Digital Library Economics

An Academic Perspective

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

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Digital Library Economics covers key aspects of the management and development of the digital library from an economic viewpoint. The work is a collection of essays by leading international authorities and provides an overview of current and future positions with regard to the economics of digital library management and development. Key contextual aspects are described, providing a history of the growth of digital libraries, with special reference to financial issues, current and possible future economic models and costing methodologies and challenges, themes and issues in the field.

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Utgivningsdatum2009-04-20
Vikt550 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
FörlagWoodhead Publishing Ltd
ISBN9781843344032

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Wendy Evans is the Head of Library at the University of St. Mark and St John, UK. She has published and lectured in the field of electronic journal and database usage, access versus ownership of journals, and has already co-edited and co-authored four books with David Baker. David Baker has published widely in the field of Library and Information Studies, with 20 monographs and over 100 articles to his credit. He has spoken worldwide at numerous conferences and led workshops and seminars. His other key professional interest and expertise has been in the field of human resources, where he has also been active in major national projects. He has held senior positions at several institutions, including as Principal and Chief Executive of Plymouth Marjon University, and Emeritus Professor of Strategic Information Management. He has also been Deputy Chair of the Joint Information Systems Committee (Jisc). Until recently, he was a member of the Board of Governors of the Universities of Northampton and South Wales. He is Chair of the Board of the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance. He is a leader in the field of library and information science.

Digital library economics: The environment; Digital library economics: the key themes; A history of digital library economics; Digital library economics: Aspects and prospects; Journal publishing: implications for a digital library policy; Hybrid library management; Digital library economics: International perspectives 1 The Australian perspective; Digital library economics: International perspectives 2 The German perspective; Digital library economics: International perspectives 3 The Dutch perspective; E-journals and e-books; Digitisation – trends in the economics of retro-conversion; To be or not to be: Prospects for document supply in the digital library; Cost-effective decision-making in collection building; Spinning the disks – lessons from the circus; The CREE project: A case study on the novel delivery of search-related library services and its economic implications; The economics of copyright; The economic future for digital libraries: A 2020 vision.