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.
Preface
1 Emergence and Entrenchment of Electronic Resources in Libraries
Emergence of Electronic Resources in Libraries
Advantages 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 Librarian
Life Cycle of Electronic Resources
Technology
Research and Assessment
Effective Communication
Supervising and Management
Trends and Development
Personal Qualities
Final Words on Competencies
References
2 The Information Environment
Digital Content Providers
Early Days of Digital Content
Content Publishers
Content Vendors
Digital Content Supply Chain
Dynamics of a Competitive Marketplace
Market Power
Activities
References
Further Reading
3 Information Standards
International Standards
National Standards
Professional Standards
Activities
References
Further Reading
4 Identifying and Selecting Electronic Resources
Development of Digital Formats
Identifying Resources
Selecting Electronic Resources
Trialing the Resource
Activity
References
Further Reading
5 Acquiring and Licensing Electronic Resources
Contract Basics
Licensing Best Practices
Digital Content License Provisions
Standard Clauses
Authorized Users
Authorized Use
Licensee and Licensor Obligations
Finalizing the Agreement
Activities
References
Further Reading
6 Providing Access to Electronic Resources
Administrative Module Management
Entry URLs and Access to the Administrative Module
Registration and Local Collections
Customizing Services and Preferences
The Search Experience
The Results Display
Branding
Other Customization Options
Proxy Servers and Authentication
Putting It All Together
The Customer's View
The Internal Operations
Single Sign-On Services
Technological Expertise
Activities
References
Further Reading
7 Managing Access and Discovery
Systems
Standards
Discovery
Activity
References
Further Reading
8 Assessing Electronic Resources
Assessment Planning
Use Statistics
Assessment Reporting
Deselecting Electronic Resources
Activity
References
9 Preserving Electronic Resources
Preservation Issues
Whose Responsibility Is It?
Sustainability
What to Preserve
Perpetual Access
The Role of Public Policy
Preservation Initiatives
Repositories
Google Books
HathiTrust
LOCKSS
Portico
Other Preservation Initiatives of Note
Activity
References
10 Scholarly Communication
Major Players in Scholarly Communication
Defining Research
Scholars and Researchers
Publishers
Funding Agencies
Libraries
Major Influences on Scholarly Communication
Technology
Open Access
Tenure and Promotion
Public Policy
Scholarly Communication and the Management of Electronic Resources
Activity
References
11 Future Directions of Electronic Resource Management
Content
Preservation
Scholarly Communication
Technology
Electronic Resource Librarian Competencies
References
Index
