Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences, Digital Collections, and Library Planning

Strategies for Building Successful Digital Initiatives at Small to Medium-Sized Institutions

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Title:Strategies for Building Successful Digital Initiatives at Small to Medium-Sized Institutions (ID: EDU05186)
Author(s):Gregory R. Crane (Tufts University), Rachel Frick (University of Richmond), and Andrew Rouner (Washington University in St. Louis)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/20/2005)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:The University of Richmond, working with Tufts University on an Institute for Museum and Library Services-funded newspaper digitization project, has developed strategies, work flows, and tools that will help smaller institutions build successful and cost-effective digital libraries, not only as an end in itself, but as a prudent path to the development of successful digital repositories.
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Comparison of the Cost and Use of University Electronic and Print Journal Collections

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Title:Comparison of the Cost and Use of University Electronic and Print Journal Collections (ID: EDU03138)
Author(s):Donald King (University of Pittsburgh) and Carol H. Montgomery (University of Pittsburgh)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (2003)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:The panel summarizes results of several recent library cost analyses and of faculty and student surveys. A comparison is made of operational requirements and costs of three types of collections: electronic, current periodicals and bound backfiles. Surveys show that e-journals affect faculty and student information-seeking and reading patterns in important ways.
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