In light of our recent discussions on patron-driven acquisition, these articles came across my desktop this morning:
What Al spoke so well to in our TS meeting on Thursday (needing a combo of approval plans, the opening statement is misleading): Problematizing Patron-Driven Acquisitions
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Is this paragraph relevant to future proofing and design thinking?
"Supplying books that patrons (or should I say "customers"?) order from a catalog of possibilities alters the fundamental nature of libraries. The library is not a mall where individuals select the goods they plan to consume, like groceries or shoes. It's a commons, a resource for the entire community furnished with books that can be shared amongst ourselves and beyond local boundaries so that, by pooling our library holdings, we all can accommodate the unanticipated and occasional need. Sharing among libraries is something that most ebooks don't allow. And building a collection for the future seems to be a thing of the past."
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