Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-229) and index.

The ongoing movement to electronic collections presents many exciting new service opportunities for libraries, as well as creating materials management, resource, and service challenges. This book looks at how online resources are causing the roles and practices of libraries to change. This book looks at new practices in managing electronic materials. It considers changes to practice which libraries, e-materials providers and software provider need to make together to meet the challenges and maximize the benefits of electronic materials. The book focuses on better integrated and more automated approaches which are becoming essential to provide more complete and seamless access to library materials.

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Introduction -- Universal discovery and access to information -- The library catalogue and the new role of distributed electronic content tools -- Electronic content products -- materials management and integration -- The ILS and the challenges of electronic materials -- Whither the OPAC: new models for the primary library search interface -- Still too many search interfaces: wrestling with old and new disintegrated applications -- Innovative interfaces, new interfaces, search services, toolbars, lookups and widgets -- End-to-end integration and a seamless user experience -- Net size, bigger and better partnerships, and getting others to share the work -- Library application services for information exchange services: more and less than web services -- More elements of the integrated information environment -- Conclusions.

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