Type
Article
Keywords
collection development, electronic resources
Abstract
This article examines the impact of electronic technology on libraries and scholarship. It focuses on some of the challenges of using electronic resources in research libraries, which include the cost of acquiring electronic formats and the effect that such expenditures have on other library services and collection development practices. The article also explores how electronic resources have changed the way students and scholars conduct research. The goal of this essay is not to criticize or condemn electronic formats but, rather, to illustrate that electronic technology is simply one tool, among others, for the dissemination of information. As such, electronic resources should complement rather than replace other formats.
Language
English
Department(s)
Library
Journal or Book Title
College and Research Libraries
Publication Year
2001
Issue Month/Season
May
DOI
10.5860/crl.62.3.239
Publisher
Association of College and Research Libraries
Rights Management
Carleton College does not own the copyright to this work and the work is available through the Carleton College Library following the original publisher policies regarding self-archiving. For more information on the copyright status of this work, refer to the current copyright holder.
RoMEO Color
Blue
Preprint Archiving
No
Postprint Archiving
Yes
Publisher PDF Archiving
Unknown
Contributing Organization
Carleton College
Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Schaffner, Bradley L.. 2001. "Electronic Resources: A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing?." College and Research Libraries 62, (3): 239-249. Available at: https://doi.org/10.5860/crl.62.3.239. Accessed via Staff and Faculty Work. Library. Carleton Digital Commons https://digitalcommons.carleton.edu/libr_staff_faculty/9
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.5860/crl.62.3.239
