Written by government information practitioners, Managing Electronic
Government Information in Libraries: Issues and Practices, edited by Andrea
Morrison for ALA's Government Documents Round Table, is a practical guide to
managing electronic government information.  A must have for librarians,
library administrators, scholars, students, researchers, and other
information professionals, this volume details the benefits, challenges, and
best practices of managing digital government information for librarians in
academic, public, special, and school libraries.

Part one provides an understanding of the historical contexts and
contemporary issues pertaining to electronic government collections. Issues
and practices for special user groups such as children and diverse
populations are also discussed.

Part two consists of practical information pertaining to electronic
government acquisition, archiving and preservation, cataloging, collection
development, digital library management, digitization and metadata,
information literacy, reference, outreach, technical services, and
processing. Specific methods of improving access and services for digital
government information in libraries are included in each chapter.

ALA Member Price: $49.50
Price: $55.00
ISBN-13: 978-0-8389-0954-6
ISBN-10: 0-8389-0954-X
Available May 2008 from ALA Editions

www.alastore.ala.org

Sandhya (Sandy) D. Srivastava

Electronic Resources Librarian

Member, GODORT

New York Institute of Technology

Wisser Library

Northern Boulevard

Old Westbury, New York 11568-8000

Telephone: (516) 686 - 3790

Fax: (516) 686 - 1152

Email: ssrivast@nyit.edu