Ghosts in the Machine: the Promise of Electronic Resource Management Tools

UKSG Annual Conference University of Warwick

April 2006

The Potential Factor

• What are the problems?

• What helps the end-user?

Definitions

• E-What?

Definitions

• Electronic Resource Management =

Definitions

• Broad: tools• Narrow: stand-alone

modules

What Tools Are Available

• From ILS Vendors• Dynix(Sirsi): Horizon

ERM• Endeavor: Meridian• Ex Libris: Verde• III: ERM Module• VTLS: Verify

• From Other Market Players

• Colorado Alliance: GoldRush

• Ebsco: EJS• Ex Libris: SFX• Harrassowitz: HERMIS• ProQuest Serials

Solutions: ERMS• Swets: SwetsWise• TDNet: TeRM

Locally Created ERM Tools

• Boston College: ERMdb• Cornell: ERM• John Hopkins:

HERMES• MIT: VERA• Penn State University:

ERLiC• Taylor University: TPAS

• Tri-College Consortia: ERTS

• University of Georgia: ERMS

• UNC-Greensboro: Journal Finder w SFX

• Villanova: LibSGR

Most Comprehensive Overview

• The Web Hub for Developing Administrative Metadata for Electronic Resource Management :

• http://www.library.cornell.edu/cts/elicensestudy/home.html

Be Strategic

• Do you have a strategic plan or initiatives?

• Develop a needs assessment

• Problems nonexistent?

Example Needs Analysis Chart

• Problem• Question• Compare

Based on DLF standards

Data entry Once?

Email ticklers?

Integrated with existing ILS?

Product CProduct BProduct ASystem Function-ality

SAMPLE: ERM Tool Comparison Chart

Thank You!

• Jill Emery• Director, Electronic

Resources Program/Head Serials & Electronic Resources

• University of Houston Libraries/University of Texas at Austin

• Jill.Emery@gmail.com