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Résumé :
This book tackles the central issues with the concepts of the access and management electronic resources. Covering different kinds of e-resources, from e-serials to e-books to databases, and digital collections which continue to bring new developments to a field that requires different systems and skills than those needed for print resources.

Biographie:
Anne C. Elguindi is the Director of Information Delivery Services at the American University Library in Washington, D.C., responsible for the Electronic Resources Management, Access Services, Cataloging Services, and Acquisitions Units. Prior to her position with the American University she was a Reference and Data Services Librarian at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and Public Services Librarian at Western Piedmont Community College. Kari Schmidt is the Electronic Resources Librarian and Head of the Electronic Resources Management Unit at the American University Library in Washington, D.C. Prior to her position with the American University she held the same post at the University of Maryland and was Assistant Director for Resource Management at Georgetown University's Medical Center Library.

Sommaire:
Emerging technical services models in the context of the past; Electronic resource management: staffing and workflow; Electronic resource management systems: Implementation and transformation; Discovery systems, layers and tools, and the role of the electronic resource librarian; Academic library consortia and the evolving role of electronic resources and technology; Conclusion: e-books and the future of technical services.