The ongoing movement to electronic collections presents many exciting new service opportunities for libraries, as well as creating materials management, resource, and service challenges. This book looks at how online resources are causing the roles and practices of libraries to change. This book looks at new practices in managing electronic materials. It considers changes to practice which libraries, e-materials providers and software provider need to make together to meet the challenges and maximize thebenefits of electronic materials. The book focuses on better integrated and more automated approaches which are becoming essential to provide more complete and seamless access to library materials.
Webster looks at how online resources are causing the roles and practices of libraries to change. He examines new practices in managing electronic materials and focuses on better integrated and more automated approaches which are becoming essential to access library materials.
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"an excellent overview of the current state of affairs in electronic resources management for libraries full of thoughtful discussion and interesting arguments., Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals newslettera pleasant change to think about electronic resources without any reference to Athens or Shibboleth." --Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals newsletter
"This book is a timely, important work regarding collection integration and federated search evolution and would be of value in all library collectionsWebster diligently explains his position and supports his views with substantial documentation and quotes from leading library authorities." -- Collection Building
Introduction; Universal discovery and access to information; The library
catalogue and the new role of distributed electronic content tools;
Electronic content products materials management and integration; The ILS
and the challenges of electronic materials; Whither the OPAC: new models for
the primary library search interface; Still too many search interfaces:
wrestling with old and new disintegrated applications; Innovative interfaces,
new interfaces, search services, toolbars, lookups and widgets; End-to-end
integration and a seamless user experience; Net size, bigger and better
partnerships, and getting others to share the work; Library application
services for information exchange services: more and less than web services;
More elements of the integrated information environment; Conclusions.
Peter M. Webster is Systems Librarian for the Saint Marys University in Halifax, Canada.
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