1. GALILEO E-Resources Panel Christopher Bishop, Agnes Scott
Wendy Cornelisen, GPLS
Tim Daniels, University of North Georgia
John Lassiter, Georgia Northwestern Technical College
Lindsey Lowry, LaGrange College
John Stephens, GALILEO

2. GALSTEER E-Resources overview
GALILEO manages E-resources for three types of audiences: statewide resources for all GALILEO member libraries, group resources for individual GALILEO communities, and opt-in (costshare) resources for individual libraries.

3. GALILEO Strategic Goal – E-Resources/Content
Provide a robust set of electronic resources (open and licensed) that meet the lifelong learning needs of all Georgians, leveraging local and statewide purchasing power
Objective 1: Set up an e-resources advisory committee for GALILEO
Review usage statistics and other metrics to analyze current e-resource portfolios
Provide feedback on potential ERM tool(s),
Determine process for maximizing usefulness of statewide and group-specific portfolios
Work with Marketing to promote/highlight specific e-resources
Objective 2: Implement new statistics/reports
Work with e-resources advisory committee to determine their needs
Objective 4: Implement recommendations from libraries and the e-resources advisory committee to improve the licensing/billing process
Identify list of essential licensing terms and identify existing problems
Add new cost-share opt-in options

4. GALSTEER E-Resources Committee: a short history
August 2017 – Discussed potential E-Resources committee at GALSTEER meeting
September 2017 – Formed an exploratory committee to suggest scope and size of committee
October 2017 – Reported recommendations back to RACL
Nov.-Dec – Representatives selected for E-Resources Committee

5. Scope and Membership
The E-resources committee will provide guidance and assistance for evaluating existing GALILEO resources, selecting new resources, and assessing resource needs through surveys and other methods.  The E-resources committee may form ad-hoc committees to address other issues identified in the course of its work.  
The initial committee membership will be composed of one representative from each GALILEO member group (USG, TCSG, AMPALS, GPALS, GPLS, Public K12, and GISA).

6. 2018 goals and timeline
January – initial meeting
February – finalize survey
March – conduct survey
April – interpret and report survey results
May/June –make recommendations on ERM
July onward – Focus on resource evaluation