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Modes of Acquisition and Models of Licensing: The Electronic Sources of Information
Abstract
The advent of electronic sources of information (ESIs), e-resources, or electronic information resources (EIRs) has brought a revolution in the information landscape during 21st century. This has led to a paradigm shift not only in the modes and mechanism of storage, access, and delivery, but the acquisition of information has also witnessed a prominent change. This chapter is a theoretical overview of some newly emerging and popular modes of acquisition currently available for libraries to acquire and subscribe electronic information resources. Due to a visible change in the nature of information storage, access, and delivery, publishers have brought about certain changes in the policies governing the sale of their products in electronic form. As such, new license models have emerged, of which some popular ones have been enlisted for the benefit of libraries. The basic criteria needed to be set in force for prompt assessment of e-resources have also been highlighted at the end of this chapter.
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