Developing and managing electronic collections : the essentials / Peggy Johnson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview of the evolving electronic collections environment -- Selecting and evaluating e-resources for libraries -- Selection and order placement -- Licenses for e-content -- Conducting business with e-content and service suppliers -- Working across organizational units to acquire and manage e-resources -- Budgeting and financial considerations -- The future of e-content in libraries and a few concluding thoughts.

As library collections of all types of libraries increasingly become electronic, librarians are faced with coping with rising costs while meeting increasing user expectations; understanding copyright and fair use in the digital environment; and following rapidly changing technologies. Johnson incorporates current information while providing practical information that will guide librarians in their work with electronic content.