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Patron-Initiated Purchasing: Evaluating Criteria and Workflows |
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| Authors: | Gail Herrera Judy Greenwood |
| Institution: | University of Mississippi Libraries , Oxford, Mississippi, USA |
| Abstract: | The University of Mississippi Libraries began a patron-initiated purchasing program in 2009. After a successful year of purchasing, the authors evaluated both the criteria and workflows. The process included sharing results with subject librarians and the Collection Development Steering Committee. As a result, changes were made to both the criteria and the workflows. |
| Keywords: | patron-driven acquisitions acquisitions collection development purchase-on-demand patron-initiated collection development purchasing criteria analysis patron-initiated purchasing interlibrary loan use study cost-effectiveness firm ordering purchasing collaboration user-driven acquisitions technical services title analysis ILLiad workflows |