Management of Electronic Materials:
Issues
There are many issues related to electronic materials collections. What does the future hold for electronic collections? What are the issues in developing and maintaining website collections?
Read Turning The Page by Doug Johnson from School Library Journal (November 2004). Johnson predicts a future of electronic materials in libraries. (Requires IUPUI login)
Issues
From Internet safety to copyright issues, young adults and their adult supervisors face many issues in working with electronic materials.
Read The Wikipedia Wars by Kathy Ishizuka in School Library Journal (November 2004). This article discusses some of the issues of online resources. (Requires IUPUI login)
Read the following resources at this website and the links from Teacher Tap:
- Acceptable Use of Electronic Materials
- Filtering Tools and Issues from Teacher Tap
- Copyright Issues from Teacher Tap
- Citing Sources from Teacher Tap
- Plagiarism from Teacher Tap
Go to websites that focus on Internet safety for young people and explore some of the issues: NetSmartz Workshop.
Electronic Collections
Many libraries are updating their policies and procedures with electronic collections in mind.
Read the Electronic Book Loans page from Fairport and Gates Public Library. Notice their guidelines for e-book circulation and use.
Examine the guidelines that Patchogue-Medford Public Library uses for Rocket eBook circulation.
Explore the Electronic Collections Development page. Although designed for college level, these policies could be adapted for collections for children and young adults.