1. Electronic Resources and the Current Information Management Climate
Where Roads Meet

2. Influence of E-Resources

3. Evaluating R-ESources
Support the main research aims and goals of the organization.
• Complement or add depth or breadth to the existing collection supported by subject profiles.
• Be of a certain quality, e.g., peer reviewed, or have a reputable producer.
• Support the requirements of the/a key audience.
• Generate an acceptable level of use.
(IFLA, 7)

4. Information Age and the Digital Age
Diverse and numerous products
Meet different needs
Varying expenses
Meeting faculty needs
Meeting student needs
Meeting library faculty needs
Meet standards

5. Challenges of Development of an Electronic Resource Collection
Resistance to change
Usability
Cost/budgetary concerns
Publicizing and promoting
IT support/ Web Services/ Access
Lack of awareness
Increase workload
Technical anxiety
Chain of communication

6. Technology Access Services/ Web and Digital IP addresses EZ-proxy
Disruption of services
A-z lists and link resolvers
Access points
Software download, hardware
Passwords for administration and to retrieve usage stats
Making the resource live to faculty and students
Getting the resource “on the page”

7. Lifecycle and Protocol for Electronic Resources

8. Parts of a Solution Change perception Visibility
Marketing of electronic resource
Demonstrations and presentations to faculty chair persons of departments
Try to maximize usage.
Try to make cost and usage match appropriately
Go through proper channels

9. Solutions Work with constituents properly: Chief Librarian
Colleagues and collection development specialists IT
License and procurement
Purchasing
Accounting
Library budget committee

10. Make Sure Everyone is on the Same Page!
Updates
Communication flow
Consistent updating of products
Reading the latest materials on electronic resources.

11. OCLC Perceptions of library: Context and Community, 2010

12. Open Access and OER
One of the most important trends in electronic resources today
Essential to preserve integrity of scholarly publishing
Provide much needed aid to students who have financial hardship
Disseminate knowledge widely to areas who normally would not have access to the material

13. OA and OER: an essential issue affecting E-Resources
Retrieved from DavidWiley.org June1 , 2014

14. Summary Determine need and function
Procure resources; use proper channels
Set up access; technology concerns
Determine usage/ effectiveness
OER concerns
Pricing Concerns
Synthesis of library faculty, faculty, staff, and students

15. Thinking Forward…

16. References
Emery, J. Stone, G. (2014, July 16). Techniques for Electronic Resource Management (TERMS): From Coping to Best Practices AALL Annual Meeting and Conference. Lecture conducted from , San Antonio, TX..
Johnson, S. et. al (2012).  Key issues for e-resource collection development: A guide for libraries. International Federation of Libraries and Institutions.
“davidwiley.org.” (n.d.). Retrieved June 2, 2014, from
OCLC Perceptions of library: Context and Community, Retrieved June 1, 2014, from