Clare Jenkins and Mary Morley
Ashgate
Hardback
320
1999
Though recognizing the continuing importance of traditional printed holdings the book highlights the central role now played in academic libraries by electronic information. It explores possible scenarios for the future and discusses the management of access to remote sources of information and issues relating to infrastructure support. New chapters are included on the management of electronic information learning support document delivery strategies preservation and disaster planning and collection management for the twenty-first century. The chapters on organization of collection management finance and budgeting performance measurement serials management stock retention and relegation have been revised in the light of recent changes in collection priorities and user demand.
Ashgate
Hardback
320
1999
Though recognizing the continuing importance of traditional printed holdings the book highlights the central role now played in academic libraries by electronic information. It explores possible scenarios for the future and discusses the management of access to remote sources of information and issues relating to infrastructure support. New chapters are included on the management of electronic information learning support document delivery strategies preservation and disaster planning and collection management for the twenty-first century. The chapters on organization of collection management finance and budgeting performance measurement serials management stock retention and relegation have been revised in the light of recent changes in collection priorities and user demand.