Digital content products and technologies provider ebrary, US, has announced that it has collaborated with librarians and publishers to develop a new Patron Driven Acquisition (PDA) model. With ebrary's implementation of PDA, libraries may create collections of titles of their choice, provide full access to end-users, and have titles automatically added to their permanent collection in real-time based on usage.
ebrary is offering librarians a choice of PDA, subscription and perpetual access e-books that can be ordered, managed and delivered directly within its interface.
Administrative functions for ebrary's PDA programme are consolidated within the ebrary interface along with other purchasing options for ease of use. All e-books selected for PDA are instantly added to the library's collection and integrated with content acquired under additional ebrary models including perpetual access and subscription.
Key features and benefits of ebrary's PDA include titles from various publishers such as ABC-CLIO/Greenwood and Elsevier; title selection tools including the ability to select by subject, publisher, price, publication date and other key parameters; and a profiling tool that automatically identifies appropriate content for PDA collection.
It also allows the ability to create and modify automatic notifications for newly available titles of interest; features a triggering system based on real usage; and offers real-time delivery of titles. Fund code management, free MARC records and weekly reporting are also available.
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