Virtually Yours: Models for Managing Electronic Resources and Services

This work describes practices and strategies for managing electronic resources from acquisitions to patron use. Key experts from both academic and public libraries in collection development and acquisitions explain what works and what doesn’t and why when it comes to selecting, acquiring and circulating electronic resources and information. Plus, innovative, positive and practical management models that were put to the test in a variety of libraries are examined. Among the topics are: partnerships; legal issues; economic and financial models; and evaluation and management.