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This primer offers a thorough introduction to electronic resource management for librarians with little or no knowledge of these specialized materials.Libraries today face rising costs, contract issues, changing formats, and technical complexities when it comes to electronic resources. This instructional guidebook will prepare you for managing every aspect of your virtual "stacks." From evaluating resources, to negotiating and licensing, to staff training and mastering authentication software, you'll learn everything you'll need to know to fund, procure, and organize your digital collection.
The work offers step-by-step guidance for overseeing collection development of electronic resources with a special focus on activities revolving around the life cycle of the materials, such as identifying and evaluating appropriate resources; managing the knowledge base, link resolver, discovery layer, and administrative accounts for each resource; and gathering and analyzing usage statistics and other assessment data. Content includes a chapter on communicating with authors, funding sources, publishers, and libraries regarding digital rights and access to texts. The book concludes with a look at the future directions of electronic resource management.
List of contents
Preface
1 Emergence and Entrenchment of Electronic Resources in Libraries
Emergence of Electronic Resources in LibrariesAdvantages of Electronic Resources to Librarians and Library Customers
Disadvantages of Electronic Resources to Librarians and Library Customers
Working with Electronic Resources: Who Is Responsible?
Core Competencies for the Electronic Resources LibrarianLife Cycle of Electronic Resources
Technology
Research and Assessment
Effective Communication
Supervising and Management
Trends and Development
Personal Qualities
Final Words on Competencies
References2 The Information Environment
Digital Content ProvidersEarly Days of Digital Content
Content Publishers
Content Vendors
Digital Content Supply ChainDynamics of a Competitive Marketplace
Market Power
ActivitiesReferencesFurther Reading3 Information Standards
International StandardsNational StandardsProfessional StandardsActivitiesReferencesFurther Reading4 Identifying and Selecting Electronic Resources
Development of Digital FormatsIdentifying ResourcesSelecting Electronic ResourcesTrialing the ResourceActivityReferencesFurther Reading5 Acquiring and Licensing Electronic Resources
Contract BasicsLicensing Best PracticesDigital Content License ProvisionsStandard Clauses
Authorized Users
Authorized Use
Licensee and Licensor Obligations
Finalizing the AgreementActivitiesReferencesFurther Reading6 Providing Access to Electronic Resources
Administrative Module ManagementEntry URLs and Access to the Administrative ModuleRegistration and Local CollectionsCustomizing Services and PreferencesThe Search Experience
The Results Display
Branding
Other Customization Options
Proxy Servers and AuthenticationPutting It All TogetherThe Customer's View
The Internal Operations
Single Sign-On Services
Technological ExpertiseActivitiesReferencesFurther Reading7 Managing Access and Discovery
SystemsStandardsDiscoveryActivityReferencesFurther Reading8 Assessing Electronic Resources
Assessment PlanningUse StatisticsAssessment ReportingDeselecting Electronic ResourcesActivityReferences9 Preserving Electronic Resources
Preservation IssuesWhose Responsibility Is It?
Sustainability
What to Preserve
Perpetual Access
The Role of Public Policy
Preservation InitiativesRepositories
Google Books
HathiTrust
LOCKSS
Portico
Other Preservation Initiatives of Note
ActivityReferences10 Scholarly Communication
Major Players in Scholarly CommunicationDefining Research
Scholars and Researchers
Publishers
Funding Agencies
Libraries
Major Influences on Scholarly CommunicationTechnology
Open Access
Tenure and Promotion
Public Policy
Scholarly Communication and the Management of Electronic ResourcesActivityReferences11 Future Directions of Electronic Resource Management
ContentPreservationScholarly CommunicationTechnologyElectronic Resource Librarian CompetenciesReferencesIndex
About the author
Sheri V. T. Ross is associate professor for the master of library and information science program at St. Catherine University.
Sarah W. Sutton, PhD, is an assistant professor in the School of Library and Information Management at Emporia State University.
