Keywords
Electronic resources management, ERM, electronic resources life cycle
Abstract
This paper will discuss challenges throughout the electronic resources life cycle and practical work arounds of tools many academic libraries have on hand already. Those tools include: a discovery layer, electronic resource management system (ERM), link resolver, COUNTER and SUSHI standards, ticketing systems, and spreadsheets. The workflow was previously described by Oliver Pesch’s work (2008) on electronic resources life cycles. Themes of this discussion of the experience at Kansas State University Libraries will include documentation of efficiencies, transparency of workflow activity across library departments, and the movement to take action in user communities and vendor support.
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Recommended Citation
Geuther, Christina M.
(2017)
"Challenges of the Electronic Resources Life Cycle and Practical Ways to Overcome Them,"
Kansas Library Association College and University Libraries Section Proceedings:
Vol. 7:
No.
1.
https://doi.org/10.4148/2160-942X.1062
References
Pesch, O. (2008). “Library standards and E-resource management: A survey of current initiatives and standard efforts.” Serials Librarian 55, 3: 482.
