aserl-collection-strategy Mailing List: Kanopy SmartPDA

[Palazzolo, Christopher (cpalazz]

Good afternoon, everyone!

Kanopy is “encouraging” us to move to a SmartPDA model. Currently, we curate 
the collection relatively closely and purchase licenses on an a la carte basis, 
with preference for perpetual access, where available. Our usually spend per 
year (post-COVID) is around $55-$60. For those of you have had SmartPDA for a 
while, what has been your experience? Any lessons learned? While I understand 
the desire to reduce workloads and renewals (and mitigate the invariable 
mistakes and/or oversights that might arise), we have preferred to maintain a 
patron-driven approach on an as-needed basis. We have also found that about 40% 
of our Kanopy requests are available via one of our other streaming services 
(e.g., Projectr, Alexander Street Press, or Docuseek).

Thanks for your input!

Best,

Chris

-- Chris Palazzolo, PhD
Head of Collections, Social Sciences Librarian, and Librarian for French and 
Italian
Adjunct Professor, Department of Political Science
Woodruff Library, Emory University
Atlanta, GA 30322
cpalazz [at] emory.edu<mailto:cpalazz [at] emory.edu>
404-727-0143
Schedule a research appointment here: 
https://emorylibraries.libcal.com/appointments/chris_palazzolo