Ingram Content Group Inc., has announced that the Chicago Public Library has selected its comprehensive library service solutions to support a large-scale Patron Driven Acquisition (PDA) pilot for print books.
The innovative Chicago Public Library program puts the power of content selection into patrons' hands. In a time of budget constraints and fiscal accountability, the patron driven print initiative streamlines content selection for the library and provides comprehensive tools to purchase books that are wanted books, saving valuable time and resources.
The Chicago Public Library received a $300,000 grant from the Illinois State Library to conduct the PDA pilot over two years. The library selected Ingram to manage the innovative program. To launch the PDA pilot, Ingram created hand-tailored lists for adult fiction, non-fiction, and youth titles, and the bibliographic records for these books were added to the library's online catalogue. When an item is requested by a patron, a purchase is triggered, a report is generated for the library, and the library places an order with Ingram.
At the conclusion of the project, Chicago Public Library will own approximately 13,000 new reading and informational materials.
