[Eril-l] funding for DDA/PDA

[Melissa Belvadi]

Our experience with DDA is that it actually spends far less than everyone
fears. So we consider DDA purchases as if the liaisons had firm-ordered
them for budget line purposes.  We haven't come anywhere close to the
scenario you describe.  If you have to worry about  patrons buying worse
choices of books than your liaisons want to select, your DDA profiles are
probably too broad.

Melissa Belvadi, UPEI

On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 11:30 AM, Katy Ginanni <ksginanni at email.wcu.edu>
wrote:

> Hi folks,
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> {Apologies for duplication. I’ll post this to several ists.}
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> I wonder if anyone out there has come up with some magical scheme or
> prediction or formula for how to allocate subject or program-based funds to
> pay for DDA/PDA purchases?
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> When we started our DDA program, we limited the profile to subjects that
> would support our distance and/or online programs. We paid for all
> purchases from one fund. Now we are thinking of expanding the DDA plan to
> cover all programs, and we’re wondering how to allocate money from the
> subject/program-based funds. For print books, we’ve been experimenting with
> an allocation formula that includes several criteria or factors (student
> credit hours per department, # faculty per department, etc.). But we’re
> struggling with how to factor in ebooks. How can we predict what we might
> spend on ebooks and what we should put aside for print books? For example:
> Let’s say the history department gets $15,000 to spend. Halfway into the
> year, DDA books have eaten all of that allocation but the liaison still has
> print books she wants to buy.
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> Our usage of ebooks – among all purchases, not just the DDA-initiated ones
> – is spread across many disciplines. That’s why we are thinking about
> putting additional subject areas in our DDA profile.
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> Thanks in advance for any insight you can provide.
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> Katy G.
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> Katy Ginanni, Acquisitions Librarian & Asst Professor
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> Hunter Library
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> Western Carolina University
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> Cullowhee, NC 28723
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> ksginanni at email.wcu.edu
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Melissa Belvadi
Collections Librarian
University of Prince Edward Island
mbelvadi at upei.ca 902-566-0581
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