EVALUATION CRITERIA IN PURCHASING ELECTRONIC INFORMATION SOURCES

• Authors: Sojkowska I. , Podgorski F.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Growing number of commercial electronic information sources pushes libraries into updating their offer annually. It is not simple due to the dynamic development of the market. New services come into existence and those existing are still being enhanced and extended. What are the criteria and methods of selecting sources, to answer users' needs optimally, having only limited funds? What methods and criteria of selection should libraries apply to meet the needs of their users? This paper presents theoretical assumptions of decision-making process and its implementation in the Library of the Technical University of Lodz. Dominant factors influencing planning of e-journals and e-books services were discussed. Advantages and defects of previously applied methods and criteria of products evaluation are shown, there is also an attempt of definition of the most important and essential criteria that should influence the choice in the nearest future.

Keywords

EN

CRITERIA OF SOURCES' SELECTING; ELECTRONIC INFORMATION SOURCES; LIBRARY (TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ)

Discipline

• LIBRARY_&_INFORMATION_SCIENCE: LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE

• Publisher: Stowarzyszenie Bibliotekarzy Polskich i Wydział Dziennikarstwa, Informacji i Bibliologii. Uniwersytet Warszawski
• Journal: Zagadnienia Informacji Naukowej
• Year: 2007
• Issue: 2(90)
• Pages: 79-90
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Sojkowska I.

author

Podgorski F.

• I. Sojkowska, Politechnika Lódzka, Biblioteka, ul. Wólczanska 223, 90-924 Lódz, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

08PLAAAA03897758