Ebook Patron Driven Acquisitions (PDA)

From a Forum Sponsored by CARLI

These documents will provide background and information for those interested in setting up a local eBook PDA program and will also provide an opportunity for those that have a program to explore advanced topics associated with local eBook PDA projects.

eBook PDA: The Big Picture – Lynn Wiley, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Triggers and Others Unique Items for PDA – Fred Barnhart, Loyola University

eBook PDA 101, How to Get Started (in a Nutshell) – Lynn Fields, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville & Todd Spires, Bradley University

PDA Advanced Topics

WorldCat Cataloging Partners and PDA: Making Them Merge – Susie Bossenga, Northeastern Illinois University

Balancing PDA, eBook, and Book Profiles to Meet Your Institution's Needs – Jeffry Dean Archer, University of Chicago

SFX and Facilitating Electronic Book Discovery – Anita Foster, Illinois State University

Platform Panel

Access360 – Kathy Bloomberg, Illinois State Library

EBSCOhost – Jane Hopkins, Greenville College

EBL – Chad Buckley, Illinois State University

Ebrary – Lynn Wiley, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Gale/Cengage – Tom Goetz, William Rainey Harper College

Ingram/myilibrary – Todd Spires, Bradley University

If you have any questions about this program, please contact the CARLI Office