Biz of Acq / The Biz of Digital - Gone with the Old, In with the New

摘要

Column Editor's Note: This is the last "Biz of Acq" column and the first "Biz of Digital" column. It's sad to be wrapping up the long-running "Biz of Acq, " but exciting to moving into new territory. Libraries have changed massively since the "Biz of Acq" column began, and dedicated acquisitions librarians, the authors of the column and a large portion of the target audience, are disappearing as libraries shift resources to e-resources and e-resource management, discovery services, digital special collections, and digital scholarship (services). The new column will cover the wide array of facilities, equipment, systems, and services that support digital collections and digital scholarship. Following the tone set by "Biz of Acq, " as a "Biz" column, the goal will be to provide digitai collections and digital scholarship librarians, and the vendors of systems, equipment, and services to support them, with current information on events in the field, and practical insights into techniques and process by working librarians. My hope is that it will eventually be joined by a sister column or two covering the "Biz" of e-resource management and discovery services.