The Acquisition and Management of Electronic Resources: Can Use Justify Cost?

Autor/inn/en	Koehn, Shona L.; Hawamdeh, Suliman
Titel	The Acquisition and Management of Electronic Resources: Can Use Justify Cost?
Quelle	In: Library Quarterly, 80 (2010) 2, S.161-174 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0024-2519
DOI	10.1086/651006
Schlagwörter	Preservation; Public Libraries; Counties; Library Services; Library Materials; Electronic Libraries; Case Studies; Archives; Expenditures; Copyrights; Library Administration; Oklahoma + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Public library; Stadtbücherei; Öffentliche Bibliothek; Bibliotheksarbeit; Digitale Bibliothek; Elektronische Bibliothek; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Archivwesen; Archiv; Ausgaben
Abstract	As library collections increasingly become digital, libraries are faced with many challenges regarding the acquisition and management of electronic resources. Some of these challenges include copyright and fair use, the first-sale doctrine, licensing versus ownership, digital preservation, long-term archiving, and, most important, the issue of rising cost. How can public libraries continue to justify the rising cost of acquiring and maintaining digital resources? Can use justify cost? In this article, we report on a case study that describes a public library approach to the acquisition and management of digital resources. The Tulsa City-County Library has established a special committee to evaluate electronic resources and make decisions regarding existing and potential resources. Several of the databases to which the Tulsa City-County Library subscribes are discussed, as well as the methods used for evaluating those resources. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10