Selecting and Managing Electronic Resources: A How-to-Do-It Manual for Librarians

This manual for librarians presents guidelines for the evaluation, selection, and management of electronic resources. Following a discussion of collection development policies, Gregory explains how to determine which electronic resources are required and which available format will best meet the needs of library users. Other topics include budgeting considerations, cataloging tools, and preservation issues. The revised edition features a new chapter on digital rights management systems. Gregory teaches library collection development at the U. of South Florida in Tampa. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR