An interesting article reporting on a recent session at the meeting of the American Association of University Presses (AAUP), relating a discussion about patron-driven acquisitions (PDA) and its impact on library collection development.
“Libraries…are beginning to flip the process of collection-building on its head by striking deals that let their patrons’ reading habits determine which works they purchase.”
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/06/20/research-foresees-demand-driven-book-acquisition-replacing-librarians-discretion
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