Collection Development Issues in the Online Environment

ISBN-13: 9780789030870 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 170 str.

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Opis

The demand for electronic material in academic libraries is growing and shows no sign of abating. Collection Development Issues in the Online Environment addresses key issues in electronic materials development and presents cutting-edge practices from academic libraries around the world. Leading authorities reveal insights on both common and special concerns that every library administrator can use in making decisions about their own collections. The text also presents real-life case studies illustrating approaches that can be modified for effective planning of your own library acquisitions. The strategies are practical, the information clear and helpful, all of it contained in a single useful volume that every information science professional or academic can use.

Spis treści

• Introduction
  
• COMMON ISSUES
  
• Institutional Challenges to Increased Library Provision of Electronic Materials (Gareth J. Johnson)
  
• Electronic Journal Delivery in Academic Libraries (Stephen Crothers, Margaret Prabhu, and Shirley Sullivan)
  
• Electronic Reference Works and Library Budgeting Dilemma (Ibironke O. Lawal)
  
• Going E-Only: A Feasible Option in the Current UK Journals Marketplace? (Martin Wolf)
  
• Are Electronic Serials Helping or Hindering Academic Libraries? (Leila I. T. Wallenius)
  
• SPECIAL ISSUES
  
• DMCA, CTEA, UCITA...Oh My! An Overview of Copyright Law and Its Impact on Library Acquisitions and Collection Development of Electronic Resources (Leslie A. Lee and Michelle M. Wu)
  
• Subscribing to Databases: How Important Is Depth and Quality of Indexing? (Linwood DeLong)
  
• Annual Reports: Preserving and Disseminating a Source for Business History (Cynthia L. Cronin-Kardon and Michael Halperin)
  
• FUTURE ISSUES
  
• Enhanced Online Access Requires Redesigned Delivery Options and Cost Models (David Stern)
  
• Incentives for Deconstruction of the E-Journal (Daniel E. Cleary)
  
• PDA Serials: Practical and Policy Issues for Librarians (Stephen Good)
  
• Index
  
• Reference Notes Included