Notes on Operations: A Scenario Analysis of Demand-Driven Acquisition (DDA) of E-Books in Libraries

Authors

  • Yin Zhang
  • Kay Downey
  • Cristóbal Urbano
  • Tom Klingler

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5860/lrts.59n2.84

Abstract

Demand-Driven Acquisition (DDA) has been commonly adopted by academic libraries in the United States for acquiring e-books in recent years. Implementation of the e-book DDA model varies by library. This paper introduces and demonstrates a scenario analysis approach for libraries to evaluate, identify, and select a DDA plan that works best for them based on their DDA program data. This approach helps address some key questions facing libraries with a DDA e-book program: How may a DDA program be evaluated under different scenarios? Does a short-term loan (STL) option make sense? And, is the current DDA implementation a good fit for the library? The implications and related issues are discussed.

Author Biographies

Yin Zhang

Yin Zhang (yzhang4@kent.edu) is Professor, School of Library and Information Science, Kent State University.

Kay Downey

Kay Downey (mdowney1@kent.edu) is Associate Professor and Collection Management Librarian, University Libraries, Kent State University.

Cristóbal Urbano

Cristóbal Urbano (urbano@ub.edu) is Associate Professor, Facultat de Biblioteconomia i Documentació, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.

Tom Klingler

Tom Klingler (tk@kent.edu) is Professor and Assistant Dean, University Libraries, Kent State University.

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Published

2015-05-11

Issue

Vol. 59 No. 2 (2015): April

Section

Notes on Operations

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