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Assessing networked services: an update
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Shim, Wonsik McClure, Charles R. |
| Copyright Year | 2003 |
| Abstract | In an increasingly networked environment, academic libraries are thriving, contrary to some predictions, as an information portal to become a 24-hour a day access point through which users obtain information services and resources on their terms and when they want such services. At all levels of institutions of higher education, remote use of the library has become tightly integrated into the academic environment and although the user may not often enter the library physically nor interact directly with the library staff yet he or she enjoys an unprecedented access to a myriad of scholarly and educational materials. Libraries now depend on the publishers of electronic journals (e.g., Elsevier’s ScienceDirect and Cambridge Journals Online), electronic content aggregators (e.g., Ebsco and Gale), and other commercial and non-commercial information providers to meet the user demands for resources and services. However, the cost of providing networked services and resources, which users often do not know or understand, has increased signifi cantly, as demonstrated in the recent ARL (Association of Research Libraries) statistics. According to its 20002001 data, research libraries in North America spent more than 16% of their materials budget on electronic resources compared to 3.6% in 1992-93 when the data was fi rst collected (ARL, 2002). We expect that the trend will continue. |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://mcclure.ii.fsu.edu/publications/2003/Assessing%20network%20services%20-%20An%20Update.pdf |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.ii.fsu.edu/content/download/18107/116922/file/Assessing%20network%20services%20-%20An%20Update.pdf |
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| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
