Research Collections and Digital Information

ISBN-13: 9780789013484 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 116 str.

Sul H. Lee

Opis

This helpful volume explores the practical and theoretical impact of new information technologies on the libraries of today. Research Collections and Digital Information offers new strategies for collecting, organizing, and accessing library materials. It discusses the possibilities of custom-tailored digital libraries, offers guidelines for selecting e-books, and speculates on the coming changes in traditional interlibrary loan practices. It also explores technology's impact on library budgets, copyright issues, and vendor-library relations.

Spis treści

Contents

• Introduction
• Shared Collection Building: Constructing the 21st Century Relational Research Library
• Research Collections and Digital Information: Will There Be a Role for Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery Services?
• Digital Library Selection: Maximum Access, Not Buying the Best Titles: Libraries Should Become Full-Text Amazon.com's
• Research Collections: Content/Format/Service, a Vendor's Perspective
• Found Money: Trading Infrastructure for Information
• Selling Our Collecting Souls: How License Agreements Are Controlling Collection Management
• Electronic Text Centers: Creating Research Collections on a Limited Budget, the Nebraska Experience
• In Search of a New Library-Vendor Business Model
• Index
• Reference Notes Included

O autorze

Sul H Lee