Electronic resource management in libraries : research and practice / Holly Yu, Scott Breivold.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-408) and index.

1.History of electronic resources -- 2.Strategic planning for electronic resource management -- 3.Electronic usage statistics -- 4.Selecting, acquiring, and renewing electronic resources -- 5.Sharing the albatross of e-resources management workflow -- 6.Process mapping for electronic resources: a lesson from business models -- 7.Evolving roles for electronic resource librarians -- 8.The evolution of licenses content -- 9.Copyright implications for electronic resources -- 10.Tactics and terms in the negotiation of electronic resources licenses -- 11.Working with databases and e-journal vendors to ensure quality for end-users -- 12.One-stop shopping for journal holdings -- 13.Beyond OpenURL: technologies for linking library resources -- 14.Authentication and access management of electronic resources -- 15.Using consistent naming conventions for library electronic resources -- 16.Standards, the structural underpinnings of electronic resource management systems -- 17.Challanges and potentials of electronic resource management -- 18.Panorama of electronic resource management systems -- 19.The impact of locally developed electronic resource management systems -- 20.The future of electronic resource management systems: inside and out -- 21.In the eye of the storm: ERM systems guiding libraries\' future.

This book provides comprehensive coverage of the issues, methods, theories, and challenges connected with the provision of electronic resources in libraries, with emphasis on strategic planning, operational guidelines, and practices. Its primary focus is management practices of the life-cycle of commercially acquired electronic resources from selection and ordering to cataloging, Web presentation, user support, usage evaluation, and more--Provided by publisher.