Assuring Access: One Library's Journey from Print to Electronic Only Subscriptions

Authors

Aparna Zambare, Central Michigan University
Anne Marie Casey, Central Michigan UniversityFollow
John Fierst, Central Michigan University
David Ginsburg, Central Michigan University
Judith O'Dell, Central Michigan University
Timothy Peters, Central Michigan University

Submitting Campus

Daytona Beach

Department

Staff Works - Hunt Library

Document Type

Article

Publication/Presentation Date

2009

Abstract/Description

The migration of library collections from print to electronic formats has been a priority for many institutions during the last ten years and has played a key role in the transformation of the modern academic library. Not surprisingly, this process has been labor-intensive, costly, and occasionally frustrating to those involved in the transformation. This article recounts the challenges that the Central Michigan University Libraries faced and the measures it established to overcome these challenges as it undertook the process of successfully moving from a print-based to a predominately electronic only subscription collection.

Publication Title

Serials Review

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.serrev.2009.03.002

Publisher

Routledge

Additional Information

Dr. Anne Marie Casey was not affiliated with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University at the time this article was published.

Scholarly Commons Citation

Zambare, A., Casey, A. M., Fierst, J., Ginsburg, D., O'Dell, J., & Peters, T. (2009). Assuring Access: One Library's Journey from Print to Electronic Only Subscriptions. Serials Review, 35(2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.serrev.2009.03.002