<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456248377446_6845">Quick question re: adding items to Library2Go.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456248377446_6990"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456248377446_6989"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456248377446_6844"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456248377446_6843">We have $700 earmarked for "Advantage" titles through Library2Go.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456248377446_6868"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456248377446_6869">It's not a huge sum but we would like to maximize our dollar value.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456248377446_6875"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456248377446_6880">When purchasing Advantage titles, what is the most cost-effective criteria for selection?</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456248377446_6916"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456248377446_6917">In the past, we simply purchased the item with the highest number of pending, local patron holds.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456248377446_6918"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456248377446_6919">Looking around the website, I discovered holds-ratios for both advantage and non-advantage items.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456248377446_6925"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456248377446_6977" dir="ltr">I cannot help but wonder if we should be factoring holds-ratios as opposed to waiting lists when ordering titles.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456248377446_6926" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456248377446_6976" dir="ltr">Any and all advice is welcomed.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456248377446_6927" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456248377446_6928" dir="ltr"><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1456248377446_6948" face="Times New Roman">
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