Digital Information and the Library: Planning and Policy Issues.

Shaughnessy, Thomas W.

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Publication Date: 1997

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Digital Information and the Library: Planning and Policy Issues.

Shaughnessy, Thomas W.

Journal of Library Administration, v24 n4 p3-14 1997

Addresses the topic of digital libraries from a planning perspective and examines policy issues. Discusses developing collections by providing access to remote files and/or creating a local collection; funding; considering what to digitize; copyright issues; storage costs; converting paper-based collections and catalogs; and reasons why to digitize. (AEF)

Descriptors: Access to Information, Administrative Policy, Copyrights, Costs, Data Conversion, Electronic Libraries, Information Technology, Library Automation, Library Collection Development, Library Collections, Library Funding, Library Planning, Strategic Planning

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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