Weir, R. O. (2012). Coping with Economic Issues and a Paradigm Shift in Collections. In Managing Electronic Resources (pp. 17-36). Chicago: ALA.
The economic recession and the resulting decreased or flat budgets have pushed librarians to come up with creative ways to persevere and continue providing patrons with excellent customer service and better chosen resources. Many librarians have reevaluated collection development models, implementing pay-per-view and patron-driven acquisition ideas and relying on interlibrary loan to fill patron needs. Some other ways to face an uncertain financial future include partnering with library consortia for reduced rates on electronic resources, canceling “big deals,” using open-source, freely available to libraries worldwide, homegrown ERMSs, and evaluating electronic resources using COUTNER usage statistics. While it is impossible to predict what the future holds, it is likely that librarians will continue collaboration with one another and with publishers on finding solutions to continue serving their patrons’ needs.
The economic recession and the resulting decreased or flat budgets have pushed librarians to come up with creative ways to persevere and continue providing patrons with excellent customer service and better chosen resources. Many librarians have reevaluated collection development models, implementing pay-per-view and patron-driven acquisition ideas and relying on interlibrary loan to fill patron needs. Some other ways to face an uncertain financial future include partnering with library consortia for reduced rates on electronic resources, canceling “big deals,” using open-source, freely available to libraries worldwide, homegrown ERMSs, and evaluating electronic resources using COUTNER usage statistics. While it is impossible to predict what the future holds, it is likely that librarians will continue collaboration with one another and with publishers on finding solutions to continue serving their patrons’ needs.
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