Guide to electronic resource management

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Information & Library Science Library

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Z692.C65 R67 2016
Status
Available

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Summary

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.

Contents

  • Preface p. xi
  • 1 Emergence and Entrenchment of Electronic Resources in Libraries p. 1
  • Emergence of Electronic Resources in Libraries p. 2
  • Advantages tit Electronic Resources to Librarians and Library Customers p. 4
  • Disadvantages of Electronic Resources to Librarians and Library Customers p. 4
  • Working with Electronic Resources: Who Is Responsible? p. 5
  • Core Competencies for the Electronic Resources Librarian p. 7
  • Life Cycle of Electronic Resources p. 7
  • Technology p. 10
  • Research and Assessment p. 11
  • Effective Communication p. 11
  • Supervising and Management p. 12
  • Trends and Development p. 12
  • Personal Qualities p. 13
  • Final Words on Competencies p. 13
  • References p. 14
  • 2 The Information Environment p. 17
  • Digital Content Providers p. 18
  • Early Days of Digital Content p. 18
  • Content Publishers p. 19
  • Content Vendors p. 22
  • Digital Content Supply Chain p. 24
  • Dynamics of a Competitive Marketplace p. 24
  • Market Power p. 26
  • Activities p. 28
  • References p. 29
  • Further Reading p. 29
  • 3 Information Standards p. 31
  • International Standards p. 33
  • National Standards p. 35
  • Professional Standards p. 39
  • Activities p. 41
  • References p. 42
  • Further Reading p. 43
  • 4 Identifying and Selecting Electronic Resources p. 45
  • Development of Digital Formats p. 46
  • Identifying Resources p. 49
  • Selecting Electronic Resources p. 51
  • Trialing the Resource p. 54
  • Activity p. 55
  • References p. 56
  • Further Reading p. 56
  • 5 Acquiring and Licensing Electronic Resources p. 57
  • Contract Basics p. 58
  • Licensing Best Practices p. 60
  • Digital Content License Provisions p. 62
  • Standard Clauses p. 63
  • Authorized Users p. 64
  • Authorized Use p. 64
  • Licensee and Licensor Obligations p. 65
  • Finalizing the Agreement p. 66
  • Activities p. 67
  • References p. 68
  • Further Reading p. 68
  • 6 Providing Access to Electronic Resources p. 69
  • Administrative Module Management p. 71
  • Entry URLs and Access to the Administrative Module p. 72
  • Registration and Local Collections p. 73
  • Customizing Services and Preferences p. 75
  • The Search Experience p. 76
  • The Results Display p. 82
  • Branding p. 84
  • Other Customization Options p. 84
  • Proxy Servers and Authentication p. 85
  • Putting It All Together p. 87
  • The Customer's View p. 87
  • The Internal Operations p. 88
  • Single Sign-On Services p. 89
  • Technological Expertise p. 89
  • Activities p. 90
  • References p. 90
  • Further Reading p. 91
  • 7 Managing Access and Discovery p. 93
  • Systems p. 94
  • Standards p. 98
  • Discovery p. 101
  • Activity p. 104
  • References p. 104
  • Further Reading p. 104
  • 8 Assessing Electronic Resources p. 105
  • Assessment Planning p. 106
  • Use Statistics p. 110
  • Assessment Reporting p. 114
  • Deselecting Electronic Resources p. 115
  • Activity p. 116
  • References p. 116
  • 9 Preserving Electronic Resources p. 119
  • Preservation Issues p. 120
  • Whose Responsibility Is It? p. 120
  • Sustainability p. 121
  • What to Preserve p. 122
  • Perpetual Access p. 123
  • The Role of Public Policy p. 124
  • Preservation Initiatives p. 125
  • Repositories p. 125
  • Google Books p. 127
  • HathiTrust p. 128
  • LOCKSS p. 130
  • Portico p. 131
  • Other Preservation Initiatives of Note p. 132
  • Activity p. 133
  • References p. 133
  • 10 Scholarly Communication p. 135
  • Major Players in Scholarly Communication p. 137
  • Defining Research p. 137
  • Scholars and Researchers p. 138
  • Publishers p. 139
  • Funding Agencies p. 140
  • Libraries p. 141
  • Major Influences on Scholarly Communication p. 142
  • Technology p. 142
  • Open Access p. 142
  • Tenure and Promotion p. 144
  • Public Policy p. 145
  • Scholarly Communication and the Management of Electronic Resources p. 146
  • Activity p. 146
  • References p. 146
  • 11 Future Directions of Electronic Resource Management p. 149
  • Content p. 149
  • Preservation p. 151
  • Scholarly Communication p. 151
  • Technology p. 151
  • Electronic Resource Librarian Competencies p. 152
  • References p. 154
  • Index p. 155

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