1. E-Resources in Your Library MnPALS User Group Meeting October 23, 2012

2. Session today Informal discussion

3. What electronic resources are in your library? Journal databases Books Video Music

4. Is there a difference between e-journals and e-books in what is possible? – Circulation – ILL

5. What areas of the library deal with e-resources?

6. How do patrons find e-resources? Catalog Open URL linker

7. How do other libraries know what you own?

8. How do you manage your e-resources? How do you track e-journal licenses?

9. What challenges do e-resources pose for your library? Acquisitions Cataloging Circulation Collection Development Interlibrary Loan Reference

10. Who has access to your electronic resources? My library patrons ILL requests

11. Should or do libraries consider ILL when they purchase electronic resources?

12. What impact for your patrons and for resource sharing in general do you see?

13. Minitex MnLink ILL Committee report on e-journals “Using E-Journals for Interlibrary Loan” http://www.minitex.umn.edu/Sharing/Ejourn als.aspx” http://www.minitex.umn.edu/Sharing/Ejourn als.aspx

14. Purchase on Demand e-resources E-books E-journal requests

15. How do e-resources fit into MnPALS Circulation policy and ILL Policy Circulation Policy http://mirage.mnpals.net/content/circulation- policy http://mirage.mnpals.net/content/circulation- policy ILL Policy http://mirage.mnpals.net/content/ill-policies