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

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

doi:10.1016/j.serrev.2009.03.002

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

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

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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	English
Pages (from-to)	70-74
Number of pages	5
Journal	Serials Review
Volume	35
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.serrev.2009.03.002
State	Published - Jun 2009

Keywords

Electronic formats
Electronic only subscriptions collection
Migration of library collections

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