Electronic Resource Management in Libraries: Research and Practice provides comprehensive coverage of the issues, methods, theories, and challenges connected with the provision of electronic resources in libraries, with emphasis on strategic planning, operational guidelines, and practices. This book primarily focuses on management practices of the life-cycle of commercially acquired electronic resources from selection and ordering to cataloging, Web presentation, user support, usage evaluation, and more.
Scott Breivold is an associate librarian at California State University, Los Angeles. He is the University Library?s Media, Communications, & Arts Librarian and oversees the Music & Media Center. He recently took on the role of Library Web Administrator, and will be responsible for coordinating the development and maintenance of the library?s web site. As a member of the web team, he played a lead role in the library?s current site design, OPAC interface, and online Information Literacy Tutorials. He has presented at local and national conferences on topics ranging from media collection development to library web and tutorial design. He is the editor of Howard Hawks: Interviews published by the University of Mississippi Press in 2006. [Editor]