Medico-Legal Update

Information Technology (IT) and network technology have been boost to the development of Electronic publishing and have converted the traditional libraries to electronic libraries. Electronic/digital resources are revolutionizing libraries across the world and there is a sharp transformation in the nature of library collections. In order to keep pace with this trend and meet user needs it is essential that libraries must incorporate criteria for the selection of materials in new formats, while also maintaining traditional collections. The librarian is also forced to use IT tools effectively to render services and to redefine the process of collection development. There are various issues related to the acquisition, preservation, copyright, licensing and access to these electronic resources which are for more critical that the print format. In this paper, attempt have been made to highlight some of these key issues.