What is meant by expenditures for library materials in electronic format?
Operating expenses for materials considered as part of the collection expenditures, whether purchased or leased, such as CD-ROMs, magnetic tapes, and magnetic discs that are designed to be processed by a computer or similar machine. Examples are U.S. Census data tapes, locally mounted databases, serials, and reference tools. Do not include operating expenditures for library system software and microcomputer software used only by the library staff or fees for TexShare databases.
