Implementing an ERM Jared Howland Brigham Young University May 18, 2006

What is an ERM? ERM: Electronic Resource Management System ERM: Electronic Resource Management System Aid in managing electronic resources Aid in managing electronic resources –Databases –E-journals –CD-ROMs, etc Consolidate information about electronic resources Consolidate information about electronic resources

ERM Standard The ERM standard can be found here: 8/ The ERM standard can be found here: 8/

Features Statistics Statistics Licensing Licensing Access Access Price Price Incident logs Incident logs

ERM Considerations Vendor or open-source system Vendor or open-source system Price Price Hosting location – locally or remotely Hosting location – locally or remotely Required features Required features Consortium/Branches vs. Single Location Consortium/Branches vs. Single Location Compliance with the standard Compliance with the standard Knowledgebase Knowledgebase