scholarly journals Book Review: Reengineering the Library: Issues in Electronic Resources Management

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 75
Author(s):  
Lynn E. Gates
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Substantial Part ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Professional Skills ◽  
Electronic Resource ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Physical Materials

Over the last ten years electronic resources (e-resources) have exploded, becoming a larger and more substantial part of library collections. As Stachokas writes in the introduction, “Libraries are reengineering in terms of their professional skills, organizational structures, collections, systems, tools and assessment in order to provide users with a greater number and more types of electronic resources” (xi). This reengineering is vital as processes used for purchasing and preparing print and other physical materials for use are no longer adequate to handle the increased volume of e-resources acquired by libraries. Reengineering the Library is written for academic library practitioners, and there are several chapters that will be of particular interest to those new to the field of electronic resource management.

Book Review: Techniques for Electronic Resource Management: TERMS and the Transition to Open

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 187
Author(s):  
Erin Wentz
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Electronic Resource ◽  
Geographic Barriers ◽  
The World ◽  
The Creation

Electronic resources (e-resources) have become an integral part of libraries’ resources in many parts of the world and enable libraries to meet users’ needs whenever and wherever they are located. Open access (OA) resources similarly decrease financial and geographic barriers to using content. Libraries incorporate open resources into their collections to enhance or replace their subscribed content. As pressure mounts for authors and publishers to make content open, many libraries also support the creation and provision of OA materials. During unexpected disruptions, such as the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, these subscription-based and OA resources enable libraries to continue to meet their users’ needs as they cancel events, close physical locations, and support efforts to move courses and workplaces entirely online. Techniques for Electronic Resource Management: TERMS and the Transition to Open provides a thorough and sophisticated overview of the work that goes into supporting these types of resources.

scholarly journals Book Review: Maximizing Electronic Resources Management in Libraries: Applying Business Process Management

2016 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 281
Author(s):  
Marie Seymour-Green
Keyword(s):  
Business Process Management ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Knowledge Work ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Electronic Resource ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Effective Organization ◽  
Over Time

One of the themes emphasized throughout Maximizing Electronic Resources Management in Libraries is that Electronic Resource Management (ERM) is a form of knowledge work that is complex, patchworked and often does not lend itself to routine. Expertise in the subject is gained over time and through the experience of grappling with different issues and solving a variety of problems. The other theme is effective organization of electronic resources is critical to the success of libraries and to the institutions of which they are a part (1, 9).

scholarly journals Book Review: Licensing Electronic Resources in Academic Libraries: A Practical Handbook

2019 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 190
Author(s):  
George Gottschalk
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Critical Component ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Electronic Resource

Within overall collections budgets in many academic libraries, electronic resources account for 75 percent to 90 percent of the entire budget. Given this financial commitment, there is a clear value to having a robust practitioner-directed literature for electronic resource management. Such a literature exists, and the authors of this volume seek to differentiate themselves by emphasizing the licensing process as a critical component of electronic resource management. The partnership of a librarian (Halaychik) with a legal and procurement expert (Reagan) does afford readers with a holistic institutional overview of the licensing process.

scholarly journals Book Review: Rethinking Technical Services: New Frameworks, New Skill Sets, New Tools, New Roles

2016 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 278
Author(s):  
Catherine Oliver
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
The State ◽  
First Century ◽  
The Other ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Skill Sets ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Technical Services

This book, the sixth volume in a series on the twenty-first century academic library, joins other books on the present and future of technical services, including Rethinking Library Technical Services (2015) and the much older Technical Services: Today and Tomorrow (1998); it presents a mixture of theory and praxis and includes surveys of the state of the profession, case studies, and think pieces. Unlike the other two volumes mentioned, it does not have chapters specifically devoted to acquisitions or to electronic resources management; metadata creation is the only division discussed in detail. However, it does include two sections aimed at technical services managers, a demographic not often treated separately.

scholarly journals Electronic Resources and Web Sites: Replacing a Back-end Database with Innovative's Electronic Resource Management

2005 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Tull
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Ohio State University ◽  
State University ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Electronic Resource ◽  
Washington State University ◽  
The Ohio State University ◽  
The University

