Full Description
Examine the effects electronic resources have on your library!
Electronic Resources and Collection Development examines how the transition to electronic resources in academic libraries has impacted traditional collection development policies and practices. Nine acclaimed librarians present their perspectives on the growing trend toward digital materials acquisition that is tipping the scales in favor of access in the ownership vs. access debate. The book provides insights on the use of electronic resources in major research libraries from data collection by JSTOR, a leading provider of digital resources to academic libraries.
A rich and diverse collection of theory, opinion, and observation, Electronic Resources and Collection Development offers a unique understanding of how libraries are meeting the challenge of reshaping their collection development programs with electronic resourcesa process that is quickly gaining momentum. Contributors are divided in their beliefs on whether a balance is still possible between print materials and electronic resources in academic libraries. Among the topics they discuss:
the growing demand for e-books
the increase in the use of distance education
digitalizing special collections
building localized collections
use patterns of electronic journals
and much more!
Electronic Resources and Collection Development is an essential resource for library deans, directors, and collection development librarians as they assess the levels of change in their libraries.
Contents
Introduction
New Directions in Electronic Collection Development
From the Inside Out: An Organizational View of Electronic Resources and Collection Development
What Administrators Talk About When They Talk About Libraries
Fishing the Electronic River: Disruptive Technologies, the Unlibrary, and the Ecology of Information
Collection Development for Distance Learning
An Uncertain Trumpet: Developing Archival and Special Collections in the Electronic Era
The ARL Scholars Portal Initiative
Think Globally, Act Locally: Electronic Resources and Collection Development
Lessons for JSTOR: User Behavior and Faculty Attitudes
Index
Reference Notes Included
