The New Dynamics and Economics of Cooperative Collection Development: Papers Presented at a Conference Hosted by the Center for Research Libraries ... Foundation Nov. 8-10, 2002 Atlanta, Georgia - Couverture rigide

Shreeves, Edward

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 078902490X ISBN 13 : 9780789024909

Editeur : Routledge, 2004

Synopsis

Leading collection development experts share their experience and expertise!

This book examines emerging and prospective models for cooperation in providing information resources. With case examples and cutting-edge perspectives, The New Dynamics and Economics of Cooperative Collection Development will enhance your understanding of collection development theory and provide you with insight into the issues facing information science professionals who seek cooperative solutions to collection development challenges. The contributorssome of the best thinkers and practitioners in the field todaydiscuss current projects and programs that show how cooperative work can effectively (and productively) take place.

With The New Dynamics and Economics of Cooperative Collection Development you'll explore:

• the state of international collection development in North America
• the agreements and contracts that underpin cooperative agreements
• cooperation, competition, collection management, and knowledge management
• the evolution of the Association for Research Libraries Global Resources Program
• the funding issues that underlie a multi-campus shared digital collectionhow to determine costs and user preferences, campus perspectives on the collaborative environment, and the co-investment models used to fund shared collections and cover the expenses of university-wide participation
• the birth of the Text Creation Partnership for Early English Books Online (EEBO)
• a new cooperative model for the dissemination of information about rural sociology
• a bibliometric study of OCLC's WorldCatand the problems it uncovers
• a successful collaboration between OhioLINK libraries and YBP Library Services that expanded the monographic resources available in Ohio

The New Dynamics and Economics of Cooperative Collection Development will bring you up to date on cooperative collection developmentevaluation, risk management, economics, and more; the digitization of scientific literature; knowledge management; new developments in scholarly publishing; the ins and outs of digital collections; collection analysis; emerging possibilities for library consortia; and current issues related to international publications and international cooperation. Strengthen your hold on the leading edge of the field. Make this important book a part of your professional collection today!

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À propos de l?auteur

Shreeves, Edward

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 078902490X
• ISBN 13: 9780789024909
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 294
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: gpsr@libri.de; gpsr@libri.de; ; Friedensallee 273; Hamburg; 22763; Allemagne