Abstract
This study aims to explore the adoption of the Patron Driven
Acquisition (PDA) model among Malaysian academic libraries. The
study ensues the continuous increase in the proportion and cost of
information resources (electronic and print) coupled with the
current dwindling budget crushing libraries worldwide. It adopts
questionnaires to elicit responses from 111 purposively selected librarians,
specifically from Malaysia’s academic libraries' acquisition units. This study
revealed that some Malaysian academic libraries practice the user-initiated
collection acquisition model, with modifications from the Patron Driven
Acquisition (PDA) practiced in the developed world. Malaysian academic libraries
adopt the stand-alone user-initiated collection development model instead of
integrating the model with either the library OPAC or publishers ‘databases as
practiced by other libraries. The user-driven acquisition model is productive
considering resource usage, library budget justification, and high return on
investment (ROI), according to Malaysian academic libraries.
Aliyu Olugbenga Yusuf, Noorhidawati Abdullah. (2020) Assessing Patron Driven Acquisition (PDA) adoption among Malaysian academic libraries, Pakistan Journal of Information Management and Libraries, Vol 22, Issue-1.
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