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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