Building electronic library collections : the essential guide to selection criteria and core subject collections / Diane Kovacs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kovacs, Diane K. (Diane Kaye), 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Libraries--United States--Special collections--Electronic information resources.

Libraries.

Electronic information resources.

United States.

Physical Description:

xxii, 217 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2000.

Summary:

Library collection development has changed dramatically in the past decade. The widespread use of new technology, and the publication of information on and through the Internet, means that librarians must begin to develop Web-based information collections. Now, Building Electronic Library Collections: The Essential Guide to Selection Criteria and Core Subject Collections by Diane Kovacs, to be published on February 1,2000 by Neal-Schuman, provides expert guidance and core electronic collections for libraries.

Building Electronic Library Collections covers collection, evaluation and selection of Web-based information resources in major subject areas: business, employment, social science, health, medicine, bioscience, law, physical science, technology, education, current awareness, reader's advisory, and more. Guidelines for writing an electronic library collection development plan, reliable sources of reviews for Web-based resources, case studies of actual e-library collection development projects, and a suggested core collection is provided for each subject area. A companion Website with ready-made, annotated, constantly maintained links to the sites listed in Building Electronic Library Collections is available to purchasers of the book.

Contents:

E-library Builder Story xxi

Print or Electronic Works Cited in the Introduction xxii

Websites Cited in the Introduction xxii

Chapter 1 Developing an Electronic Library Collection on the Web 1

Review of Recent Internet Resource Collection Development Literature 3

Preliminary Planning for the Web-based E-library 6

Developing a Collection Plan for the Web-based E-Library 9

Identifying and Collecting Internet Resources 12

Information Evaluation Criteria and Practical Application of Information Evaluation Criteria to Internet Information 16

Selection Criteria for Internet Resources 27

Some General Considerations for Constructing, Organizing, and Maintaining the Web-based E-library 31

Print and Electronic Publications Cited or Consulted in Chapter One 32

Websites Cited in Chapter One 33

Chapter 2 Collecting Web-based Core Ready-reference Resources 35

The Core Internet Ready-reference Collection 35

E-library Builder Stories 42

Print and Electronic Publications Cited or Consulted in Chapter Two 48

Websites Cited in Chapter Two 48

Webliographies Included with Chapter Two 49

Chapter 3 Collecting Web-based Business and Jobs and Employment Information Resources 71

Business and Jobs and Employment Internet Resource Collection and Evaluation 71

The Internet Business Information Resource Collection Plan 74

Identifying and Collecting Internet Business Information Resources 76

Evaluating Internet Business Information Resources 78

Selecting a Core Internet Business Ready-reference Collection 80

Business Core Internet Ready-reference Collection 83

The Internet Jobs and Employment Information Resource Collection Plan 86

Identifying and Collecting Internet Jobs and Employment Information Resources 87

Evaluating Internet Jobs and Employment Information Resources 88

Selecting a Core Internet Jobs and Employment Ready-reference Collection 88

Jobs and Employment Core Internet Ready-reference Collection 89

E-library Builder Stories 91

Print and Electronic Publications Cited or Consulted in Chapter Three 97

Webliographies Included with Chapter Three 97

Chapter 4 Collecting Web-based Health and Medicine Information Resources 103

Health and Medicine Internet Resource Collection and Evaluation 103

The Internet Health and Medicine Information Resource Collection Plan 104

Identifying and Collecting Internet Health and Medicine Information Resources 105

Evaluating Internet Health and Medicine Information Resources 107

Selecting a Core Internet Health and Medicine Ready-reference Collection 110

Health and Medicine Core Internet Ready-reference Collection 113

E-library Builder Story 114

Print and Electronic Publications Cited or Consulted in Chapter Four 119

Webliographies Included with Chapter Four 119

Chapter 5 Collecting Web-based Legal Information Resources 125

Legal Internet Resource Collection and Evaluation 125

The Internet Legal Information Resource Collection Plan 126

Identifying and Collecting Internet Legal Information Resources 128

Evaluating Internet Legal Information Resources 130

Selecting a Core Internet Legal Ready-reference Collection 131

Legal Core Internet Ready-reference Collection 134

E-library Builder Story 136

Print and Electronic Publications Cited or Consulted in Chapter Five 139

Webliographies Included with Chapter Five 139

Chapter 6 Collecting Web-based Biological Science, Social and Physical Sciences, and Technology Information Resources 141

Biological Science, Social and Physical Sciences, and Technology Internet Resource Collection and Evaluation 141

The Internet Science and Technology Information Resource Collection Plan 142

Identifying and Collecting Internet Science and Technology Information Resources 144

Evaluating Internet Science and Technology Information Resources 146

Selecting a Core Internet Science and Technology Ready-reference Collection 147

Biological Science, Social and Physical Sciences, and Technology Core Internet Ready-reference Collection 149

E-library Builder Stories 156

Print and Electronic Publications Cited or Consulted in Chapter Six 166

Webliographies Included with Chapter Six 166

Chapter 7 Collecting Web-based Education, Current Awareness, and Readers' Advisory Information Resources; Web-based Information Resources for Print; and Other Collection Activities 175

Education, Current Awareness, and Readers' Advisory Internet Resource Collection and Evaluation 175

The Internet Education Information Resource Collection Plan 176

Identifying and Collecting Internet Education Information Resources 178

Evaluating Internet Education Information Resources 179

Selecting a Core Internet Education Ready-reference Collection 179

Education Core Internet Ready-reference Collection 181

The Internet Current Awareness Information Resource Collection Plan 184

E-library Builder Stories 186

Bringing It All Together and a Quick Guide to the E-library 191

Print and Electronic Publications Cited or Consulted in Chapter Seven 194.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1555703623

OCLC:

42428836