Zellers, Jessica, Tina M. Adams, and Katherine Hill. The ABCs of ERM: Demystifying Electronic Resource Management for Public and Academic Librarians. Libraries Unlimited, 2018. ISBN: 978-1-4408-5580-1
Description
Answer common questions about managing electronic resources with this book, such as: How do you deal with vendors,
how do you decide which e-resources to buy, how do you optimize access
for remote users, and perhaps most importantly, how do you motivate your
public to use them?
This guide offers practical advice to information professionals involved in any aspect of electronic resource management—from selecting, acquiring, and activating to managing, promoting, and deselecting. It features clear instructions along with definitions, checklists, FAQs, and sidebars comprising sensible tips.
This guide offers practical advice to information professionals involved in any aspect of electronic resource management—from selecting, acquiring, and activating to managing, promoting, and deselecting. It features clear instructions along with definitions, checklists, FAQs, and sidebars comprising sensible tips.
Table of Contents
- So what are electronic resources anyway?
- Vendors are your friend
- Licenses: the fine print
- Buy all the things!
- Creating access in all the right places
- Marketing, part I: planning
- Marketing, part II: promotional
- Assessment, part I: subscription resources
- Assessment, part II: one-time purchases and leases
- I think the internet broke
- Users are people, too
- No librarian is an island.
