Access, Resource Sharing, and Collection Development explores
the role of libraries in acquiring, storing, and disseminating
information in different formats to help you better use technology
to share scarce resources and connect library users with
collections. With an expressed goal of encouraging continued debate
and further investigation, this book provides you with developing
strategies and procedures to meet the challenges you face as a
collection development librarian during this dynamic time. Among
the vital concerns addressed are the competition for limited
resources, trends in document delivery, the evaluation of document
delivery products, and libraries?options for the future.
The chapters collected in Access, Resource Sharing, and Collection
Development represent the proceedings of the annual conference held
by the University of Oklahoma Libraries and the University of
Oklahoma Foundation. The book provides insight into your
peers?findings and ideas on:
- access vs. ownership
- the future role of the bibliographer
- changes in collection management
- managing restrained resource budgets
- an emphasis on the library user as customer
- the growth and acceptance of document delivery as a component
of collection development and ILL
- electronic publishing and copyright issues
- commercial document delivery services
Access, Resource Sharing, and Collection Development also shows you
how to discover and evaluate "free" resources on the Internet, as
standards for production, promotion, and maintenance are
nonexistent. The challenge of using these materials is being met by
developing criteria for selection, looking at cataloging options,
and working in cooperation with other institutions. You?ll also
learn the different options for document delivery and how to
evaluate document delivery products. Among the book's advice: you
should consider the types of document delivery available, examine
the benefits of combining outside services with in-house systems,
review the criteria for selecting technologies and suppliers, and
explore examples of institutions creating customized systems.
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