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June 2000 ——— Volume 20, Number 6

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This Month: Making Collection Development Decisions Today

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Features
	A Field Guide for Collaborative Collection Development Getting bogged down with electronic resources and having trouble keeping all those links organized? Can’t see the forest for the trees? This library system decided to save its members by pooling all their resources into one Web site, saving both time and frustration. by Beth Carpenter	28
	Collection Development, from Text to Technology Internet access and tools are changing collection development tactics. Here’s how one public librarian is using electronic tools to help develop her collections of books and Web sites. by Janet Foster	34
	Developing a Virtual Collection from the Online Smorgasbord See how the Web has completely changed the way this special librarian gathers her resources to respond to customers’ requests for information. by Sue Ann Connaughton	42
	The Impact of Consortia on Database Licensing Collection development decisions are affected by needs, prices, organizational missions, and more. Consortia licensing deals also have a major effect on purchasing decisions. Here’s an inside look at how consortia and networks try to represent the interests of both libraries and information publishers in an effort to create win-win situations. by Angee Baker	46
Columns
	The View from the Top Left Corner Meet Your New Friend VoIP by Michael Schuyler	56
	Building Digital Libraries Making Smart Licensing Decisions by Kim Guenther	58
	Online Treasures Developing Library Collections for a Wired World by Janet L. Balas	61
	Coming Full Circle From Atoms to Bits: The E-volution of the Book by Andrew K. Pace	64
Departments
	Editor's Notes Be Brave in the New World by Kathy Miller	6
	Newsline	8
	People & Places	67
Special Sections
	How to Contribute to CIL 2000	40
	Industry Reports How Today’s Technology Affects Libraries’ Collection Choices The proliferation of library technology and electronic databases has changed collection development practices all over the world. This report surveys a number of people on all sides of the industry, and concludes that libraries still aren’t getting what they want the most. by Ana Arias Terry	51
Advertising
	Library Tech Connection	70
	Index to Advertisers	72

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