Personal, Peer, Patron: Scholarly Interactions with Librarians and Archivists in the Acknowledgements of Women's History Books

This paper explores how historians acknowledge librarians and archivists in scholarly publications. The acknowledgement sections of 114 books in women's history were examined using content analysis. Historians mention experiencing companionship during lonely research trips, benefiting from research advice, and observing seemingly miraculous feats of reference in their interactions with librarians and archivists. The findings suggest that researchers of women's history interact with librarians and archivists on a personal level, and as peers and patrons. This study supports previous research on historians' belief in the unique abilities of librarians and archivists to benefit the historical research process

Managing E-book Acquisition: The Coordination of "P" and "E" Publication Dates

For many libraries e-books are now the preferred format in a wide variety of subject areas. In some cases, it is still a challenge to streamline their selection and acquisition since e-books and print books are rarely released simultaneously and there is typically scant information available on forthcoming e-books. In this session, Gabrielle Wiersma from the University of Colorado, and Sarah Forzetting from Coutts Information Services discussed their recent experiences incorporating e-books into print approval plans. Topics discussed included determining subject and publisher preferences, setting wait times for e-books, patron satisfaction/dissatisfaction when libraries choose to wait for an "e" version instead of a "p" version, selecting purchasing models including patron selection, and assessing outcomes

Integrating ‘e’ and ‘p’: Building a new approval infrastructure

eBooks are becoming a preferred format for many libraries; however, acquiring eBooks on an approval plan can be challenging. This presentation will discuss how two university libraries have partnered with approval plan vendors to integrate “e” (eBook) and “p” (print book) acquisition into approval profiles. Presenters will describe the challenges of managing eBook selection and acquisition, discuss how libraries and approval vendors deal with evolving publishing patterns, and suggest strategies for acquiring eBooks as a preferred format

If you build it, will they come? Considering patron driven acquisitions in academic libraries

Patron driven acquisition (PDA) is a new model of collection development that is changing the way academic libraries can build their collections. This article discusses what PDA is, how it works, why a library may want to consider PDA, and what questions to ask about PDA