Techniques for Electronic Resource Management: Crowdsourcing for Best Practices

Editor's Notes

1. Librarians and information specialists have been finding ways to manage electronic resources for over a decade now. However, much of this work has been an ad hoc and learn-as-you-go process. Chapter 1 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 49, no. 2)”Techniques for Electronic Resource Management” shows that the literature on electronic resource management is segmented into many different areas of traditional librarian roles within the library. In addition, the literature shows how management of these resources has driven the development of various management tools in the market, as well as serving as the greatest need in the development of next-generation library systems. Techniques in Electronic Resource Management (TERMS) is an attempt to create an ongoing and continually developing set of management best practices for electronic resource management in libraries
2. Librarians and information specialists have been finding ways to manage electronic resources for over a decade now. However, much of this work has been an ad hoc and learn-as-you-go process. Chapter 1 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 49, no. 2)”Techniques for Electronic Resource Management” shows that the literature on electronic resource management is segmented into many different areas of traditional librarian roles within the library. In addition, the literature shows how management of these resources has driven the development of various management tools in the market, as well as serving as the greatest need in the development of next-generation library systems. Techniques in Electronic Resource Management (TERMS) is an attempt to create an ongoing and continually developing set of management best practices for electronic resource management in libraries
3. Chapter 2 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 49, no. 2) ”Techniques for Electronic Resource Management” presents a basic framework that should be considered with every new purchase or addition to content selected for inclusion in the twenty-first-century library. While collection management and development policies help outline the general aspects for collection purchase, in today’s libraries, many of the standard rules applied to print acquisition are no longer sufficient. This is especially true with the advent of patron-driven purchasing models for e-books. The selection of purchasing models in themselves now plays a role in how and why specific content is selected for inclusion in any given collection of library material. Before any e-resources are purchased or selected for addition, there are some basic guidelines to consider when making selection decisions for content.
4. Chapter 2 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 49, no. 2) ”Techniques for Electronic Resource Management” presents a basic framework that should be considered with every new purchase or addition to content selected for inclusion in the twenty-first-century library. While collection management and development policies help outline the general aspects for collection purchase, in today’s libraries, many of the standard rules applied to print acquisition are no longer sufficient. This is especially true with the advent of patron-driven purchasing models for e-books. The selection of purchasing models in themselves now plays a role in how and why specific content is selected for inclusion in any given collection of library material. Before any e-resources are purchased or selected for addition, there are some basic guidelines to consider when making selection decisions for content.
5. Chapter 2 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 49, no. 2) ”Techniques for Electronic Resource Management” presents a basic framework that should be considered with every new purchase or addition to content selected for inclusion in the twenty-first-century library. While collection management and development policies help outline the general aspects for collection purchase, in today’s libraries, many of the standard rules applied to print acquisition are no longer sufficient. This is especially true with the advent of patron-driven purchasing models for e-books. The selection of purchasing models in themselves now plays a role in how and why specific content is selected for inclusion in any given collection of library material. Before any e-resources are purchased or selected for addition, there are some basic guidelines to consider when making selection decisions for content.
6. Chapter 2 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 49, no. 2) ”Techniques for Electronic Resource Management” presents a basic framework that should be considered with every new purchase or addition to content selected for inclusion in the twenty-first-century library. While collection management and development policies help outline the general aspects for collection purchase, in today’s libraries, many of the standard rules applied to print acquisition are no longer sufficient. This is especially true with the advent of patron-driven purchasing models for e-books. The selection of purchasing models in themselves now plays a role in how and why specific content is selected for inclusion in any given collection of library material. Before any e-resources are purchased or selected for addition, there are some basic guidelines to consider when making selection decisions for content.
7. Chapter 2 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 49, no. 2) ”Techniques for Electronic Resource Management” presents a basic framework that should be considered with every new purchase or addition to content selected for inclusion in the twenty-first-century library. While collection management and development policies help outline the general aspects for collection purchase, in today’s libraries, many of the standard rules applied to print acquisition are no longer sufficient. This is especially true with the advent of patron-driven purchasing models for e-books. The selection of purchasing models in themselves now plays a role in how and why specific content is selected for inclusion in any given collection of library material. Before any e-resources are purchased or selected for addition, there are some basic guidelines to consider when making selection decisions for content.
8. Chapter 2 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 49, no. 2) ”Techniques for Electronic Resource Management” presents a basic framework that should be considered with every new purchase or addition to content selected for inclusion in the twenty-first-century library. While collection management and development policies help outline the general aspects for collection purchase, in today’s libraries, many of the standard rules applied to print acquisition are no longer sufficient. This is especially true with the advent of patron-driven purchasing models for e-books. The selection of purchasing models in themselves now plays a role in how and why specific content is selected for inclusion in any given collection of library material. Before any e-resources are purchased or selected for addition, there are some basic guidelines to consider when making selection decisions for content.
9. Chapter 2 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 49, no. 2) ”Techniques for Electronic Resource Management” presents a basic framework that should be considered with every new purchase or addition to content selected for inclusion in the twenty-first-century library. While collection management and development policies help outline the general aspects for collection purchase, in today’s libraries, many of the standard rules applied to print acquisition are no longer sufficient. This is especially true with the advent of patron-driven purchasing models for e-books. The selection of purchasing models in themselves now plays a role in how and why specific content is selected for inclusion in any given collection of library material. Before any e-resources are purchased or selected for addition, there are some basic guidelines to consider when making selection decisions for content.