Authors: Pamela Higgins
ISBN-13: 9780789017291, ISBN-10: 0789017296
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: June 2002
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Keep your library a step ahead in the changing world of information technology!
As the Internet adds new dimensions to the relationship between information and user, digital libraries face new challenges in managing electronic resources. Libraries and Electronic Resources: New Partnerships, New Practices, New Perspectives addresses challenges and new roles for libraries in creating innovative models of scholarly communication, establishing standards for e-book publishing, influencing consortial site licensing on a global basis, and enhancing access to digital collections. This practical guide highlights current trends in e-resource management, focusing on economic, information, and publishing issues, and provides valuable information on the new roles libraries (and librarians) will play in the digital age.
This vital book contains information on:
Introduction | 1 | |
Symbiosis or Alienation: Advancing the University Press/Research Library Relationship Through Electronic Scholarly Communication | 5 | |
BioOne: A New Model for Scholarly Publishing | 19 | |
The California Digital Library and the eScholarship Program | 37 | |
Perspectives on Scholarly Online Books: The Columbia University Online Books Evaluation Project | 61 | |
Project Euclid and the Role of Research Libraries in Scholarly Publishing | 83 | |
Content Standards for Electronic Books: The OEBF Publication Structure and the Role of Public Interest Participation | 99 | |
The Open Archives Initiative: Realizing Simple and Effective Digital Library Interoperability | 125 | |
International Library Consortia: Positive Starts, Promising Futures | 147 | |
Licensing Experiences in the Netherlands | 167 | |
The Role of CAUL (Council of Australian Libraries) in Consortial Purchasing | 175 | |
The UK's National Electronic Site Licensing Initiative (NESLI) | 181 | |
The Canadian National Site Licensing Project | 187 | |
Library Services Today and Tomorrow: Lessons from iLumina, a Digital Library for Creating and Sharing Teaching Resources | 195 | |
Index | 219 |