ER&L 2015

This "PDA"-themed session is comprised of three 15-minute, peer-reviewed ER&L short talks. In ER&L short talk sessions, presenters will change every 15 minutes (after an individual presentation and brief Q&A period.) 

[Moderator: Steven Harris, University of Nevada Reno]

1:15pm

Title: Piloting PDA: Tips for Navigating the Turbulence

(http://proposalspace.com/p/4522/s?key=cFjpH9S7x5Qr2S5S )

Description: 

AU Libraries recently began a PDA/DDA pilot program and although we did our prerequisite research -- literature review, telephone interviews with company and existing clients -- nothing prepared us for delays, price changes, publisher shenanigans, profile changes, and workflow snafus. Come and learn from Auburn's top tips.

1:30pm

Title: PDA after the rise of STL

(http://proposalspace.com/p/4523/s?key=cFjpH9S7x5Qr2S5S )

Description: 

Following up an earlier ROI evaluation, this study accesses the viability of Patron-Driven-Acquisitions (PDA) on return-on-investment after steep increases on short term loans (STL) prices from many publishers.  And it recommends the measures libraries can take to control the expenditure while still benefiting from the STLs on PDA.

1:45pm

Title: Cool Britannia, Hot Statistics: Using Patron Analytics from PDA to Increase Book Budgets

(http://proposalspace.com/p/4524/s?key=cFjpH9S7x5Qr2S5S )

Description: 

Using patron analytics from DDA, universities in the United Kingdom have been able to increase their book budgets by showing return on investment to important stakeholders.