electronicjournalsinthedigitalenvironment:issuesandfuturetrends

？buildingandmanagingelectronicjournalcollectionsinthedigitalenvironmentposesmanychallengesforlibrarians,ase-lectronicjournalsexistinacomplexandconstantlychangingstateinvolvingdifferentdigitalformats,newpricingstructures,andvariousaccessroutes.thispaperreviewscriticalissuesthatnorthamericanlibrariesfaceinmanagingelectronicjournals,includingabriefhistory,theselectioncriteria,consortiapurchasing,licensing,operationalcosts,providingaccess,usersupport,usagestatistics,cancelingprintsubscriptions,andelectronicjournalarchives.futuretrendsdiscussedincludeopenaccesse-journals,andthecontinuingdevelopmentofe-journalcollectionsandbestpracticesinmanagingthisessentialconstituentofacademiclibrarycollections.