Book Review: Licensing Electronic Resources in Academic Libraries: A Practical Handbook

Electronic Resources and Academic Libraries, 1980-2000: A Historical Perspective

OVERTHE PAST TWENTY YEARS, ACADEMIC COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT specialists have dealt with dramatic changes, brought about by decreasing purchasing power and the growing importance of electronic resources. Throughout this period, collection managers have rethought their efforts and revised criteria for the selection of materials in new formats while also maintaining traditional collections. Looking...

A web analytics approach for appraising electronic resources in academic libraries

index Access only to abstracts provided Usage Packages, Databases Citations/impact factor How often journal is cited both locally and globally Cost per use Successful full-text downloads/cost Interlibrary loan (ILL) use Comparing cost per use with cost of ILL JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY—•• 2015 3 DOI: 10.1002/asi 520 JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION F R INFORMATI...

Book Review ODOUR IMPACT ASSESSMENT HANDBOOK

Book Review Handbook for Language Engineers

The reader learns from this book's introduction (written by Ali Farghaly) that the objective of the book is to " equip linguists embarking on NLP assignments. " The introduction also explains why language engineers are needed and summarizes the contents of each chapter. " Domain Analysis and Representation " by Farghaly and Bruce Hedin offers a good discussion of the importance of domain analys...

The Impact of Electronic Resources on Serial Cancellations and Remote Storage Decisions in Academic Research Libraries

IN THE PAST, SERIAL CANCELLATIONSAND STORAGE DECISIONS focused primarily on print resources. With the addition of electronic resources, librarians in large research institutions must now manage an integrated collection consisting of both print and electronic formats. This article explores the impact that electronic resources have on such deaccession decisions. The authors identify criteria for ...