Elektronske publikacije i biblioteke - presek stanja

The paper begins from the definition, characteristics and possibilities of e-publications that indicate complex demands towards a librarian as the responsible person in the acquisition of e-resources or in the instruction of users for their use. The author reminds of a fast development of the e-publishing during past five years, as well as of the questions following it: copyright protection, acquisition methods, different types of licenses library investments problems whether it is about subscription to the e-editions bought by the library or those created by digitizing items of the own holdings. Some experiences related to the acquisition of the e-publications in France, Switzerland and Serbia, with special attention to the consortium acquisition, are described. The problems of the acquisition growth on one side and inadequate use of the e-resources on the other side are presented, as well as user desires towards the contents of the e-resources and their access to uniform catalogue and interface. Student problems in information searching indicate the need for teachers and librarians to be included together in the user education. The author opposes the abundance of the e-publications offers to selectivity and pedagogic role of the librarians and libraries