Posts tagged: patron-driven acquisition

Two ways scholarly publishers can make PDA work

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Janet Fisher
A view on the PDA problem for libraries

I’ve been following the comment thread on this fascinating post on Patron Driven Acquisition (PDA) on Scholarly Kitchen. It raises some really interesting arguments that I’d like to explore about how college librarians here in the US and scholarly publishers … Continue reading →

ROI and Discovery for librarians – A view from Charleston

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Janet Fisher
Charleston Conference 2011

The first thing that struck me when I arrived at Charleston was how big it was. Over 1400 people had made the trip to talk libraries, making it the biggest the conference has ever been, and a sign that it’s … Continue reading →

Charleston Preview: Procuring electronic content

Posted on November 1, 2011 by publishingtechnology
Charleston Conference 2011

This week is the annual Mecca for all things libraries in the US, as the Charleston Conference kicks off in South Carolina. Here librarians, publishers, electronic resource managers, consultants and vendors have gathered for over 30 years to discuss how … Continue reading →