Electronic Databases: Will Old Collection Development Policies Still Work?.

LaGuardia, Cheryl; Bentley, Stella

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ERIC Number: EJ447462

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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Electronic Databases: Will Old Collection Development Policies Still Work?

LaGuardia, Cheryl; Bentley, Stella

Online, v16 n4 p60-63 Jul 1992

Discusses the acquisition of library materials in electronic formats, particularly CD-ROMs and machine-readable data files (MRDFs) in academic libraries, and considers possible problems that can result related to collection development policies. Cooperation in the selection process between subject collectors and technical experts is suggested. (seven references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cooperation, Databases, Electronic Publishing, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education, Library Acquisition, Library Automation, Library Collection Development, Library Material Selection, Library Policy, Optical Data Disks, Problems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Language: English

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