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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1992
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ447462 |
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Table of Contents:
- Electronic Databases: Will Old Collection Development Policies Still Work? LaGuardia, Cheryl Bentley, Stella Academic Libraries Cooperation Databases Electronic Publishing Evaluation Criteria Higher Education Library Acquisition Library Automation Library Collection Development Library Material Selection Library Policy Optical Data Disks Problems Discusses the acquisition of library materials in electronic formats, particularly CD-ROMs and machine-readable data files (MRDFs) in academic libraries, and considers possible problems that can result related to collection development policies. Cooperation in the selection process between subject collectors and technical experts is suggested. (seven references) (LRW)