Abstract

Limited budgets and the desire to address patrons’ immediate resource needs require libraries to consider an agile approach to collection building. To identify where typical purchases could be avoided in English subject areas, Texas A&M University Libraries piloted a purchase on demand (POD) solution for print and e-books. By providing patrons with options to make catalog selections and analyzing those decisions, a clearer understanding of subject resources needed was achieved. Findings were used to better align the approval plan’s automated purchases with patrons’ curricular and research needs, while realizing significant cost savings. The study fills a literature gap, and the approach can serve as a model for any discipline.

摘要

有限的预算和满足顾客即时资源需求的愿望要求图书馆考虑采用敏捷的方法来建立馆藏。为了确定在英语学科领域可以避免典型购买的地方，德克萨斯 A&M 大学图书馆针对印刷版和电子书试行了按需购买 (POD) 解决方案。通过为顾客提供目录选择和分析这些决策的选项，可以更清楚地了解所需的主题资源。研究结果用于更好地将批准计划的自动购买与顾客的课程和研究需求结合起来，同时实现显着的成本节省。这项研究填补了文献空白，并且该方法可以作为任何学科的模型。