Electronic Resource Management Systems

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Electronic Resource Management Systems

• SLA Georgia Chapter Presentation
• Tuesday, October 14, 2008
• Ernie Evangelista
• Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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A Brief History of ERM Systems 2001 2004 DLF
ERMI

• DLF Digital Library Federation
• ERMI Electronic Resource Management Initiative
• Resulting report Electronic Resource
  ManagementThe Report of the DLF Initiative
• http//www.diglib.org/pubs/dlf102/

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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

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ERM Marketplace Password and Access Management

• This functionality appeals to law libraries who
  generally charge costs.
• Products
• LookUp Precision
• OneLog
• Research Monitor

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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

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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

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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

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ERM Systems - Summary

• Integrated Library System (ILS)
• E-serials system
• Print subscriptions management system
• Accounting contracts management system

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ERM Systems - References

• Helping You Buy ERMS, Marshall Breeding,
  Computers in Libraries, July/August 2008, 7- 18,
  94-96. (More current article from an industry
  expert!)
• Electronic Resource Management in Libraries,
  Research and Practice, edited by Holly Yu and
  Scott Breivold, 2008. (ERM in 21 chapters!)

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Electronic Resource Management Systems

• Ernie EvangelistaLibrary and Information
  ServicesFederal Reserve Bank of
  Atlanta404.498.8927ernie.m.evangelista_at_atl.frb.o
  rg