This book provides a companion volume to Digital Library Economics and focuses on the 'how to' of managing digital collections and services (of all types) with regard to their financing and financial management. The emphasis is on case studies and practical examples drawn from a wide variety of contexts. A Handbook of Digital Library Economics is a practical manual for those involved - or expecting to be involved - in the development and management of digital libraries.

Author Biography

Professor David Baker is Principal of University of St Mark & St John. He has published widely in the field of Library and Information Studies, with fourteen monographs and some 100 articles to his credit. He has spoken at numerous conferences, led workshops and seminars and has undertaken consultancy work in most countries in the European Union, along with work in Bulgaria, Slovenia, Ethiopia, Kuwait, Nigeria and the Sudan. Wendy Evans is Head of Library at UCP Marjon. She has a keen interest in the Internet and electronic resources and, in particular, access to journals and databases. Wendy also has an expertise in data protection and freedom of information. She has published, lectured and researched electronic journal and database usage and access versus ownership of journals. Wendy has recently been awarded an Associate Teaching Fellowship at UCP Marjon.