Thanks Susan , and in looking at the records at UIUC catalogs
I saw noted for the 2nd ed. 2003  that purchasers of the print edition
also then had access for one year to the online version then, which is
also interesting to see and watch changes in formats & access by
users.

Have the departmental collections all been merged into the main
collections now from the iSchool library? This will also be
interesting to see usage and access assessment and reasons all
libraries are choosing which formats.

It is important to link these editions in the bibliographic record to
know what came before the 3rd edition which many have done.  The ebook
version via Informaworld also allows users to download and purchase
individual sections directly, and I read the nice introduction in the
3rd edition ebook version which also gave background on the 2 earlier
editions & notes about the previous editors involved.  This new
edition has a change of title also so it's especially important to
help users find it in our many catalogs locally, as well as WorldCat.

Thanks again,
Karen Weaver

http://vufind.carli.illinois.edu/vf-uiu/Record/uiu_4595748/Description

Drake, Miriam A. (Eds.) (2003) Encyclopedia of library and information
science.New York : Marcel Dekker,

Physical Description:	4 v. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Includes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	0824720776 (v. 1 : acid-free paper)
0824720784 (v. 2 : acid-free paper)
0824720792 (v. 3 : acid-free paper)
0824720806 (v. 4 : acid-free paper)

Edition:	2nd ed. / edited by Miriam A. Drake.

Summary
"The previous edition appeared in 1968, and has been updated with
quarterly updates since then. In this second edition, entries are
preceded by an introduction and succeeded by a bibliography and,
often, a list of suggested readings. About 350 entries in all address
areas pertaining to the digital library era (e-books, document
information systems, wireless services, software quality management);
describe library entities around the world (Indiana University
Libraries, National Library of Malaysia, OCLC, Finnish Library
Association, zoological park and aquarium libraries and archives); and
discuss material long applicable to libraries (bibliographies,
dictionaries, paper, reading, preservation of library materials). The
contributor list is even larger than the list of entries and includes
representatives from libraries around the world, but primarily from
the US. Each volume ends with a comprehensive index. Purchase of the
print edition allows free access to the online version for a year,
making available the second edition, updated entries from the first
edition, as well as quarterly updates of a more general kind. Each
entry is designated by a DOI (digital object identifier) usable on the
website to identify and download the entry for about $50. Editor Drake
is professor emeritus, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta.
Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) "



On 4/4/11, Searing, Susan Ellis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> At the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, we've acquired the
> Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences, 3rd ed., in both online
> and print formats.  Online, because that's our users' preferred medium for
> seeking information and because our many distance education students rely on
> online access.  In print, because we anticipate that ELIS will become an
> important historical resource, just as the first edition is now.  We are
> fortunate, as a major research library, to be able to afford this level of
> access; many smaller libraries cannot.
>
> On a side note, we very recently added ELIS to the LIS Easy Search, our
> discipline-focused federated search tool:
> http://www.library.illinois.edu/lsx.  I hope this will generate more use of
> the encyclopedia, but it's too soon to tell.
>
> Sue
>
> Susan E. Searing
> Library & Information Science Librarian
> University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
> 310 Main Library, 1408 West Gregory Drive
> Urbana, Illinois 61801 USA
> Telephone: 217-333-4456
> Email: [log in to unmask]
>
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Karen Weaver, MLS Electronic Resources Statistician, Duquesne
University, Gumberg Library, Pittsburgh PA email: [log in to unmask] /
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