Collection Development in the Electronic Environment: Challenges before Library Professionals
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2005-11-10
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Economic forces and technological advances have combined together to create a new
environment, which is popularly known as ‘Electronic’ environment. Where access to
collective scholarly resources that no library could ever afford, supersedes the historic
quest for the great comprehensive collection. This article describes briefly the impact of
Electronic publishing on collection development in libraries. Discusses about the selection
criteria, pricing issues and models for different electronic formats and enlist the challenges
before library professionals in the changed context.
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Electronic Publishing, Collection Development, Collection Development Policy, Electronic Information Resources and Pricing Models