Category Archives: e-resource mgmt

oddest thing i’ve seen in a license agreement

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Marie Kennedy

when i negotiate a license agreement it is usually to make sure that the publisher’s definition of “authorized user” matches ours, suggest changes to any wording that our university can’t agree to, etc. generally i make sure that any language … Continue reading →

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…and this is how a half hour of the life of an e-resources librarian can slip away

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Marie Kennedy

http://0-sq4ya5rf2q.search.serialssolutions.com.linus.lmu.edu/?&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.atitle=Review%3A%20Analysis%20of%20the%20evolutionary%20convergence%20for%20high%20performance%20swimming%20in%20lamnid%20sharks%20and%20tunas&rft.auinit=D&rft.aulast=Bernal&rft.date=2001&rft.epage=726&rft.genre=article&rft.issn=1095-6433&rft.issue=2-3&rft.spage=695&rft.title=Comparative%20Biochemistry%20and%20Physiology%20Part%20A%20Molecular%20and%20Integrative%20Physiology&rft.volume=129A&rfr_id=info:sid/www.isinet.com:WoK:BIOABS&rft.au=Dickson%2C%20K&rft.au=Shadwick%2C%20R&rft.au=Graham%2C%20J there’s an extra “a” in this url that is causing it to not resolve, thus leaving our patron with an error instead of full text. the extra “a” is after the volume; there isn’t a volume 129A, only a … Continue reading →

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counting the troubleshooting of e-resources

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Marie Kennedy

we’ve lately felt as if we’re spending more time troubleshooting our library’s licensed e-resources. saying “i feel like i’m spending a lot of time on this” doesn’t really cut it when it comes time to staff a task appropriately so … Continue reading →

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Cycling Through: Paths Libraries Take to Marketing Electronic Resources

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Marie Kennedy

The slides from my presentation at the Library Assessment Conference, Baltimore MD, 27 October 2010. Direct link: http://www.slideshare.net/orgmonkey/cycling-through-paths-libraries-take-to-marketing-electronic-resources

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a place to put your (perpetual access) stuff

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Marie Kennedy

i can’t write this blog post without a nod to george carlin, whose famous bit about “stuff” comes to mind as i’m thinking about a place to put our library’s “stuff.” “stuff,” in this case, is our perpetual access holdings … Continue reading →

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taking an inventory of perpetual access holdings

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Marie Kennedy

that title made you flinch, didn’t it? it should. if you manage electronic resources for your library, go make a list of titles and holdings of all the e-journals to which you have perpetual access RIGHT NOW. i’m not kidding. … Continue reading →