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Managing Digital Resources in Libraries

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Edited by Audrey Fenner, MLS, BMus, BMusEd, ARCT
Head, Acquisition Department, Walter Clinton Jackson Library, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Format: Softcover, Number of pages: Approx. 194 pp. with Index. Publication Date: . Advice from the experts—on collecting and managing the digital resources that are an increasingly vital part of librarianship!

Managing Digital Resources in Libraries is a practical guide to managing library materials in digital formats. Working librarians share their expertise in the acquisition and management of digital resources, addressing questions of licensing, funding, and providing access. The contributors also examine innovative projects and systems, such as the integration of PDA-accessible resources into a library collection and the development of all-digital libraries. You’ll also find supplementary reading lists and bibliographies of additional resources, including relevant Web sites.

Addressing the challenges of and barriers to the preservation and dissemination of electronic information, Managing Digital Resources in Libraries explores vital questions, such as:

How are librarians coping with digital resources?
How do they compare and select titles and formats to purchase?
How do they allocate limited funds—to lease or to purchase high-priced electronic titles?
Does consortium membership provide the answer to funding problems, or does it force librarians to pay for content their users neither want nor need?
Is MARC still an appropriate format for cataloging?
How can librarians make themselves familiar with the multitude of available resources?

Managing Digital Resources in Libraries will update your working knowledge of:

online resources
open archives—their uses and their history
the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the First Sale Doctrine, and the Fair Use Doctrine—and their implications for librarians
e-journal cataloging and e-journal management software
electronic collection development and management
personal digital assistants
digital licensing agreements
electronic searching systems, including ELIN@, Electronic Journal Finder, Pirate Source, OPAC, and cold fusion databases

Table of contents:

INTRODUCTION
Managing Digital Resources
LICENSING
The Impact of Licenses on Library Collections
Travels into Several Remote Corners of the Information Universe: A Voyage to the Department of the Houyhnhnmists, or, Licensing Issues and the Integrated Collection
OPINIONS, RESEARCH, AND ANALYSIS
Harvesting for Disseminating: Open Archives and the Role of Academic Libraries
The Electronic Librarian: Inching Towards the Revolution
The Method Behind the Madness: Acquiring Online Journals and a Solution to Provide Access
SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE
Choices in Cataloging Electronic Journals
ELIN@: Electronic Library Information Navigator - Towards the “One Stop Shop”
Western Michigan University Libraries’ “Electronic Journal Finder”
Integrating Print and Electronic Resources: Joyner Library’s “Pirate Source”
Electronic Journals in Aggregated Collections: Providing Access through the Catalog and a Cold Fusion Database
SPECIAL PROJECTS AND HISTORIES
Just Another Format: Integrating Resources for Users of Personal Digital Assistants
Issues in the Development of an All-Digital Public Health Library in Michigan: The Michigan Community Health Electronic Library
Electronic Collection Management: Completing the Cycle—Experiences at Two Libraries
Index
Reference Notes Included