CDL-ELECTRONIC COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
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From: "KREPS, Dennis A."
<DKreps@ius.edu>
Greetings--my apologies for any cross-postings.
I am delivering a paper soon on managing electronic reference
collections.
I am interested in the
following regarding how your institution manages its electronic
databases.
I greatly appreciate
any input you may provide. Also, feel free to forward your
institution's
electronic resource
collection development policy if you have one.
Thanks in advance
Dennis Kreps, Indiana University Southeast
1.Does your institution have a formal collection development
policy for electronic resources?
__yes __no
If so, is each purchase of an electronic
resource evaluated according to this policy?
__yes __no
Do you distinguish among various electronic
resources in prioritizing purchases?
__reference tools
__bibliographic databases
__electronic books
__electronic journals
__other (please specify)
Are there particular parties responsible for
making selections of electronic resources?
__Collection Development
librarian
__Electronic Services
librarian
__committee
__teaching faculty
involvement
__other (please specify)
Does your institution have a budget dedicated to electronic
resources?
__yes __no
If so, how is the amount determined?
__% of budget
__estimate
__other (please specify)
2. Does your institution participate in any consortial arrangements
for
purchasing
electronic resources/databases?
__yes __no
If so, how are decisions made regarding purchases?
__centrally administered
__representational committee
__other (please specify)
Dennis Kreps
Coordinator, Electronic Reference Resources
Indiana University Southeast Library
New Albany, IN 47150
(812) 941 2551 (voice)
(812) 941 2493 (fax)
dkreps@ius.edu
Received on Tue Oct 01 2002 - 14:55:47 EDT