Print to Electronic: The Library Perspective

For publishers and librarians to work well together it will help for publishers have a good idea of the circumstances and challenges currently facing libraries. This includes but is not limited to budget; libraries also struggle with a complex technology environment, quickly changing licensing, pricing and content options, and incomplete adoption of standards by publishers and software vendors. This paper is a short introduction to these issues and includes a brief overview of what publishers can do to help librarians, and what librarians can do to help publishers.     

论电子资源与纸本资源的协调发展

电子资源和纸本资源如何协调发展巳成为图书馆文献资源建设亟待解决的重要问题.从目前资源购置经费和读者的使用情况来看,电子资源的比重都要大于纸本资源,而纸本资源也正在向电子资源转化.但是电子资源存在着重复性、不稳定性、垄断性以及不易长期保存的缺陷,影响着馆藏建设.因此,电子资源与纸本资源的协调发展,应遵守目标性、互补性、满足需求、重点保障和成本效益的基本原则,不断调整馆藏发展政策,使馆藏评价制度化,有机整合电子资源与纸本资源,构建与出版商合作的新模式,建立区域联合馆藏,走共建共享之路.     

对图书馆电子资源著录的探讨

依据<国际标准书目著录(电子资源)ISBD(ER)>及<中国文献编目规则>的要求,结合光盘型影视资料的著录实践,对电子资源MARC著录的特殊性以及著录字段的取舍和主要信息源的斟酌等问题进行了探讨.     

Our Journey from Print to Electronic Resources: An Acquisitions Perspective at a Caribbean Academic Library

This article seeks to add to the body of literature about the provision and management of electronic resources in academic libraries in developing countries. It recognizes the importance of providing increased electronic information to users and describes the efforts of an academic library in the Caribbean to address this need. The role of the Acquisitions and Serials Unit in making this transition possible is explored. Furthermore, an assessment of the progress attained in the transition process is documented, including issues encountered, many of which have not yet been resolved. Future plans for successful development of an increased electronic resources environment have also been proposed.     

论纸本资源与电子资源协调发展的基本原则

纸本资源与电子资源的协调发展是图书馆馆藏发展面临的重要课题。本文在分析目前图书馆纸本资源与电子资源建设情况的基础上,从目标性、满足需求、互补性、重点保障、成本效益等几方面探讨了纸本资源与电子资源协调发展的基本原则。认为在推进二者协调发展时,应遵从本馆的发展目标,坚持以用户的需求为导向,考虑二者的互为补充,保障重点馆藏,并重视成本效益分析。