Category Archives: e-resource mgmt

resource name != title

oh, electronic resource management system silliness.  we just bought the module from innovative to assist in the management of the library’s e-resources.  we’re in the thick of dealing with the oddities of a new system.  our current topic of consternation: … Continue reading

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Using a prioritized list of features in the selection of an ERMS

Before we even began to look at the available commercial electronic resource management systems, our Team 1: Evaluation identified a list of features that we wanted our ERMS to have. We composed our list and then added to it using … Continue reading

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two-team approach to selecting and implementing an ERMS

In November 2009 I put together a team to evaluate our existing electronic resource management system (ERMS) to determine if it was satisfactory or if we needed to pursue another commercial option.  The first part of the process was completed … Continue reading

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we’ve purchased an erms

i’ve followed the development of electronic resource management systems (erms) since they first began to be developed. early on it was easy to see how they *should* be designed. in 2004 i wrote an article in which i identified how … Continue reading

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marketing is

i used this as my introduction slide to talk about a research project i did about marketing electronic resources recently. it was nice and quiet in the lecture hall until people got to the last entry…

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library dirty little secret: license agreement files

i casually mentioned on twitter yesterday that i was finding multiple unsigned copies of a license agreement in a single folder and got a surprise: i’m not the only one. i heard from friends on facebook that their license agreement … Continue reading

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