According to MacEwan, many faculty and students want the emphasis on electronic resources to proceed at a faster pace. The contributions of librarians like Gary White have been significant. In reconfiguring resources, our plan is to work through each subject area in the Library. We are making a collective analysis of electronic resources in terms of what we have and what we need to enhance our breadth and depth. We are doing it thoroughly and intensely.
Electronic resources are tremendously expensive.
And, it is a very costly transition in that we need to maintain both a traditional collection and an electronic collection. We want to add to our book collection and actively collect scholarly journals. That is very much a part of our mission and we don't forget that. Use of electronic resources is not limited to faculty and student research. The Smeal College Advising Center relies heavily on it to assist students in selecting a major and making career choices.