Assuring Access: One Library's Journey from Print to Electronic Only Subscriptions

Aparna Zambare; Anne M. Casey; John Fierst; David Ginsburg; Judith O'Dell; Timothy Peters

doi:10.1080/00987913.2009.10765214

Assuring Access: One Library's Journey from Print to Electronic Only Subscriptions

Aparna Zambare, Anne M. Casey, John Fierst, David Ginsburg, Judith O'Dell, Timothy Peters

Central Michigan University

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Abstract

The migration of library collections from print to electronic formats has been a priority for many institutions during the last ten years and has played a key role in the transformation of the modern academic library. Not surprisingly, this process has been labor-intensive, costly, and occasionally frustrating to those involved in the transformation. This article recounts the challenges that the Central Michigan University Libraries faced and the measures it established to overcome these challenges as it undertook the process of successfully moving from a print-based to a predominantly electronic only subscription collection.

Original language	American English
Journal	Serials Review
Volume	35
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00987913.2009.10765214
State	Published - 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

migration of library collections
electronic formats
electronic only subscriptions collection

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Library and Information Science
Collection Development and Management

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