The New Dynamics and Economics of Cooperative Collection Development (Hardcover)

PART I. INVITED AND CONTRIBUTED PAPERS Uses and Abuses of Cooperation in a Digital Age (Ross Atkinson) Worldwide Rural Research & Education Network (WRREN): A Stakeholder Model for Digital Project Development (Rebecca Bichel) The Economics and Management of Digital Resources in a Multi-Campus, Multi-Library University: Introduction (Cecily Johns) Collection Management Strategies in a Digital Environment (Cecily Johns) The Economics and Management of Digital Resources in a Multi-Campus, Multi-Library University: The Shared Digital Collection (Beverlee French) The University of Californias Collection Development Collaboration: A Campus Perspective (Phyllis S. Mirsky) The Role of WorldCat in Resources Sharing (Anna H. Perrault) Practical Cooperative Collecting for Consortia: Books-Not-Bought in Ohio (Julia A. Gammon and Michael Zeoli) Academic and Commercial Roles in Building “The Digital Library” (Mark Sandler) The Case for Belts and Suspenders: Risk Management Aspects of Cooperative Collection Development (Bernard F. Reilly, Jr.) The AAU/ARL Global Resources Program: The View from a Crossroads (Deborah Jakubs) International Information and the Postmodern Academy (Dan Hazen) PART II. REPORTS OF ABERDEEN WOODS I WORKING GROUPS Assessing the State of Cooperative Collection Development: Report of the Working Group to Map Current Cooperative Collection Development Projects (John Haar) Best Practices in Cooperative Collection Development: A Report Prepared by the Center for Research Libraries Working Group on Best Practices in Cooperative Collection Development (Cynthia Shelton) Measuring Success of Cooperative Collection Development: Report of the Center for Research Libraries/Greater Western Library Alliance Working Group for Quantitative Evaluation of Cooperative Collection Development Projects (Steve Bosch, Lucy Lyons, Mary H. Munroe, Anna H. Perrault, and Chris Sugnet) Digitizing Geosciences Information Proposal and Report for the Center for Research Libraries Working Group on Cooperative Collection Development in Science and Technology (Diane E. Perushek) Index Reference Notes Included