Click here to order this book: A case study of print and electronic patron driven acquisitions at UCD Library

Eoin McCarney & Mark Tynan

UCD Library

Academic & Special Libraries Annual Conference & Exhibition,Thursday 27th February 2014

What we will cover

• What is PDA?

• Why we chose to use PDA?

• How PDA worked in UCD

• Which subjects spent the most money?

• Print PDA versus electronic PDA

• The pros and the cons of PDA

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Why PDA in UCD?

• Research shows higher usage of PDA purchases

• Many previous library purchases had low usage levels

• University Librarian had previous experience of PDA in Arizona University

How did it work ?

• National Tender & Framework agreement – 18th October 2012

• Proceeded with Ingram Coutts as supplier – 2nd April 2013

• Subject profiling – April 2013

• Live with E-PDA – 3rd May 2013

• Live with Print-PDA – 27th June 2013

• Project ended – 18th October 2013

What next?Users search the catalogue and click on the item

E-PDA item in the catalogue – 1st click

e-BooksThey see this screenPassing here is one view which last 24 hoursPassing here a second time triggers a seamless purchase3 concurrent usersPerpetual access

E-PDA item in the catalogue – 2nd click

Print PDA items in the catalogue

PDA in UCD - Stats

• Records Uploaded: 35,167 (Print) 19,337 (E)

• Total Spend: €216,000

• Total Orders: 2,172

• E–PDA Orders placed – 1,128

• Print PDA Orders placed – 1,044

• Average price of e-PDA book: €149.84

• Average price of print-PDA book: €45.51

Business14%

Politics9%

Philosophy7%

English, Drama & Film7%

Medicine 7%

Psychology6%

History & Archives5%

Law5%

Education5%

GPEP4% Business

Politics

Philosophy

English, Drama & Film

Medicine & Medical Science

Psychology

History & Archives

Law

Education

GPEP

E-PDA Orders by School (Top Ten Only)

Print-PDA Orders by School (Top Ten Only)

English, Drama & Film10%

Politics7%

History & Archives7%

Business 6%

Medicine 6%

Law6%

Sociology6%

Art History 5%

Architecture5%

Psychology4%

English, Drama & FilmPoliticsHistory & ArchivesBusinessMedicine & Medical ScienceLawSociologyArt History & Cultural PolicyArchitecturePsychology

A comparison of print PDA orders in and out of term

• Print orders

• 27th June - First day of launch – 6 orders• 4th July – First week of launch – 29 orders• 27th July – First month of launch – 107 orders

• 9th September – First day of term – 36 orders• 16th September – First week of term – 236 orders• 9th October – First month of term – 673 orders

Comparative Usage of PDA and Non-PDA E-Book Titles

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Comparative Usage of PDA and Non-PDA Print Book Titles

Print PDA

Reading Lists

Firm Orders

0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4

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Challenges of PDA in UCD

• Communication and marketing

• Volume & timing

• Disruption to departmental workflow

• Over 300 print orders not collected

• ‘Flooding’ of the Catalogue

• Poor quality of print MARC records

• Overlap: Multiple editions of the same text

What worked well?

• Subject profiling – Little, if any, inferior material ordered

• The money got spent very quickly

• Hugely popular with students and staff

• Broad subject appeal

• Technology very robust

Next steps

• We will continue with PDA (E & Print)

• Made slight amendments to subject profiles

• Re-launch PDA in March 2014

• Reduced allocation - €100,000

• Review again at end of project

Thank you

Eoin.McCarney@ucd.ie01-7167575@eoinmc73

Mark.Tynan@ucd.ie 01-7167165@MarkTynan1