Learning by Examples: Developing E-Collections

This web page was developed to accompany a talk at the 1998 Skolnik Symposium on Electronic Publishing, American Chemical Society National Meeting, Boston, Tuesday, August 25, 1998

Statement of Current Perspective and Preferred Practices for the Selection and Purchase of Electronic Information -- International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC)

This document sets forth concerns about the current electronic information environment, the desired environment for the future, and the preferred practices for library consortia and their member libraries to achieve the desired outcomes.

Guidelines for Statistical Measures of Usage of Web-based Indexed, Abstracted, and Full Text Resources -- International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC)

This document defines and creates a common set of basic use information requirements that are an integral and necessary part of any electronic product offering . These requirements apply to vendor operated web sites and to software provided to libraries or consortia for local operation. Information providers are encouraged to go beyond these minimal requirements as appropriate for their specific electronic resources.

Liblicense: Licensing Digital Information -- Yale University Library and Council on Library & Information Resources

We hope that these materials will serve as a useful starting point towards providing librarians with a better understanding of the issues raised by licensing agreements in the digital age.

Beyond Print: Revisioning Serials Acquisitions for the Digital Age -- Ellen Finnie Duranceau, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries

A case study of how serials acquisitions has changed at the MIT Libraries

Policy for Selecting and Acquiring Electronic Products -- University of Arizona Library

In general, these criteria are to be used in conjunction with the Library's most current guidelines for the allocation and management of the information access budget, the current collection development policy, and other pertinent guidelines and policies, including the Library's retention policy.

Digital Library SunSITE Collection and Preservation Policy -- Berkeley Digital Library

Print-based collecting level designations are still useful within the digital realm, but for digital collections even more information is required. The very idea of "collecting" is, for example, an issue. What comprises "collecting"? At the Digital Library SunSITE we propose four levels of collecting, which may also include designation of preservation commitment.

Electronic Journals in the UB Catalog and on the Libraries' Web Site: General Statement of Policy -- University at Buffalo. University Libraries

Describes the policy of the University Libraries to provide access to electronic journals through the University Libraries' homepage and through the online public access catalog portion of BISON (the UB catalog).

Principles for Acquiring and Licensing Information in Digital Formats -- University of California Libraries

The list of principles is provided to guide the University and its employees (at both campus and systemwide levels) in developing and reviewing proposals to/from, and in negotiating contracts with, providers of information in digital formats.

Assumptions & Guiding Principles for Near-Term Initiatives -- Task Force on the CIC Electronic Collection

The Task Force on the CIC Electronic Collection has identified a strategy for developing the networked information environment which attempts simultaneously to build digital content and the necessary infrastructure for information access and delivery.

Electronic Access Committee pages -- Duke University Libraries

Includes documents on criteria for purchasing e-resources, and criteria for inclusion on web lists of available databases.

Policy for Electronic Resources Management -- University of Iowa Libraries

This document provides context and guidelines for the University Libraries in the selection, acquisition, provision of access to, and maintenance of electronic resources.

Collection Development Policy for Electronic Information Resources (Reference) -- Loras College, Wahlert Memorial Library

The Loras College policy for electronic information resources provides guidelines for the selection, acquisition, access to and maintenance of electronic resources.

Collection Development Policy Statement: Electronic Resources -- University of Maryland at College Park Libraries

Specific procedures for handling electronic resources

Electronic Resources Handbook -- University of Michigan Library

This handbook is offered as a means of communicating current practices and procedures for selecting, funding, and managing electronic resources.

Documentation for Managing Electronic Resources -- Old Dominion University Library

Includes principles and guidelines, selection checklist, license criteria, and evaluation procedures.

Interim Electronic Collecting Policy -- University of Texas at Austin Library

Electronic materials are evaluated under the same guidelines as other formats, with additional consideration given to the technical aspects of the information delivery mechanism, the interface, the discovery and retrieval software, and any additional overhead costs in equipment or personnel required to deliver the information.

Guidelines for the Selection, Acquisition and Implementation of Public Use Databases-- Virginia Tech University Libraries

These guidelines are intended to simplify and standardize the selection and implementation of public use databases acquired by the Library.

Policy on Selection and Retention of WRLC Shared Data Bases--Washington Research Library Consortium

Criteria used by the joint Committee on Shared Data Bases before recommending purchase or retention of a shared data base.

Web Documents Relating to Electronic Collections -- Yale University Library

A directory associated with Electronic Collections. Includes links to resource evaluation checklists, timeline for pre-order process, and organizational documents.

Great Sites: Selection Criteria -- ALA's Association for Library Service to Children, Children and Technology Committee

  How to tell if you are looking at a great web site.

Selection Guidelines for Free Internet Resources -- University of Rochester River Campus Libraries

Describes selection criteria in outline form.

Criteria for Cataloging Selected Remote Access Electronic Resources -- Yale University Library

For the purposes of selection at Yale University Library, remote electronic resources can be divided into three types. Each type has a corresponding cataloging action. The core question to be decided is whether or not the resource is durable. The baseline criteria used here is whether or not there is credible institutional support for the electronic resource under consideration.

Bibliography on Evaluating Internet Resources -- Nicole Auer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

This bibliography has grown with the increasing number of documents which address the problems and issues related to teaching and using critical thinking skills to evaluate Internet resources.

Evaluation of information sources -- Alastair Smith, Victoria University of Wellington

This page contains pointers to criteria for evaluating information resources, particularly those on the Internet.

Electronic Reserves Clearinghouse: Links and Materials on the Web -- Jeff Rosedale, Columbia University Libraries

 This page has been established as a resource for designers of electronic reserves systems.

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Virtual Collection Development: A Distance Education Course Via the Internet -- University of Wisconsin-Madison

 Every day, new resources become available in electronic formats and on the Internet. How does this impact traditional library collections? In this online course, you'll learn how to select and evaluate these resources, what policies should be in place, and how to use the Internet as acollection development tool.

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