Evaluating Demand-Driven Acquisitions Costello Paperback Chandos Publishing

Evaluating Demand-Driven AcquisitionsAuthor(s): Laura Costello\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science & Technology, United Kingdom\nImprint: Chandos Publishing (Oxford) Ltd\nISBN-13: 9780081009468, 978-0081009468\nSynopsis\nEvaluating Demand-Driven Acquisitions examines recent research in demand-driven acquisitions in an effort to develop an evaluation framework specific to demand-driven programs. The chapters in this volume focus on the criteria and methods that are used to evaluate the results of demand-driven programs in research. Case studies and pilot programs from all types of librariesincluding interlibrary loan to purchase programs, catalog integrated strategies, and evidence-based collection developmenthelp illuminate the current best practices and benchmarks for demand-driven evaluation. This book helps librarians and practitioners evaluate their existing demand-driven programs and make adjustments that could decrease costs or expand existing strategies. It is.