1. Open Access Kent State
  2. Ebook ROI: A Longitudinal Study of Patron-Driven Acquisition Models
Author(s)
Abstract

The article presents a study which compares the economies of the straight patron-driven acquisition (PDA) business model and the PDA model that uses the short-term loan (STL) component. It mentions that PDA ebook purchasing model is being used by the Kent State University Libraries since January 2012. It states that the study help libraries gain a better understanding of how PDA works in different scenarios.
Format
Article
Publication Date
2017-06-01
Publication Title
Computers in Libraries
Volume
37
Issue
5
Issue Number
5
Journal Volume
37
First Page
4
Last Page
8
Keywords
Subject
Community
University Libraries
Permalink https://oaks.kent.edu/libpubs/281
Zhang, Y., & Downey, K. (2017). Ebook ROI: A Longitudinal Study of Patron-Driven Acquisition Models. Computers in Libraries. https://oaks.kent.edu/node/3314
Zhang, Yin, and Kay Downey. 2017. “Ebook ROI: A Longitudinal Study of Patron-Driven Acquisition Models”. Computers in Libraries. https://oaks.kent.edu/node/3314.
Zhang, Y., and K. Downey. Ebook ROI: A Longitudinal Study of Patron-Driven Acquisition Models. Computers in Libraries, 1 June 2017, https://oaks.kent.edu/node/3314.