TY - JOUR AB - This study investigates the effects of electronic information sources on collection development in 15 academic libraries, primarily in the Midwest. A search of the literature and conference presentations also contributed to the findings. Areas studied included the materials budget, collection development policies, and licenses; identifying, evaluating, selecting, and developing the electronic sources collection; training subject specialists to use electronic resource tools; classifying electronic materials; and the changes in the role of the collection development librarian. VL - 15 IS - 1/2 SN - 0737-8831 DO - 10.1108/07378839710307485 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/07378839710307485 AU - Gene Norman O. PY - 1997 Y1 - 1997/01/01 TI - The impact of electronic information sources on collection development: a survey of current practice T2 - Library Hi Tech PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 123 EP - 132 Y2 - 2024/04/19 ER -