Managing electronic resources [electronic resource] edited by Ryan O. Weir.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Weir, Ryan O.

Series:

LITA guides ; 20.

Lita Guide ; #20

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Libraries--Special collections--Electronic information resources.

Libraries.

Electronic information resources--Management.

Electronic information resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (194 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Ill. : ALA TechSource, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Informative, useful, current, Managing Electronic Resources: A LITA Guide shows how to successfully manage time, resources, and relationships with vendors and staff to ensure personal, professional, and institutional success.

Contents:

Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Chapter One: Learning the Basics of Electronic Resource Management; Chapter Two: Coping with Economic Issues and a Paradigm Shift in Collections; Chapter Three: Acquiring Electronic Resources; Chapter Four: Licensing Electronic Resources and Contract Negotiation; Chapter Five: Making Electronic Resources Accessible; Chapter Six: Gathering, Evaluating, and Communicating Statistical Usage Information for Electronic Resources; Chapter Seven: Staffing Changes to Facilitate the Shift to Electronic Resources; Chapter Eight: Looking Ahead from Now to 2020

Appendix A: Historical and Current Copyright Law ExcerptsAppendix B: COUNTER Code of Practice for Books and Reference Works: Release 1; Appendix C: COUNTER Code of Practice for Journals and Databases: Release 3; About the Editor and Contributors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed September 11, 2013).

ISBN:

1-55570-855-2

OCLC:

867920723