Electronic Resource Management Systems SLA – Georgia Chapter Presentation Tuesday, October 14, 2008 Ernie Evangelista Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

October 14, 2008Ernie Evangelista, SLA-Ga Presentation 2 ERM Systems – Reality Check Our library can access whatever resources we want or need. Money is no object. Theres no need to justify any resource renewals annually.

October 14, 2008Ernie Evangelista, SLA-Ga Presentation 3 ERM Systems – Reality Check We do care about resource overlap; why pay for resources we dont need? Fewer dollars chasing too many resources. Usage statistics = Resource expense justification.

October 14, 2008Ernie Evangelista, SLA-Ga Presentation 4 ERM Systems: What They Do Manage passwords and end-user access to online resources. Track resource usage by end-users and enables charging back of costs. Manages end-user access to electronic journals. Stores contract / procurement information related to online resources.

October 14, 2008Ernie Evangelista, SLA-Ga Presentation 5 A Brief History of ERM Systems: 1999 – 2000 Industry Trends Full-text content more widely available Wider lanes and increased speeds on the information super-highway End-user expectations for IMMEDIATE access to Web content Increased costs for information resources

October 14, 2008Ernie Evangelista, SLA-Ga Presentation 6 A Brief History of ERM Systems: 2001 – 2004 DLF ERMI DLF – Digital Library Federation ERMI – Electronic Resource Management Initiative Resulting report – Electronic Resource Management:The Report of the DLF Initiative

October 14, 2008Ernie Evangelista, SLA-Ga Presentation 7 A Brief History of ERM Systems: 2005 – present Emerging standards for the ERM marketplace COUNTER – Counting Online Usage of Networked Electronic Resources SUSHI – Standardized Usage Statistics Harvesting Initiative License Expression

October 14, 2008Ernie Evangelista, SLA-Ga Presentation 8 ERM Marketplace – Password and Access Management This functionality appeals to law libraries who generally charge costs. Products LookUp Precision OneLog Research Monitor

October 14, 2008Ernie Evangelista, SLA-Ga Presentation 9 ERM Marketplace – Electronic Journal Management This functionality generally appeals to academic libraries with extensive e- journal collections that are integrated with monograph collections. Products Serials Solutions 360 Swets (now owns Scholarly Stats) TD Net

October 14, 2008Ernie Evangelista, SLA-Ga Presentation 10 ERM Marketplace – Electronic Resource Contract Management This procurement / acquisition feature appeals to libraries with many resources. In some cases, this feature may already be included in an ERM product. Products: AREUS

October 14, 2008Ernie Evangelista, SLA-Ga Presentation 11 ERM Systems - Summary A growing information management application Generally performs one to four functions Todays products are based on DLF – ERMI specs Potential integration with existing or emerging applications…

October 14, 2008Ernie Evangelista, SLA-Ga Presentation 12 ERM Systems - Summary Integrated Library System (ILS) E-serials system Print subscriptions management system Accounting – contracts management system

October 14, 2008Ernie Evangelista, SLA-Ga Presentation 13 ERM Systems - References Helping You Buy ERMS, Marshall Breeding, Computers in Libraries, July/August 2008, 7- 18, (More current article from an industry expert!) Electronic Resource Management in Libraries, Research and Practice, edited by Holly Yu and Scott Breivold, (ERM in 21 chapters!)

October 14, 2008Ernie Evangelista, SLA-Ga Presentation 14 Electronic Resource Management Systems Ernie Evangelista Library and Information Services Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta