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Electronic Resource Management
Practical Perspectives in a New Technical Services Model
- 1st Edition - October 9, 2012
- Authors: Anne Elguindi, Kari Schmidt
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 8 4 3 3 4 - 6 6 8 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 7 8 0 6 3 - 3 2 0 - 6
A significant shift is taking place in libraries, with the purchase of e-resources accounting for the bulk of materials spending. Electronic Resource Management makes the case that… Read more
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Request a sales quote- An emphasis on ‘access’ within the new technical services model
- Focuses on the unique attributes of electronic resource management that are distinct from traditional print serials workflows
- Covers consortia and how membership affects electronic resource management workflows, priorities, and technical processes
Dedication
List of abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Preface
About the authors
Chapter 1: Emerging technical services models in the context of the past
Abstract:
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
Chapter 2: Electronic resource management: staffing and workflow
Abstract:
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
Chapter 3: Electronic resource management systems: implementation and transformation
Abstract:
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
Chapter 4: Discovery systems, layers and tools, and the role of the electronic resources librarian
Abstract:
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
Chapter 5: Academic library consortia and the evolving role of electronic resources and technology
Abstract:
A brief history
Buying together = saving money together
Usage statistics
Information technology and consortia
Electronic resources management
Sharing expertise
Speaking together for greater influence
Predictions on future trends
Conclusion
Case studies
Chapter 6: Conclusion: e-books and the future of technical services
Abstract:
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
Index
- No. of pages: 228
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: October 9, 2012
- Imprint: Chandos Publishing
- Paperback ISBN: 9781843346685
- eBook ISBN: 9781780633206
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