Collaborative Electronic Resource Management

"As the use of electronic resources becomes infused into the daily workings of the library, management of those resources is becoming a primary responsibility of library managers. This book approaches electronic resource management as a system affecting all aspects of library work, and links it to the concepts of collaborative management and the assessment cycle." "The author demonstrates how collection development, acquisitions, licensing, budgeting, and cataloging techniques; technological infrastructure; and user services for electronic resources fit into the new collaborative management that relies on constant learning and adaptation in order to respond to change and to improve the library's service value through relationships between library professionals, and with library customers. The approach - engaging the librarian in a cycle of constant learning and assessment - ultimately makes work lighter, relationships with colleagues and customers more productive, and library services more relevant to community needs."--Jacket.