The ABCs of ERM

The ever-shifting landscape of electronic resources challenges even the most tech-savvy information professionals. Now, however, you can surmount those challenges, with the solid backing offered in this practical book.

Despite their being visible, valuable, and expensive components of public and academic library collections, electronic resources remain somewhat mysterious to many librarians. How do you deal with vendors, how do you decide which e-resources to buy, how do you optimize access for remote users, and perhaps most importantly, how do you motivate your public to use them?

Created by three front-line practitioners, this guide answers all of those questions and more, offering practical advice to information professionals involved in any aspect of electronic resource management—from selecting, acquiring, and activating to managing, promoting, and deselecting. It features clear instructions along with definitions, checklists, FAQs, and sidebars comprising sensible tips and anecdotal asides for the involved librarian. Written in a lively style and brimming with helpful information, this is the guide you’ll wish you had in library school, and a resource you will refer to again and again.

Author Biography

Jessica Zellers is Collection Development Librarian at Western Carolina University.

Tina M. Adams is Electronic Resources Librarian at Western Carolina University.

Katherine Hill is Electronic Resources and Distance Education Librarian at University of North Carolina at Greensboro.