Identification, selection and licensing of electronic resources within library consortia: the case of Germany-Bavaria English summary of the version presented at the International Conference = Identificazione, selezione e licensing di risorse elettroniche nei consorzi bibliotecari: il caso della Baviera Riassunto in italiano della versione presentata alla Conferenza internazionale

摘要

Identification, selection and licensing of electronic resources increasingly takes places within the framework of library consortia, i.e. groups of libraries aiming at the collaborative acquisition of access rights for databases and electronic journals. Due to the federal structure of the country, there are a number of different regional consortia throughout Germany.