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Smith, Abby – Microform and Imaging Review, 1999
Discusses the digitization of culturally significant library materials based on evaluations at the Council on Library and Information Resources. Highlights include a definition of digital information; preservation questions, including authenticity and integrity; access to information, including the World Wide Web and copyright issues; and digital…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Copyrights, Data Conversion, Electronic Libraries

Colaric, Susan M.; Carr-Chellman, Alison A. – TechTrends, 2000
Outlines ways to make online searching more efficient. Highlights include starting with printed materials; online reference libraries; subject directories such as Yahoo; search engines; evaluating Web sites, including reliability; bookmarking helpful sites; and using links. (LRW)
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Library Materials, Online Searching, Printed Materials
Lazinger, Susan S. – 2001
This book addresses critical issues of digital preservation, providing guidelines for protecting resources from dealing with obsolescence, to responsibilities, methods of preservation, cost, and metadata formats. It also shows numerous national and international institutions that provide frameworks for digital libraries and archives. The first…
Descriptors: Archives, Electronic Libraries, Electronic Publishing, Foreign Countries

Hallingby, Leigh – Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 1998
Describes the libraries at the Lindesmith Center, a drug-policy-reform research institute, and discusses plans for library expansion. The traditional library includes books, government and other organization reports, periodicals, and vertical files; the virtual library contains full text documents that are available on the Lindesmith Web site.…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Full Text Databases, Futures (of Society), Library Materials

Kovacs, Diane K.; Elkordy, Angela – Library Hi Tech, 2000
Discusses developing and implementing a collection plan for building Web-based e-libraries. The starting point for developing any collection plan is an assessment of the function of and need for an information collection and the audience it will serve. Discusses guidelines and practical strategies on where and how to find, identify, evaluate, and…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Information Sources, Internet, Library Collection Development

Foster, Janet – Public Libraries, 1999
Discusses electronic text collections, bookstores on the Web, reader advisories, cyber book reviews, and resources for librarians explaining how to locate online reading materials. Suggests that librarians can exploit online book resources to complement current collection-development strategies or use them as virtual reader's advisories. Cites 17…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Bookstores, Electronic Libraries, Electronic Text
Hansen, Lone – 2001
Bibliotek.dk is a development project, resulting in a World Wide Web site, that gives the Danish citizen access via the Internet to search and order material in the collections of Danish public and research libraries. The citizen decides himself or herself which library he or she wants to collect the material from. Bibliotek.dk is developed in…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Electronic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Government Libraries
Council on Library and Information Resources, Washington, DC. – 2000
This annual report of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) begins with a list of staff, a letter for the Chairman of the Board, and a message from the CLIR President. Activities for 1999-2000 in the following areas are then summarized: (1) resources for scholarship, including the artifact in library collections,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Annual Reports, Electronic Journals
Pearlmutter, Jane – School Library Journal, 1999
Discusses important considerations for library media specialists creating a virtual-resources-collection policy, including selecting the right resources, navigating licensing fees, and free, searchable online sources. A sidebar lists resources for evaluating Web sites and places that lead to recommended sites for students. (AEF)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Electronic Libraries, Information Networks, Information Policy
Brewer, Sally – Northwest Education, 2003
As the need to access information increases, school librarians must create virtual libraries. Linked to reliable reference resources, the virtual library extends the physical collection and library hours and lets students learn to use Web-based resources in a protected learning environment. The growing number of virtual schools increases the need…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Databases, Educational Needs, Electronic Libraries
Cole, Jim, Ed.; Williams, James W., Ed. – 1996
This book assesses progress and technical changes in the field of serials management and anticipates future directions and challenges for librarians. The book consists of 18 chapters: (1) "Introduction" (Jim Cole and James W. Williams); (2) "Peter Gellatly--Editor with a Deft Touch" (Ruth C. Carter); (3) "The "Deseret…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Change Agents, Electronic Journals, Electronic Libraries

Connaway, Lynn Silipigni – Library Hi Tech, 2001
Identifies elements that are important for academic libraries to use in evaluating electronic books, including content; acquisition and collection development; software and hardware standards and protocols; digital rights management; access; archiving; privacy; the market and pricing; and enhancements and ideal features. Describes netLibrary, a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Software, Content Analysis

Lim, Edward – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 1998
The Australian university system can fund the creation of a scholarly collection of serials for use by the nation by increasing the average expenditure on libraries from 5.1% to 5.3% of total university expenditure. Once the national collection has been built, virtual access can be provided using a Web-based model called MEADS (Monash Electronic…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Document Delivery, Educational Finance