Electronic resource management in libraries research and practice /

• Corporate Author: IGI Global.
• Other Authors: Yu, Holly., Breivold, Scott.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2008.
• Subjects: Libraries > Special collections > Electronic information resources.; Electronic information resources > Management.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: electronic texts (xxiv, 416 p. : ill.) : digital files.; Also available in print.
• Format: Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781599048925 (ebook)
• Access: Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.

"This book provides comprehensive coverage of the issues, methods, theories, and challenges connected with the provision of electronic resources in libraries, with emphasis on strategic planning, operational guidelines, and practices. Its primary focus is management practices of the life-cycle of commercially acquired electronic resources from selection and ordering to cataloging, Web presentation, user support, usage evaluation, and more"--Provided by publisher.