Contents

Part 1: The Big Picture

• Chapter 1: Separate Fantasy from Reality
• Chapter 2: Start Big or Small

Part 2: Readiness Assessment

• Chapter 3: Assess Your Institution's Readiness
• Chapter 4: Assess Your Patrons' Readiness

Part 3: Building Support

• Chapter 5: Articulate the Case for Online Library Access
• Chapter 6: Establish an Online Library Committee
• Chapter 7: Enlist Support from Your Patrons
• Chapter 8: Build Strategic Partnerships with Other Schools and Libraries

Part 4: Start-Up and Ongoing Operations

• Chapter 9: Raise the Funds
• Chapter 10: Choose the Technology
• Chapter 11: Build the Staff
• Chapter 12: Create Policies and Procedures
• Chapter 13: Launch Your Online Library Web Pages
• Chapter 14: Patron Relations
• Chapter 15: Library Automation
• Chapter 16: Digital Preservation
• Chapter 17: Contract/Regulation Compliance

Part 5: Original and Linked Holdings

• Chapter 18: Academic Course Materials
• Chapter 19: Faculty Web Pages and Publications
• Chapter 20: Dissertations
• Chapter 21: School History
• Chapter 22: Special Collections
• Chapter 23: Material from Outside Sources
• Chapter 24: Books and Monographs
• Chapter 25: Periodicals
• Chapter 26: Government Documents
• Chapter 27: Electronic Databases

Part 6: Search and Delivery

• Chapter 28: Reference and Research Services
• Chapter 29: Literature Searching
• Chapter 30: Bibliographic Instruction
• Chapter 31: Interlibrary Loan
• Chapter 32: Document Delivery
• Chapter 33: Information & Referral
• Chapter 34: Cataloging

Review of Action Steps

Resources: Links, Books, Samples

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