<span>In the fall of 2002, Ohio State University along with the University of Washington, the University of Western Australia, Washington State University, and Glasgow University entered into a development partnership with Innovative Interfaces. The goal was to develop a module to manage electronic resources, integrated into Innovative’s Millennium library system. The product, Electronic Resource Management (ERM), became available in 2004 and is based on the work of the Digital Library Federation Electronic Resources Management Initiative. This article focuses on one aspect of ERM, the integration of the module with the Web OPAC, and describes how the Ohio State University Libraries replaced a back-end database with ERM to support lists of electronic resources on their Web site.</span>

Choosing and Implementing an Open Source ERMS

2014 ◽  
pp. 164-180
Author(s):  
Daniel Stafford ◽  
Robert Flatley
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Management System ◽  
Unified Approach ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Electronic Resource ◽  
Google Docs ◽  
Resource Management System ◽  
The Way

The Rohrbach Library of Kutztown University manages its electronic resources using a disconnected array of resources including spreadsheets, paper files, email files, and a Google Docs account. Clearly, a more streamlined and unified approach would be beneficial. In this case, the authors investigate various Electronic Resource Management System (ERMS) options and whether they are a fit for the library. They then examine the decision to implement an open source option. Finally, the case describes the process of implementing and populating the open source ERMS, in addition to challenges experienced along the way.

Process Mapping for Electronic Resources

2010 ◽  
pp. 1760-1772
Author(s):  
Marianne Afifi
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Potential Application ◽  
Process Mapping ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Electronic Resource ◽  
Management Guidelines ◽  
Complex Processes

The number of electronic resources is continually growing and the processes associated with managing them are ever more complex. Consequently, completely new ways of managing these resources efficiently and effectively must be invented or borrowed from industries that also must manage complex processes. This chapter describes how a method generally employed in business and industry can be applied in managing electronic resource-related processes in libraries. Specifically, a technique called process mapping and its potential application to electronic resource management in libraries is described. Existing electronic resource management guidelines are conceptually linked to actual management situations. A case study is presented which is intended to illustrate the process.

In the Eye of the Storm

2011 ◽  
pp. 374-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ted Koppel
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Research Library ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Electronic Resource ◽  
Library Management ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
Association Of Research Libraries ◽  
Significant Volume ◽  
Large Research ◽  
The Web

Electronic resource management (ERM), as a tool for library management, grows in importance every day. The ERM industry has matured greatly over the past decade. Just ten years ago, the first journals began to be published on the Web in significant volume; by 2007, many smaller colleges and some large research libraries have moved to complete or nearly complete electronic-only access (Ives, 2006). The Association of Research Libraries reports that the average ARL research library now spends over 31% of its materials budget on electronic resources, with a large proportion of these libraries spending more than 50% of their materials budget on electronic resources (Kyrillidou & Young, 2006).

Using Consistent Naming Conventions for Library Electronic Resources

2011 ◽  
pp. 275-293
Author(s):  
Diana Kichuk
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Local Adaptation ◽  
Full Text ◽  
Current Practice ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Electronic Resource ◽  
Text Databases ◽  
Standards And Guidelines ◽  
Integrated Or

There are no accepted standards governing naming electronic resources in A to Z lists or electronic resource management (ERM) systems. Current practice superficially resembles cataloging standards and guidelines, but is substantially ad hoc, and reliant on local adaptation and innovation. A little more predictability is needed to make finding and using electronic resources easier. This chapter describes issues related to naming electronic resources and concludes with a draft set of principles and conventions for designating names or titles in the context of A to Z lists and ERM systems. It will also examine the unique issue of electronic resource volatility and its impact on maintenance. The focus will be on integrated or continuously updated electronic resources, such as bibliographic and full text databases, and reference works.

Copyright Implications for Electronic Resources

2011 ◽  
pp. 145-173
Author(s):  
Aline Soules ◽  
Donna L. Ferullo
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Copyright Law ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Electronic Resource ◽  
Electronic Environment ◽  
Electronic Environments ◽  
The Impact

The chapter begins with an examination of the sections of copyright law that impact electronic resource management, and reviews the various laws that have been enacted in recent years to attempt to delineate appropriate uses of information in the electronic environment. In section two, the impact of copyright is discussed in relation to particular types of electronic resources. The unique characteristics and challenges inherent in both access and format are discussed. Section three reports on responses to a series of interview questions the authors posed to librarians working in a wide variety and type of libraries. The goal was to elicit information about how librarians are managing to implement copyright law in the daily reality of their increasingly electronic environments.

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