TY - JOUR AB - Building a Web‐based e‐library may be the most important thing a library ever does.An important role for librarians in all types of libraries is the planning and/or building ofWeb‐based e‐libraries.Offers a practical discussion of developing and implementing a collection plan for building Web‐basede‐libraries.The starting point for developing any collection plan is an assessment of the function ofand need for an information collection and the audienceit will serve. Discusses some guidelines and practical strategies on where and how to find, identify, evaluate and select appropriate Web‐based information resources. Focuses on Web‐based information resources rather than otherelectronic information resources such as CD‐ROM orfee‐based databases that have been discussed extensively in recent literature. VL - 18 IS - 4 SN - 0737-8831 DO - 10.1108/07378830010360446 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/07378830010360446 AU - Kovacs Diane K. AU - Elkordy Angela PY - 2000 Y1 - 2000/01/01 TI - Collection development in cyberspace: building an electronic library collection T2 - Library Hi Tech PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 335 EP - 361 Y2 - 2024/04/25 ER -