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Brave New World, 2050: The Implications Of Shifting To Electronic Collections, Antje Mays
Brave New World, 2050: The Implications Of Shifting To Electronic Collections, Antje Mays
Dacus Library Faculty Publications
This futuristic article discusses the shift in academic and research libraries to electronic collections in the context of information access, costs, publication models, and preservation of content. Certain factors currently complicate the shift to electronic formats and challenge their widespread acceptance. Future scenarios spanning skill ecosystems, technologies and workflows, and societal implications are explored as logical outgrowths of present circumstances.
Acquisitions: The Next Generation, Antje Mays
Acquisitions: The Next Generation, Antje Mays
Dacus Library Faculty Publications
This article reviews a broad range of trends and concerns regarding the recruitment, training, and retention of acquisitions librarians. The survey of trends benefits library educators and students, members of search commillees seeking to fill acquisitions vacancies, and working acquisitions librarians.