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Shreeves, Edward – Library Trends, 1997
The transition to a digital environment offers new opportunities for cooperative collection development but raises questions about models based on a print environment. Examines assumptions related to cooperative collection development and resource sharing, discusses directions future cooperation in information resources might take, and suggests…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Electronic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Information Management
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Webb, T. D. – Electronic Library, 1995
In response to technological advances, future libraries will blend new technologies with traditional information resources by partitioning collections into various formats including print, nonprint, electronic, computerized, media, and video. In effect the library will be "freezing" portions of collections in their most appropriate formats based…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Information Management, Information Technology, Library Automation
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Blake, Virgil L. P.; Surprenant, Thomas T. – Library Trends, 2000
Focuses on the selection and decision-making aspects of the Edelmen model of collection development. Reviews challenges facing library/information studies education and the place of collection development within that context. Considers implications for the library/information center of the rise of a new class of resources. Suggests that a more…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Information Centers, Information Management, Information Services
Owens, Genevieve S., Ed. – 1996
This book shows librarians the strengths and weaknesses of electronic resources and the implications these resources have on collection management. It helps librarians incorporate electronic resources into their collections. The book examines the history of electronic resources in document collections and analyzes the gains and losses libraries…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Change Agents, Electronic Journals, Electronic Libraries