... collection focus areas which were communicated to the Libraries’ Collections Strategist and Electronic Resources Officer as priorities. The three focus areas were streaming video, business resources and data resources. Selection criteria was delegated to the Collections Strategist and while...

... that the major factors affecting the selection of electronic resources (e-resources) in these colleges are quality, subject coverage, license agreement and vendor support. It was also revealed that majority of libraries lack proper collection development policy, especially for e-resources. The study suggested...

... Academic libraries Electronic resources Online databases Namibia Law faculty Usage studies Developments in information and communications technology (ICT) have resulted in academic libraries having to play a very important role in supporting research (Bhatt, 2014) by facilitating the widespread...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only India Electronic resources Collection development Management institutions Management libraries NCR The term collection development encompasses several activities related...

... Publishing Limited 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Academic libraries Electronic resources Collection development Consortia Demand-driven acquisitions Future of collection development Interview with Pamela Skinner, Head of Collection Development, Smith...

... program, Syracuse University librarians discussed areas of electronic resources in collection development that they thought needed to be addressed which included: the need to look at how resources overlap; the need to identify cutting edge resources; the need to meet curriculum needs...

...Lauren Pfendner Overall, Marketing Your Library's Electronic Resources: A How-to-Do-It Manual is thorough yet succinct, well supported and, perhaps most importantly, executable – all excellent qualities for an instructional guide. This book is highly recommended for any librarians...

...Lauren Kime Dana L. Ladd and Alyssa Altshuler The Medical Library Association Guide to Finding Out about Diabetes: The Best Print and Electronic Resources Chicago, IL American Library Association/Neal-Schuman 2013 323 pp. 9781555708900 $80.00 ($72.00 ALA members) soft cover...

..., but most of those were general statements. Originality/value Although the library profession is well aware of the changes that electronic resources bring to libraries, there is not a lot of research on how collection development policies should guide electronic resource management. As shown...

..., one from Electronic Resources, one from the Health Sciences library and two from the Idaho Falls University Library Center. Additionally, a plan to hire a summer student assistant for 500 hours using Reference department money was put in place. Due to the sheer amount of work, that amount of hours...

... for research, academic and literate communities in this region and other parts of the world conducting research on Central Asia. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 E‐books Digital books Open access books Social sciences Digital libraries Electronic resources Central Asia...

... Resources   2001 . 38 pp. , ISBN: 1887334904   US$15.00 (softback) Electronic resources Digital documents Library resources Research This report from the Council on Library and Information Resources and the Digital Library Federation examines the changing needs and expectations...

...Sheau‐yueh J. Chao Vicki L.   Gregory . Selecting and Managing Electronic Resources . New York, NY : Neal‐Schuman Publishers   2000 . 109 pp. , ISBN: 1555703828   US$55.00 softcover Collection management Electronic resources Assessment The growing...