Buy, Not Borrow: Building a Bridge to a Patron-Centric Collection - A Case Study at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's Lupton Library

Authors

Melanie J. Dunn, University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaFollow
Sarla Murgai, University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaFollow

Abstract

Predicated on research demonstrating books requested through interlibrary loan that are purchased for the collection usually circulate more, cost less, and add value to the collection, Lupton Library’s Dean proposed this patron driven acquisition model. A Buy, not Borrow (BNB) pilot project was implemented at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s Lupton Library in January 2010.

Publication Date

4-30-2015