to emerging patterns of demand. The following slides benefits and challenges associated patron-driven acquisition of ebooks, comparing circulation statistics of ebooks to print books and highlighting the higher accessibility of an ebook version.
As one of the first large institutions to trial demand-driven acquisition on such a large scale, this presentation makes for an interesting and informed read.
Please click here to view the presentation (PowerPoint)
You may also be interested in an interview on the topic with Lindsay Schell, featured here.