1. Electronic Resources in a Public Library An Introduction to Acquiring the Best Resources for Your Library Shannon Gruber
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Editor's Notes
Arms, William Y. Digital Libraries. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2000. Print
Hoffman, Judy, John Carlo Bertot, Denise M. Davis, and Larra Clark. Libraries Connect Communities: Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study 2010-2011. Digital supplement of American Libraries magazine, June 2011. Gauder, Brad, ed. Perceptions of Libraries, 2010: Context and Community. Dublin, OH: OCLC, 2011.
Mission - This should be clearly expressed in your policy. KCPL example: The Kansas City Public Library will be a reliable community resource and a center of intellectual freedom serving primarily the residents of the Kansas City Library District and secondarily the residents of the metropolitan area by acquiring, organizing and disseminating books, nonprint and electronic resources and services that help educate, enrich, entertain and inform. Criteria - Review tools used for print journals & books can also be used for the electronic sources. Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature .Criteria for e-resources include licensing & contractual terms, pricing, completeness, currency, selection & deselection capabilities, etc. (Johnson, 114). Scope - What subjects does your library collection focus on. Very dependent upon community. Goals - “The Kansas City Public Library staff shall select, organize and maintain a quality collection of library resources that will provide a basis for community information, education, recreation and historical preservation in the Library District. Available resources will range from the traditional print format to links on the World Wide Web.” If preservation is a goal, maybe electronic resources are not best for certain titles (unless you negotiate access is contract).
Bosch, Stephen, Promis, Patricia A., and Sugnet, Chris. Guide to Licensing and Acquiring Electronic Information. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2005. Print vs. Electronic - Will print resources still be available? Will there be duplicates in the collection? Cost comparison - Aggregators may be more cost effective than dealing directly with the publisher. Equipment costs - Computers may need to be added or the library may need additional funding for e-reader lending. Cost of updates - Should be negotiated in contract - make sure future price changes are budgeted for Licensing vs. ownership - Do you own back issues? Can you get print for archiving?
Adams, Jennifer. "DIGITAL Tips for developing a digital collection development policy DIVIDE." AALL Spectrum 15.1 (2010): 36-37. Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text. EBSCO. Web. 24 July 2011.
LibLicense. Bosch, 54-55 Bosch, 62 (UCITA)
Jones, Wayne, ed. E-Serials: Publishers, Libraries, Users and Standards. 58-69. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Information Press, 2003. Who: must specifically define ‘user’ and authorized users. What: look at factors such as how many simultaneous users, is entire site accessible, how often it is updated, etc. Where: Is it accessible just at the main branch, all branches, in users’ homes? How: Cannot guarantee unauthorized use. Will the library be held responsible? Make “reasonable efforts” to avoid unauthorized use. Basic rights: Product access, product searches, retrieval of search results, printing hard copies, storage & sharing, use of materials for ILL, remote access
Gagnon, Ronald A. "Library/Vendor Relations from a Public Library Perspective." Journal of Library Administration 44.3/4 (2006): 95-111. Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text. EBSCO. Web. 24 July 2011. Win/Win - a happy librarian means more positive word-of-mouth advertising for the vendor Conference events - learn about new products, network Needs - Public libraries have much more diverse patronage than academic libraries
ALA DCMA Primer for Libraries
Boss, Richard A. “Electronic Resource Management.” Public Library Association. American Library Association, 5 Mar 2007. Web. 24 Jul. 2011.
Carlson, Amy, and Barbara M. Pope. "The “Big Deal”: A Survey of How Libraries Are Responding and What the Alternatives Are." Serials Librarian 57.4 (2009): 380-398. Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text. EBSCO. Web. 24 July 2011.
Higher demand - will libraries forgo print for e-books? Budget cuts - providing the access with decreasing funds Archiving - how will we ensure access for born digital content? JIT vs. JIC - Can public libraries afford not to have a very broad collection? Library as place - still important role in community, but as more resources become accessible electronically, how will the library assert its role?
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