id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt crl-15421 De Stefano, Paula Selection for Digital Conversion in Academic Libraries 2001-01-01 12 .pdf application/pdf 7162 295 46 42 Having re­ viewed an array of possible selection cri­ teria and approaches deployed in the http:microfilming.42 http:assignments.41 http:technology.40 http:libraries.39 Selection for Digital Conversion in Academic Libraries 67 past to develop book collections and pre­ serve brittle books in academic libraries vis-à-vis digital conversion, it is surpris­ ing to discover what is actually driving the endeavor to create digital collections in academic libraries today. This article examines previous meth­ ods of selection and collection building, and applies those supporting principles to today’s collection-building efforts for digital collections. cache/crl-15421.pdf txt/crl-15421.txt