Guide to Electronic Resource Management

Ross (library & information science, St. Catherine Univ.) and Sutton (library & information management, Emporia State Univ.) examine both the historical emergence and current management of electronic resources for libraries. Chapters include information on the emergence and entrenchment of electronic resources in libraries, the information environment, information standards, identification and selection, acquisitions and licensing, providing and managing access and discovery, assessment, preservation, scholarly communication, and future directions. Each chapter ends with a bibliography for further reading and an activity or two for students to test their knowledge and abilities. The text is well organized and written with a minimum amount of jargon. Complex issues such as licensing are clearly explained.