Managing Traditional Materials in an Online Environment: Some Definitions and Distinctions for a Future Collection Management.

Atkinson, Ross

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Publication Date: 1998

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Managing Traditional Materials in an Online Environment: Some Definitions and Distinctions for a Future Collection Management.

Atkinson, Ross

Library Resources & Technical Services, v42 n1 p7-20 Jan 1998

Effective management of traditional materials will remain essential even when digital resources dominate scholarly communication. Examines traditional and digital objects in information services; provides an overview of collection management; discusses goal values, information services as purveyor and repository, the role of collection management, and the digital mentality; and presents a future model for objects in collections. (PEN)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change, Higher Education, Information Management, Information Services, Information Sources, Library Collection Development, Library Role, Library Services, Models, Online Systems, Printed Materials, Reference Services, Scholarly Communication

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