Computers in Libraries June 2000
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Volume 20, Number 6
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This Month: Making Collection Development Decisions Today

Features
A Field Guide for Collaborative Collection Development[Abstract]
Getting bogged down with electronic resources and having trouble keeping all those links organized? Can’t see the forest for the trees? This library system decided to save its members by pooling all their resources into one Web site, saving both time and frustration.
by Beth Carpenter
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Collection Development, from Text to Technology[Abstract]
Internet access and tools are changing collection development tactics. Here’s how one public librarian is using electronic tools to help develop her collections of books and Web sites.
by Janet Foster
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Developing a Virtual Collection from the Online Smorgasbord[Full Text]
See how the Web has completely changed the way this special librarian gathers her resources to respond to customers’ requests for information.
by Sue Ann Connaughton
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The Impact of Consortia on Database Licensing[Abstract]
Collection development decisions are affected by needs, prices, organizational missions, and more. Consortia licensing deals also have a major effect on purchasing decisions. Here’s an inside look at how consortia and networks try to represent the interests of both libraries and information publishers in an effort to create win-win situations.
by Angee Baker
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Columns
The View from the Top Left Corner
Meet Your New Friend VoIP[Abstract]
by Michael Schuyler

 

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Building Digital Libraries
Making Smart Licensing Decisions[Full Text]
by Kim Guenther

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Online Treasures
Developing Library Collections for a Wired World[Abstract]
by Janet L. Balas

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Coming Full Circle
From Atoms to Bits: The E-volution of the Book[Abstract]
by Andrew K. Pace

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Departments
Editor's Notes
Be Brave in the New World[Full Text]
by Kathy Miller

 

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Newsline[Full Text]
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People & Places
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Special Sections
How to Contribute to CIL 2000[Full Text]
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Industry Reports
How Today’s Technology Affects Libraries’ Collection Choices[Abstract]
The proliferation of library technology and electronic databases has changed collection development practices all over the world. This report surveys a number of people on all sides of the industry, and concludes that libraries still aren’t getting what they want the most.
by Ana Arias Terry

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Advertising
Library Tech Connection
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Index to Advertisers
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