Abstract

This article discusses the reasons why electronic resources are included in library collections, and the criteria of selecting the mentioned electronic resources. Apart from the usual criteria for the development of library collections through printed publications, there exist also other preconditions for the inclusion of electronic resources, and such were extensively discussed. Moreover, the most important question that would arise in selecting and supplying the electronic resources, namely the end-user education, was exemplified on the basis of a sample illustration.

Keywords: Electronic resources, Database, Collection development, Selection criteria

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Copyright and license

Copyright © 2005 The author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.

How to cite

Akçal, İlhan, & Kaya, S. (2005). End-User Education and Selection Criteria for Databases in Information Centers. Information World, 6(1), 78-88. https://doi.org/10.15612/BD.2005.448