A collection of essays on patron-driven acquisitions (PDA), with special emphasis on e-books. Both positive and negative aspects are addressed.

Includes index.

E-books and patron driven acquisitions in academic libraries / Cristina Caminita, LSU Libraries, Louisiana State University -- A hard DDA's night : managing a consortial demand driven acquisitions program for e-books / Sarah Hartman-Caverly, Delaware County Community College; Amy McColl, Swarthmore College; Norm Medeiros, Haverford College; Mike Persick, Haverford College -- Selectors' perceptions of e-book patron-driven acquisitions / Judith M. Nixon, Suzanne M. Ward, Robert S. Freeman -- Flying in late : a pilot PDA on a microscopic budget / Jamie L. Conklin, Erik Sean Estep -- A case study for PDA on a shoe-string budget : an evolving vision for collection development through three pilot projects / Naomi Ikeda Chow, Ryan James -- Technical services aspects of demand-driven ebook acquisitions / Kay Downey, Kent State University -- Brigham Young University's patron-driven acquisitions : does it stand the test of time? / Jared L. Howland, Rebecca Schroeder, Tom Wright -- Patron driven digital collection development in archives / Maura Valentino -- PDA in a multi-library setting : challenges, implementation, and outcomes / Jeanne Harrell, Carmelita Pickett, Simona Tabacaru, Jeannette Ho, Ana Ugaz, Nancy Burford -- Seven reasons to be skeptical about patron driven acquisitions : a summary / John Buschman, Dean of University Libraries, Seton Hall University -- Patron-driven vs. librarian-selected : three years of comparative e-book usage / Dracine Hodges.