by Emily Campbell, Pamela J. MacKintosh, Sara Bahnmaier, Ash Brown, Rafael Escobar, and Heather Shoecraf This paper will address the creation and implementation of the University of Michigan Library’s Electronic Resources & Database Management (ERDM) Workflow Team, a sustainable, ongoing […]
by Kimberly Parker, Nathan D. M. Robertson, Ivy Anderson, Adam Chandler, Sharon E. Farb, Timothy Jewell, and Angela Riggio, Appendix B of the 2004 Electronic Resource Management report of the Digital Library Federation ERM Initiative The Electronic Resource Management Workflow […]
by Mitchell Dunkley, De Montfort University This guide explains COUNTER usage reports for databases and how librarians can use the data to inform decision-making. It covers COUNTER Code of Practice Release 4 (approved December 2013), focusing only on the database […]
by Allison Larkins This two-page flowchart shows the actors and decisions involved in the e-journal selection process at one university library as it proceeds over time. It begins with a librarian’s request for a new journal, continues with various steps […]
by Nathan Hosburgh (editor) Acquiring resources once they are selected can be very straightforward or very complicated depending on the resource to be purchased. The following acquisitions steps usually occur when acquiring new content and services. This TERMS section provides […]
by the Assistive Technology Resource Center at Colorado State University Although this is a general rather than library-specific guide, it gives a concise overview of concepts and entities to be familiar with in making accessibility-related decisions in libraries. It covers […]
by Galadriel Chilton and Chenwei Zhao The Electronic Resources Management unit at the University of Connecticut developed this glossary of terms so that everyone involved in collection development during an extensive evaluation and review of e-journal subscriptions would have a […]
by the Management Committee of the Machine-Assisted Reference Section of the Reference and User Services Association These guidelines are intended to assist librarians who provide and publicize new electronic information resources to users and potential users. This document applies to […]
by Ann Kucera (editor) A basic framework should be considered with every new purchase or addition to content that is selected for inclusion into the 21st century library. Collection management and development policies do help outline the general aspects for […]
by Washington State University Libraries This page puts license-driven policy statements into terms that the general public can easily understand and apply in their use of the library’s subscribed resources. The Washington State University Libraries contract with a variety of […]