1st Edition

Collection Development in the Electronic Environment Shifting Priorities

142 Pages

by CRC Press

142 Pages

by CRC Press

142 Pages

by CRC Press

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Description

Learn to allocate scarce library resources to meet learning, research, and service goals! How can you buy more books and journals with less money, while also installing the latest software and hardware, paying staff to train faculty and students in its use, offering the new round-the-clock information services users demand, and redefining the traditional collection-centered model of the... Read more

Learn to allocate scarce library resources to meet learning, research, and service goals!

How can you buy more books and journals with less money, while also installing the latest software and hardware, paying staff to train faculty and students in its use, offering the new round-the-clock information services users demand, and redefining the traditional collection-centered model of the library? It sounds impossible, but these are the conflicting imperatives every collections librarian faces at the dawn of the twenty-first century. Collection Development in the Electronic Environment offers solid, practical advice from the experience of other librarians who have met the same challenges, as well as useful information from vendors.

Based on the conference Collection Development in the Electronic Environment: Shifting Priorities, this informative book suggests proven, effective strategies to deal with a librarian's most pressing problems. One case study shows how Iowa State University turned a cutback in journals into a new vision of what the library should be, involving a broad-based committee in the project. Other chapters discuss the specifics of budgeting for the unpredictable pricing of electronic materials, the increased demands on library staff, and the challenges of maintaining dual libraries--the electronic and the paper-based--both facing expensive issues of preservation.

Collection Development in the Electronic Environment offers help and advice on the most complex and difficult issues librarians confront:

planning changes in library structure, function, and activities

building new models for collection development
identifying and fulfilling the needs of scholars in various disciplines
redefining staff roles and responsibilities
setting priorities in journal purchases
using electronic innovations to enhance collection development
dealing with copyright, fair use, and intellectual property in electronic formats

Through case studies and firsthand experiences, Collection Development in the Electronic Environment provides you with the fresh ideas and proven strategies you need to guide your library into the electronic era.

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Contents

Introduction
Developing New Models for Collection Development
Negotiating the Soul of the Library: Change Management in Information Access and Local Collection Development
Budgeting for Collection Development in the Electronic Environment
From Journal Cancellation to Library Strategic Visioning Faculty Leadership
Staffing for Collection Development in the Electronic Environment: Toward a New Definition of Roles and Responsibilities
Consortia and Collections: Achieving a Balance Between Local Action and Collaborative Interest
Setting Journal Priorities by Listening to Customers
How Booksellers are Employing Electronic Innovations to Enhance Collection Development Procedures
Index
Reference Notes Included