Developing an electronic information resources collection development policy

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E-Journals Usage Trend in IUB Library

“…It is now dominating world wide libraries. Electronic resources are getting importance to even small academic and public libraries and they are consuming larger share of library budgets in many cases (White, 1997). This trend cannot be ignored in our country.…”

Building collections for accreditation: a case study

“…The acquisition of various full-text databases into the collection provided access to hundreds of titles which the library could not have possibly subscribed to on an individual basis. The creation of an electronic collection development policy has helped guide the library in such decisions through the past few years (White and Crawford, 1997).…”

Choosing Between Print and Electronic Resources

“…A collection development policy statement, as stated by the ALA, defines a library's existing collection, details the relationship between a library's priorities and goals and its selection criteria, and outlines a library's plans for future collection development (ALA 1987 andWhite andCrawford 1997). The question has been raised often as to whether or not collection development policies are still relevant in today's technologically oriented libraries (White and Crawford 1997).…”

“…The question has been raised often as to whether or not collection development policies are still relevant in today's technologically oriented libraries (White and Crawford 1997). Past studies (as referenced in LaGuardia and Bentley 1992) have shown a reluctance to develop written policies for electronic resources.…”

“…A specific electronic collection development policy often focuses more on the format and cost of the specific resource as opposed to the traditional policy which looks at how well an item fits into or supports a collection. Penn State Harrisburg is one institution that has developed a separate Collection Development Statement for Electronic Information Resources, with a primary goal of setting parameters for choosing between print format, electronic format, or both (White and Crawford 1997).…”