Electronic Resources Librarianship and Management of Digital Information: Emerging Professional Roles

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ISBN: 9780789032171 | 0789032171
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Copyright: 4/10/2008

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Electronic Resources Librarianship and Management of Digital Information: Emerging Professional Roles takes a comprehensive look at the position of electronic resources (ER) librarians, the other people who work with e-content, what training and skills are needed, the managing of e-resources, and what the proliferation of online information means for the future of libraries. Respected experts provide a timely broad-based analysis of the impact of the digital age on the profession, libraries, and the people in libraries who manage the information. Book jacket.

Acknowledgments	p. xix
Foreword	p. xxi
Introduction	p. 1
The Position: Who, What, Where, and How?
Preferred Political, Social, and Technological Characteristics of Electronic Resources (ER) Librarians	p. 3
Marian Through the Looking Glass: The Unique Evolution of the Electronic Resources (ER) Librarian Position	p. 15
Expanding the Role of the Electronic Resources (ER) Librarian in the Hybrid Library	p. 31
Education and Electronic Resources (ER) Librarianship: How Library School Programs Are Meeting the Needs of the ER Librarian Position	p. 49
The Electronic Resources (ER) Librarian As Teacher: Bibliographic Instruction and Information Literacy	p. 71
The Electronic Resources (ER) Librarian and Patrons with Disabilities	p. 83
The Electronic Resources (ER) Libraria and Special/Corporate Libraries	p. 99
The Digital Resource and its Management
Electronic Resources (ER) Management in the Academic Library: Process vs. Function	p. 117
The Nature of the Digital Resource: How the Process for the Management of Digital Resources Differs From (and Is the Same As) That of Other Formats	p. 141
Standards for the Management of Electronic Resources (ER)	p. 155
Acts of Vision: The Practice of Licensing	p. 173
Skills for Effective Participation in Consortia: Preparing for Collaborating and Collaboration	p. 191
Challenges of Sharing Online Information Through Traditional and Non-Traditional ILL	p. 205
Improving Access to Electronic Resources (ER) Through Usability Testing	p. 225
Future Paradox: Paradigm Shifts and Business as Usual
Can This Orthodoxy Be Saved? Enhancing the Usefulness of Collection Plans in the Digital Environment	p. 235
Description of and Access to Electronic Resources (ER): Transitioning into the Digital Age	p. 259
Electronic Resources (ER) Librarians, Usage Data, and a Changing World	p. 277
The Human Element in Digital Preservation	p. 289
Electronic Government Information Dissemination: Changes for Programs, Users, Libraries, and Government Documents Librarians	p. 305
Challenges and Opportunities for Electronic Resources (ER) Librarians in Facing Down the Digital Divide	p. 327
Open Access and Libraries	p. 351
Index	p. 385
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Electronic Resources Librarianship and Management of Digital Information: Emerging Professional Roles

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