Recently, the topics of Project Muse and JSTOR have come up on the CJCLS list. What’s the difference? Are these subscriptions worth it for two-year schools? Here’s a summary of what people said:
Posts Tagged ‘databases’
Project Muse vs. JSTOR
Posted by communitycollegelibraries on February 12, 2009
Posted in Electronic Resources | Tagged: budgets, databases, Electronic Resources, JSTOR, Project Muse | 1 Comment »
Collection Development, Reference & Basic Skills–Hot Topic Summer 08
Posted by communitycollegelibraries on January 20, 2009
Notes from ALA Annual Community College Hot Topics Discussion about collection development, reference, and basic skills
Thanks to David Wright for this summary!
Collection Development, Reference, & Basic Skills
Vendors and Community Colleges
Educate vendors about community college budgets. JSTOR has a community college model. It seems that other vendors don’t listen. EBSCO has a vocational database. Carnegie classification is a “fairer” system than FTE. Jean Smith has an article on this topic:
Posted in CJCLS, Collection Maintenance, Reference | Tagged: basic skills, budgets, collection development, databases, reference collections | Leave a Comment »
