Levine-Clark, Michael, Barbara Kawecki, and Rebecca Seger, “Demand-Driven Acquisitions, Part 2,” Association for Library Collections and Technical Services Webinar, October 3, 2012.

1. Demand-Driven Acquisition
Part 2
ALCTS Webinar
October 3, 2012
Michael Levine-Clark
University of Denver
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2. Michael Levine-Clark
Associate Dean for Scholarly
Communication and Collections
Services
University of Denver
michael.levine-clark@du.edu
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3. A Quick Overview of DDA
 Rationale
 Many books don’t get used
 Libraries only buy a tiny % of published output
 eBooks don’t need to be purchased at point of
publication
 Print more complicated
 Components
 Free discovery
 Temporary access
 Purchase (sometimes)
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4. Today’s Session
 How do we make DDA work on a large
scale?
 How does this impact
libraries, publishers, vendors?
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5. The “Consideration Pool”
 All of the books available for access
through the DDA program
 Potentially much larger than a
traditional collection
 Can be tightly controlled or not –
library preference
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6. Long-Term Management of
the Consideration Pool
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7. Filling the Pool
 Approval process
 Broader criteria
 Inclusion rather than exclusion
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8. Adding/Removing Records
 Discovery is key
 Must be automatic
 Discovery record service
 Profiling on both ends
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9. Pool Maintenance
 Rules for
 Length of time in pool
 Removal
 Replacement
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10. Removal of Titles
 Removal because of content, quality
 Removal because of financial risk
 Rules for temporary removal
 Rules for permanent removal
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11. Removal?
 May not be necessary at all
 Large enough budget and small
enough user base may allow
permanent access to unlimited titles
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12. Use Shapes the Pool
 Titles that are used remain available
a bit longer
 Removing titles = unhappy users
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13. A Permanent Collection
 Some titles are core
 Establish criteria for permanent/longer-term
availability
 Title-by-title
 Series
 Publisher
 Subject
 How do we make sure that un-owned
titles are available in the future?
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14. What About Consortial DDA?
 Tension between?
 Goal of consortial purchasing: shared
access for discounted group price
 Goal of DDA – pay for only what is
needed (locally)
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15. Does DDA Change the Role
of the Library?
 Long-term stewardship vs provision
of robust collection for current
research and teaching
 Does the method of building the
collection matter in this context?
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16. Thank You
Michael Levine-Clark
Associate Dean for Scholarly Communication and Collections Services
University of Denver
michael.levine-clark@du.edu
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