228 pages
6" x 9"
Softcover
ISBN-13: 978-1-84334-668-5
Year Published: 2012
A tremendous shift is taking place in libraries towards purchasing e-resources, with the bulk of materials spending being allocated to e-resource acquisition. Many libraries combine print and e-serials in one unit, but the different workflows for the two formats, combined with the different responsibilities associated with the management of the two formats, have caused challenges for conceptualizing that all “serials” work together. Electronic Resource Management tackles the central issues with the concepts of the access and management of electronic resources. It highlights the different kinds of e-resources, from e-serials and e-books to databases and digital collections that continue to bring new developments to a field that requires different systems and skills than those needed for print resources.
Table of Contents
Emerging technical services models in the context of the past - Changes felt throughout technical services - From ownership to access - Blurring technical and public services - Automation as a trigger for downsizing - Lost opportunities - Organizational change as a mark of innovation - The first wave: accommodating electronic resources in a print-centric structure - The second wave: reorganizing to support the growth of electronic resources - Beginnings of the third wave: holistic electronic resource management - Learning from library automation - The role of sharing - The third wave: new organizational models - Preparing for the third wave - Case studies - References
Electronic resource management: staffing and workflow - Serials librarianship shifts electronic - Electronic resource librarians: the public face of technical services - Workflow models: distribution or centralization - Defining electronic resource management and the role of new systems - Beyond electronic resource management - The present state of staffing - Conclusion - Case studies - References
Electronic resource management systems: implementation and transformation - ERMS development triggered by the Digital Library Federation - ERMS implementations - Challenges - The standards problem - A new paradigm: resource management - Resource management in the cloud - Applying resource management to academic libraries - Resource management as a catalyst for change within libraries - Conclusion - Case studies - References
Discovery systems, layers and tools, and the role of the electronic resource librarian - The evolution of the language of discovery - The OPAC - Catalog overlays - Federated searching - Web-scale discovery - Themes of future development - The role of technical services - Discovery in a broader context - Case studies - References
Academic library consortia and the evolving role of electronic resources and technology - A brief history - Buying together = saving money together - Usage statistics - Information technology and consortia - Electronic resource management - Sharing expertise - Speaking together for greater influence - Predictions on future trends - Conclusion - Case studies - References
Conclusion: e-books and the future of technical services - Defining the e-book - E-readers - E-book aggregators - Publisher-direct e-books - User preference - E-books as a different reading experience - E-books in the academic environment - Digital rights management - The e-book acquisitions workflow and its placement within technical services - The effect on the library as a whole - Conclusion - References
About the Authors
Anne C. Elguindi is the Director of Information Delivery Services at the American University Library in Washington, D.C., responsible for the Electronic Resources Management, Access Services, Cataloging Services, and Acquisitions Units. Prior to her position with the American University she was a Reference and Data Services Librarian at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and Public Services Librarian at Western Piedmont Community College.
Kari Schmidt is the Electronic Resources Librarian and Head of the Electronic Resources Management Unit at the American University Library in Washington, D.C. Prior to her position with the American University she held the same post at the University of Maryland and was Assistant Director for Resource Management at Georgetown University’s Medical Center Library.
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