A Study on Collection Development of E-resources in College Libraries: Special Reference to Kolar District
Author(s): Padma. R
Abstract - In the era of information explosion and rapid advancement of information technology, the e-resources are the only solution for the college libraries in the present context to meet the changing information needs of the user community. The present paper is focused on the different types of e-resources available for college community and its collection development, policies and procedures. The proper planning and a policy for the collection of e-resources is very much required for providing the right resources to right user at the right time in right format. In this paper an attempt is made to come out with a collection development model of e-resources for the college library. The proper planning of the collection development of e-resources from its selection, acquisition, organization, dissemination, preservation and also the various problems involved in the acquisition and management of e-resources are also discussed in this paper. This will be useful for the college libraries to develop its own model for collection development of e-resources keeping in mind its users and their specific requirements.
Keywords - E-resources, Collection development, College library.
DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.26761/ijrls.9.2.2023.1635
Cite This Article As: Padma. R (2023) A Study on Collection Development of E-resources in College Libraries: Special Reference to Kolar District. International Journal of Research in Library Science (IJRLS), 9(2) 116-122. www.ijrls.in
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Paper ID: IJRLS-1635 Page: 116-122 Publication Date: 10 May 2023