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Over the last ten to fteen years, a new generation of readers has grown up who prefer electronic editions to paper. Accordingly, libraries increasingly redistribute funds in favor of electronic publications to the detriment of paper publications. The growing popularity of electronic resources and the use of the Internet as an information source lead to a decrease in library attendance and a reduction in the number of references to their reference and bibliographic services. In this book changes in the collection of funds and attendance of libraries under the in uence of the growing popularity of electronic resources in comparison with paper libraries are considered. Methods of increasing the e ciency of using licensed databases, improving electronic catalogs and web sites of libraries are discussed. A brief review of metadata formats for describing electronic resources and collections, logical structures of electronic publications, as well as standards for data collection and exchange was made. A range of new responsibilities for librarians responsible for electronic resources is described. Changes in the eld of library education are considered. Problems of preservation of electronic resources, their in uence on schoolchildren, students and in general on libraries are discussed.
