Evaluating Electronic Texts in the Humanities.

Hockey, Susan

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ERIC Number: EJ489794

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1994

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Evaluating Electronic Texts in the Humanities.

Hockey, Susan

Library Trends, v42 n4 p676-93 Spr 1994

Discussion of the growth of electronic texts in the humanities focuses on issues that libraries should consider regarding collection development policies for electronic texts. Existing texts and applications are described; markup, or encoding schemes, are explained; cataloging is discussed; and software issues are considered. (Contains 27 references.) (LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Coding, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Electronic Publishing, Electronic Text, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education, Humanities, Library Collection Development, Library Policy, Research Methodology

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Theme issue topic: "Libraries and the Internet: Education, Practice, and Policy" (Thomas D. Walker, Editor).