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Selecting and Managing Electronic Resources: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians, Revised Edition
By Vicki L. Gregory with assistance by Ardis Hanson

1-55570-548-0 . 2005 . 8 1/2 x 11 . 135 pp.
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As publishers continue to expand their electronic offerings—libraries need to deal with the opportunities and pitfalls electronic collections raise—accessibility, usability, content, and cost. Gregory has expanded and updated her classic manual for coping with these issues. Hailed as “invaluable” and “definitive” by reviewers, this how-to covers all the specifics of collection policies and processes; budgeting and acquisitions; evaluation and assessment; and preservation issues. Totally new sections explain digital rights management, new technologies, and new models and standards for organizing and accessing content. The included figures, forms, and worksheets give professionals the tools they need to prioritize and manage their work. This manual is essential for delivering the next wave of information to users.

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Reviews

Praise for First Edition:

“Recommended for all libraries.” Library Journal

“Definitive…A compendium of all the questions one should ask…Recommended.” Library Talk and the Book Report

“Brings together in one volume the major principles relevant to electronic resources.” Portal: Libraries and the Academy

“Should prove invaluable.” Public Libraries


Table of Contents

Selecting and Managing Electronic Resources

List of Figures

v

Preface

vii

1. Collection Development Policies

1

Traditional Policies

2

Separate Policies

5

Integrated Policies

6

Internet Resources

10

Acceptable Use Policies

12

Revision of Collection Development Policies

12

Conclusion

13

2. Selection Criteria and the Selection Process

15

Selection Criteria

18

Selection Differences for Internet Resources

20

Selection Tools

22

Selection Teams

26

Conclusion

31

3. Budgeting and Acquisitions

33

The Acquisitions Process

33

Pricing Models for Electronic Resources

34

Budgeting for Electronic Resources

35

Consortium Purchases

36

Information at the Article Level

37

Web Tools

38

Conclusion

43

4. Organization and Access to Electronic Resources

45

by Ardis Hanson

Managing E-Collections

46

Resource Discovery and Access Management

51

New Models and Standards

57

Conclusion

62

5. Evaluation and Assessment

65

Assessment Data

65

Assessment Activities

66

Standard Areas of Data Collection

66

Technological Additions to Standard Data Sources

67

Qualitative Techniques

69

Tips on Managing an Evaluation Project

72

Conclusion

74

6. Digital Rights Management and Intellectual Property

79

Purchase Versus Licensed Right of Use

83

Aspects of Licensing Resources

85

Considerations in License Negotiation

86

Choosing a License Negotiator

88

Licensing Considerations

89

Best Practices

92

Digital Rights Management (DRM)

94

DRM Systems

96

Conclusion

101

7. Preservation Issues

103

Is Digitized Information Preserved (or Preservable) Information?

104

Who Should Archive an Electronic Information Resource?

108

Who Should Be Concerned with Preservation Issues?

109

Institutional Repositories for Access and Preservation

110

Conclusion

112

8. The Future of Selecting and Managing Electronic Resources

113

The Selection Process

113

Integration of Electronic Resources

114

Handling the Stress of Change

116

Selected Bibliography

119

Index

131

About the Authors

139





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