LENORE ENGLAND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, ELECTRONIC RESOURCES MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE AUGUST 4, 2014 MLA TSD E-Resources Boot Camp: E-Resources Collection Development

Agenda How to… Develop an e-resources collection development policy  Identify, evaluate, and select electronic resources  Set preservation, maintenance, and security standards

First step: Develop or revise your policies E-Resources Collection Development

Development of policies: Strategic Planning E-Resources Collection Development

Step Two – to get started: Collecting policies Collecting subject areas – what are they? Collecting levels – constituencies Types of collections

Step Two – to get started: Kinds of electronic resources Digital repository E-Books (collections) E-Journals (collections) Aggregated databases Others

Also a possibility: Focus on how to collect? Consortium Direct Other? Licensing considerations

Step Three: Identify electronic resources for acquisition – Where? Consortium Recommendation Vendors Publications and more…

Step Four: Evaluation and selection for e- resources – Criteria Purpose Audience Content Accuracy

Step Four: Evaluation and selection for e- resources – Criteria Authority Currency Scope Uniqueness

Step Four: Evaluation and selection for e- resources – Criteria Stability Format and appearance Workability Cost Statistics (unique titles, existing)

Step Five-A: Procedures to identify, evaluate, and select new e- resources Participants Collection team(s)

Step Five-A: Procedures to identify, evaluate, and select new e- resources Timeline  When to submit lists  How to submit  How to make available

Step Five-A: Procedures to identify, evaluate, and select new e- resources Trials, as needed  When to submit lists  How to submit  How to make available

Step Five-A: Procedures to identify, evaluate, and select new e- resources Evaluate  Based on criteria  Form to submit online?  How to make available  Who – library staff (reference and technical) and others

Step Five-A: Procedures to identify, evaluate, and select new e- resources Recommendations  Report (periodic – annual or other)  May change

Step Five-A: Procedures to identify, evaluate, and select new e- resources Minimum time period before reevaluation Criteria to evaluate, same, plus:  Support organization?  Other venues for cost?  Usage?  Other resource?

Step Five-B: Procedures to evaluate current e- resources Participants Collection team(s)

Step Five-B: Procedures to evaluate current e- resources Timeline Criteria to evaluate, plus:  Budgetary  Overlap?  Changes in organizational initiatives, directives  Usage

Step Five-B: Procedures to evaluate current e- resources Assignments Recommendations

Step Six: Preservation and maintenance Vendors Organization  Where and how to preserve and maintain  Migration

Step Seven: Security Vendors Organization - authentication

Key Issues for E-Resource Collection Development: A Guide for Libraries, IFLA, August 2012 (PDF) ( collection-development/publications/Electronic- resource-guide.pdf) collection-development/publications/Electronic- resource-guide.pdf There are many examples of electronic resources collection development policies on the web. References

Lenore England Assistant Director, Electronic Resources Management, UMUC Thank You and Questions?