New 'Order the Ebooks You Want' Service Launched

A new Patron Driven Acquistions Service (PDA) has now been launched by the Library. Catalogue records for all non-library owned ebooks from Dawsonera (approx. 60 - 70,000 titles) have now been added to the Library Catalogue. This is in addition to the 3,500+ ebooks we have purchased over the last 3 years.

When you log in to a non-library owned ebook you will be presented with three purple buttons (instead of the usual green ones). The purple buttons are:

• 5 minute preview - have a quick 5 minute look at the contents of the ebook to see if it's any use.
• Request rental - allows you to 'rent' the book for one week and during that time have the usual access that you would get from an ebook owned by the Library.
• Add to favourites - add the ebook to your list of favourites in Dawsonera.

After a non-library owned ebook has been rented 3 times it will automatically be purchased for the Library.

Please note:

• If you come across any record of ebooks which will not allow you to rent them & you would like to suggest them for purchase please email me at: sally.fensome@beds.ac.uk
• The Library has deposited a sum of money with Dawsonera to cover the cost of rentals and outright purchases. When this sum runs out the new unowned ebooks will disappear from the catalogue; so we cannot tell you how loing this new service will be available.
• Any feedback/comments good or bad on this new service - please forward to me.