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Considerations of a Digital Age: The Hows and Whys of Electronic Resource Management from a Collection Development Perspective

Considerations of a Digital Age: The Hows and Whys of Electronic Resource Management from a Collection Development Perspective
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Author(s): Jennifer Wright (Western Kentucky University, USA)
Copyright: 2014
Pages: 14
Source title: Progressive Trends in Electronic Resource Management in Libraries
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Nihar K. Patra (National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship & Management, India), Bharat Kumar (Management Development Institute, India)and Ashis K. Pani (XLRI, Jamshedpur, India)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4761-9.ch002

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Abstract

This chapter talks about electronic resources from a collection development perspective. Working from the assumption that most institutions will need some electronic resources to adequately serve their patron population, this chapter explains what issues collection development staff may need to address when electronic resources are being incorporated into the existing collection. These issues include costs and benefits of electronic resources, how the collection development policy will be affected by the inclusion of electronic resources, and faculty/staff reactions to the incorporation of new materials. This chapter also strongly advocates the addition of an electronic resource manager or multiple electronic resource staff members and their close cooperation with the collection development staff.

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