Abstract
Library budgets are often stagnating, staff time is being redirected towards other needs, and demand for online resources is seemingly insatiable. These realities were part of the impetus behind Virginia Tech Libraries’ decision to begin a one-year demand-driven acquisitions (DDA) pilot program.
This paper provides an overview of the DDA implementation challenges at Virginia Tech’s University Libraries and will detail the collection opportunities and financial benefits gained. Our goal is to provide participants with information to assist with their implementation of DDA. In summer 2012, Virginia Tech implemented a multivendor DDA option with YBP Library Service. The implementation and integration of DDA was not a one-step process. We continue to assess our workflow to meet the challenges of integrating DDA with our discovery layer Summon, managing cost, and addressing access problems. In our study, we compared cost and usage data from our 2010 and 2011 approvals and firm orders, COUNTER BR1 reports, and other vendor-provided data.
Redesigning Workflows and Implementing Demand-Driven Acquisition at Virginia Tech: One Year Later
Library budgets are often stagnating, staff time is being redirected towards other needs, and demand for online resources is seemingly insatiable. These realities were part of the impetus behind Virginia Tech Libraries’ decision to begin a one-year demand-driven acquisitions (DDA) pilot program.
This paper provides an overview of the DDA implementation challenges at Virginia Tech’s University Libraries and will detail the collection opportunities and financial benefits gained. Our goal is to provide participants with information to assist with their implementation of DDA. In summer 2012, Virginia Tech implemented a multivendor DDA option with YBP Library Service. The implementation and integration of DDA was not a one-step process. We continue to assess our workflow to meet the challenges of integrating DDA with our discovery layer Summon, managing cost, and addressing access problems. In our study, we compared cost and usage data from our 2010 and 2011 approvals and firm orders, COUNTER BR1 reports, and other vendor-provided data.