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Collaborative Electronic Resource Management From Acquisitions to Assessment
Joan E. Conger
Book Code: LU1141
ISBN: 1-59158-114-1
ISBN-13: 978-1-59158-114-7
268 pages, figures; tables
Libraries Unlimited
Publication: 11/30/2004
List Price: $48.00 (UK Sterling Price: £27.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Paperback
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • Collaborative Electronic Resource Management is structured to deliver analysis for the spectrum of library professionals engaged in successful organizational decision-making; management of decision-making processes through assessments; and planning and financial administration of library capital to better acquire electronic resources for customers....In facing turbulent changes, Conger calls for library professionals to integrate the metamorphosis of electronic resources into a seamless experience for library users to be able to get on with the business of learning and creating knowledge. An answer to this call would save the profession of librarianship from irrelevance.
    —Collection Management     2006
  • Well-researched and clearly written chapters, which discuss all aspects of electronic resources...This book will aid anyone scrutinizing a license agreement to understand the economics of electronic publishing. Suitable as a textbook or for librarians or vendors working in an increasingly technical environment.
    —Booklist/Professional Reading     June 1 & 15, 2005
Description: Electronic resource management is becoming a primary responsibility of library managers. This book approaches electronic resource management as a system affecting all library work, linking it to concepts of collaborative management and the assessment cycle. The author clearly demonstrates how collection development, acquisitions, licensing, budgeting, and cataloging techniques; technological infrastructure; and user services for electronic resources fit into the new collaborative management that relies on learning more than control to respond to change. The techniques presented for managing electronic resources improves the library's service value through relationships between library professionals and with library customers. Engaging the librarian in a cycle of constant learning and assessment, the approach ultimately makes work lighter, relationships with colleagues and customers more productive, and library services more relevant to community needs.
Table of Contents:
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Management
  • The Assessment Cycle
  • Budgeting and Planning
  • Collection Development and Acquisitions
  • Licensing
  • Cataloging and Access
  • Technology Infrastructure
  • Customer Services
  • Glossary
  • Index
PDF Catalogs:
LU Textbook Catalog Fall 2007.pdf
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