Table of Contents
Preface xi
1 Emergence and Entrenchment of Electronic Resources in Libraries 1
Emergence of Electronic Resources in Libraries 2
Advantages tit Electronic Resources to Librarians and Library Customers 4
Disadvantages of Electronic Resources to Librarians and Library Customers 4
Working with Electronic Resources: Who Is Responsible? 5
Core Competencies for the Electronic Resources Librarian 7
Life Cycle of Electronic Resources 7
Technology 10
Research and Assessment 11
Effective Communication 11
Supervising and Management 12
Trends and Development 12
Personal Qualities 13
Final Words on Competencies 13
References 14
2 The Information Environment 17
Digital Content Providers 18
Early Days of Digital Content 18
Content Publishers 19
Content Vendors 22
Digital Content Supply Chain 24
Dynamics of a Competitive Marketplace 24
Market Power 26
Activities 28
References 29
Further Reading 29
3 Information Standards 31
International Standards 33
National Standards 35
Professional Standards 39
Activities 41
References 42
Further Reading 43
4 Identifying and Selecting Electronic Resources 45
Development of Digital Formats 46
Identifying Resources 49
Selecting Electronic Resources 51
Trialing the Resource 54
Activity 55
References 56
Further Reading 56
5 Acquiring and Licensing Electronic Resources 57
Contract Basics 58
Licensing Best Practices 60
Digital Content License Provisions 62
Standard Clauses 63
Authorized Users 64
Authorized Use 64
Licensee and Licensor Obligations 65
Finalizing the Agreement 66
Activities 67
References 68
Further Reading 68
6 Providing Access to Electronic Resources 69
Administrative Module Management 71
Entry URLs and Access to the Administrative Module 72
Registration and Local Collections 73
Customizing Services and Preferences 75
The Search Experience 76
The Results Display 82
Branding 84
Other Customization Options 84
Proxy Servers and Authentication 85
Putting It All Together 87
The Customer's View 87
The Internal Operations 88
Single Sign-On Services 89
Technological Expertise 89
Activities 90
References 90
Further Reading 91
7 Managing Access and Discovery 93
Systems 94
Standards 98
Discovery 101
Activity 104
References 104
Further Reading 104
8 Assessing Electronic Resources 105
Assessment Planning 106
Use Statistics 110
Assessment Reporting 114
Deselecting Electronic Resources 115
Activity 116
References 116
9 Preserving Electronic Resources 119
Preservation Issues 120
Whose Responsibility Is It? 120
Sustainability 121
What to Preserve 122
Perpetual Access 123
The Role of Public Policy 124
Preservation Initiatives 125
Repositories 125
Google Books 127
HathiTrust 128
LOCKSS 130
Portico 131
Other Preservation Initiatives of Note 132
Activity 133
References 133
10 Scholarly Communication 135
Major Players in Scholarly Communication 137
Defining Research 137
Scholars and Researchers 138
Publishers 139
Funding Agencies 140
Libraries 141
Major Influences on Scholarly Communication 142
Technology 142
Open Access 142
Tenure and Promotion 144
Public Policy 145
Scholarly Communication and the Management of Electronic Resources 146
Activity 146
References 146
11 Future Directions of Electronic Resource Management 149
Content 149
Preservation 151
Scholarly Communication 151
Technology 151
Electronic Resource Librarian Competencies 152
References 154
Index 155
