Selecting and evaluating of electronic resources in Iranian digital libraries

This research aims to examine the situation of selecting and evaluating of electronic resources as an important part of collection development in Iranian digital libraries. The research was carried out as a survey, and data of 19 digital libraries all over Iran was gathered by researcher made questionnaire. For data analyzing descriptive statistical method was used. Finding shows that the main premiership in selecting electronic resources is books and periodicals. Current request and future needs are important factors in selecting and 79% of libraries have a selection committee for electronic resource selection. Publisher's lists and search via internet(47%) is most using tools for selection. Subject relation is most important criteria for evaluating books and periodicals and this criteria for databases is subject coverage. Books and periodicals are in the highest level of priorities in selection among all type of materials and attention to user's needs and attempt to using a variety types of tools and ways for selecting and evaluating of electronic resources is done in all libraries.