Effective Selectors? Interlibrary Loan Patrons as Monograph Purchasers: A Comparative Examination of Price and Circulation-Related Performance

Authors

David C. Tyler, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
Joyce C. Melvin, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Yang Xu, George Mason University
Marylou Epp, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Anita M. Kreps, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

ORCID IDs

David C. Tyler

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2011

Comments

Published in Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserve 21 (2011), pp. 57–90; doi: 10.1080/1072303X.2011.557322 Copyright © 2011 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Used by permission.

Abstract

In the library literature, a great deal of interest in patron-driven collection development has recently been expressed, especially in those programs that link acquisitions with interlibrary loan. However, the implementation of such programs has been limited, at least in part because of concerns over the potential for wasteful spending. The authors will attempt to address this common concern by assessing whether monies spent via a patron-driven acquisitions program were more or less effective than monies spent via traditional modes of acquisition.