Collection Development Flashcards

What does 'demand-driven acquisition' (DDA) or 'patron-driven acquisition' (PDA) mean?

Answer: A model where ebooks are purchased only when a patron actually accesses them beyond a set threshold

In demand-driven acquisition (DDA), ebook records are loaded into the catalog and a purchase is triggered automatically only when a patron actually uses the item beyond a defined threshold.

What is a 'blanket order' in library acquisitions?

Answer: An order for all books published by a specific press in a subject area

A blanket order is an agreement with a vendor or publisher to automatically send all new publications in a defined subject area or from a specific publisher for the library to review and select.

What does 'approval plan' mean in academic library collection development?

Answer: A vendor program that sends books matching a library's profile automatically for review or purchase

An approval plan is an agreement with a vendor (like YBP/Gobi) to automatically send or notify about books that match the library's collection profile, reducing manual selection work.

Which tool do academic librarians commonly use to assess collection depth against peer institutions?

Answer: Conspectus

The Conspectus is a collection analysis tool that uses a standardized scale to describe collection depth by subject, allowing comparisons across libraries.

What is 'license negotiation' relevant to in library collection development?

Answer: Establishing terms of use for electronic resources and databases

License negotiation for electronic resources defines how the library and its users may access and use a database or ebook package, including user authentication, ILL rights, and perpetual access.

Which statistic measures cost-effectiveness of a periodical subscription relative to use?

Answer: Cost per use

Cost per use divides the total subscription cost by the number of times the resource was accessed, helping librarians evaluate whether a subscription is economically justified.