"This book provides relevant theoretical and practical details from an international perspective on the current e-resources landscape, offering a detailed discussion of the specific aspects of e-resources management"--Provided by publisher.

Electronic resources: history, scope, and challenges: an overview / Hungwa Shidi, Solomon Uganneya -- Considerations of a digital age: the hows and whys of electronic resource management from a collection development perspective / Jennifer Wright -- Convergence towards excellence diversity: mapping the field of e-resources emerging dynamics / Paula Ochôa, Leonor Gaspar Pinto -- Patron-driven acquisitions: a progressive model for the selection of electronic resources / Smita Joshipura, Christopher E. Mehrens -- Going online: subscription of electronic journals and its cost benefit analysis / Bharat Kumar -- Copyright and licensing essentials for librarians and copyright owners in the digital age / Anne Moon -- Comparative analysis of electronic resource management systems (ERMS): a web study / Nihar K. Patra, Shiv S. Jha -- Knowing protection of intellectual contents in digital era / Priyanka Vishwakarma, Bhaskar Mukherjee -- Open e-resources in libraries / Vesna Injac-Malbaša -- Riding the waves of change for electronic resources at the library and learning commons, Monash University Sunway Campus1: from vision to reality / Sossamma K.T. George -- Embracing change: how South Ayrshire Council library service became a world leader in electronic resources management / Jean Inness -- Towards innovative library services: a case study of Indira Gandhi National Open University, India / Parveen Babbar.