{"product_id":"patron-driven-acquisitions-9783110253016","title":"Patron-Driven Acquisitions","description":"  \u003cmeta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=iso-8859-1\"\u003e \u003cmeta content=\"mshtml 6.00.6000.17102\" name=\"generator\"\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAbout 40 percent of the books academic libraries purchase in traditional ways never circulate and another 40 percent circulate fewer than three times. By contrast, patron-driven acquisition allows a library to borrow or buy books only when a patron needs them. In a typical workflow, the library imports bibliographic records into its catalogue at no cost. When a patron finds a patron-driven record in the course of research, a short-term loan can allow him to borrow the book, and the transaction charge to the library will be a small percentage of the list price. Typically, a library will automatically buy a book on a third or fourth use. The contributions in this volume, written by experts, describe the genesis and brief history of patron-driven acquisitions, its current status, and its promise.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David A. Swords","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48261958107387,"sku":"9783110253016","price":166.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_b4cf8f68-81d2-49bc-8301-bef6f51a0247.jpg?v=1778451317","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/patron-driven-acquisitions-9783110253016","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}