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Author:   Wendy Evans (Head of Library, University of St Mark & St John, UK) ,  David Baker (Principal and Chief Executive, Plymouth Marjon University, Plymouth, UK)
Publisher:   Woodhead Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Chandos Publishing (Oxford) Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.550kg
ISBN:  

9781843344032

ISBN 10:   1843344033
Pages:   362
Publication Date:   20 April 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

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.

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This book will provide the reader with a good idea of the context of digital library provision and of the main issues that need to be explored. <br>-Information Research

This book will provide the reader with a good idea of the context of digital library provision and of the main issues that need to be explored., Information Research

Author Information

Professor David Baker is Principal of University College Plymouth St Mark & St John. He has published widely in the field of Library and Information Studies, with fourteen monographs and some 100 articles to his credit. He has spoken at numerous conferences, led workshops and seminars and has undertaken consultancy work in most countries in the European Union, along with work in Bulgaria, Slovenia, Ethiopia, Kuwait, Nigeria and the Sudan. Wendy Evans is Head of Library at University College Plymouth St Mark & St John. She has published in the field of electronic journal and database usage and also access versus ownership of journals.

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