Demand-driven acquisition
development for the Méliusz Juhász Péter Library
With its latest development, the Méliusz Juhász Péter Library in Debrecen has introduced an innovation in document requests. The Library, in cooperation with our company and Líra Könyv Zrt., has set itself the goal of making books and other documents available for patrons to borrow as soon as possible after their publication.
For this, a demand-driven software has been developed to keep the library’s catalog in constant contact with the bookshop. This means that registered patrons can view and request documents in the catalog that are only available in bookshops. Once the request has been submitted, they can be obtained and borrowed within a short time. With the help of the software, newly published volumes can be made available for loan as quickly as patrons request them.
By searching for a document in the catalog, library patrons can visually distinguish between documents that are not available in the library but are in commercial circulation. Once logged in to the private interface, the “Submit Request” button becomes active, which can be pressed to start the acquisition process. The reader will receive an email with a confirmation of when he/she can borrow the document.
Information
Start and end date of development
2022.06.23. – 2022.09.14.
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Library collection development innovation at MÉLIUSZ
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Partner
Applied Qulto product(s)
OPAC, Qulto Library, Opusnet