Managing electronic reserves / Jeff Rosedale, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rosedale, Jeff.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electronic reserve collections in libraries.

Academic libraries--Electronic reserve collections.

Academic libraries.

Libraries--Special collections--Electronic information resources.

Libraries.

Library materials--Digitization.

Library materials.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (207 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : American Library Association, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

''Libraries and librarians have pursued electronic reserves because it is a fast, convenient, flexible, and powerful way to meet the informational needs of students and faculty.''—from the Introduction. Most academic and many public libraries today have an electronic reserves system because it provides quick, controlled, and efficient digital access to class materials, reference works, and selected resources. In this new guide, Jeff Rosedale, along with a group of digital library experts, will get you up to speed on creating and managing a top-notch electronic reserve program in your library.

Contents:

CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 Frequently Asked Questions about Electronic Reserves; 2 Staffing Issues for Electronic Reserves; 3 Evaluation of Electronic Reserve Systems; 4 Migrating E-Reserves to a New IOLS; 5 ONCORES A Homegrown E-Reserve System; 6 OSCR: Open Source Software and Electronic Reserves; 7 Copyright Considerations for Electronic Reserves; 8 Electronic Reserves and the Digital Library; 9 Perspectives of an Enlightened Vendor; 10 Perspective of the Association of Research Libraries; CONCLUSION; GLOSSARY; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8389-9913-1

OCLC:

476043852