Uncharted Waters: ERM Implementation in a Medium-Sized Academic Library

Relevance of electronic resource management systems to hiring practices for electronic resources personnel

“…Some institutions have defined new, seemingly counterintuitive, roles ad hoc. For example, the account given by Condic [4] of the Oakland University task distribution indicates that the Webmaster is responsible for fixing URLs in the link resolver, the Government Documents Librarian for licensing issues, the Systems Librarian for proxy server settings, the Reference/ Electronic Resources Coordinator for the supervision of the ERM, the Reference Assistant for statistics, the Technical Services Library Assistant for the knowledge base, and the Collection Development Coordinator for troubleshooting. With examples such as this, the need for standardization of roles regarding e-resource management seems apparent.…”

Innovative Interfaces' Electronic Resources Management System: A Survey on the State of Implementation and Usage

“…14 Kristine Condic also recognized the difficulty of implementation, describing data input as a "feat" that, once accomplished, will make electronic resource information "easily viewed, updated, and examined." 15 She went on to say that "[t]he big question that cannot be overlooked is the amount of time that is needed to input this information into ERM products. This is not a trivial matter and must be addressed before serious consideration is given to subscribing to any of these products."…”

Innovative Interfaces' Electronic Resources Management System: A Survey on the State of Implementation and Usage

“…15 She went on to say that "[t]he big question that cannot be overlooked is the amount of time that is needed to input this information into ERM products. Several speakers at a 2008 NASIG forum commented that their implementations were incomplete, despite having III's ERM for three or more years.…”