The Role of the Electronic Resources Librarian (Chandos Information Professional Series)

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The Role of the Electronic Resources Librarian focuses on longstanding hurdles to the transition of libraries from print collections, to online information services, all from an Electronic Resources Librarian (ERL) perspective. Problems covered include cost containment for electronic serials, web design, discovery, customer service, efficiency, and adapting organizations to the needs of contemporary users. The title considers the historical development of the ERL role, how the position emerged in North America in the 1990s, how it is represented within the organizational structure of academic libraries, and how the ERL role maps to technology, information services, and professional identity trends. Chandos Information Professional Series The Role of the Electronic Resources Librarian Copyright Acknowledgments 1 . Introduction 1.1 A case of institutional improvisation: the electronic resources librarian 1.1.1 Synopsis of Chapters 2-8 References 2 . The academic library just before the World Wide Web 2.1 A brief history of the development of academic libraries in North America 2.2 Information science and computers in contemporary academia 2.3 The professional culture and organizational structure of academic libraries 2.4 Library automation in practice References 3 . Digital dawn: libraries experiment and adapt to new technology 3.1 The problem of new information resources: revisiting CD-ROM 3.2 The early transition from print to electronic journals 3.3 The development of an online presence for academic libraries 3.4 The first electronic resources librarians References 4 . The transition to the hybrid library 4.1 Changes in traditional library services 4.2 Changes in the user population: the wider adoption of computers 4.3 Electronic resources management as a new specialization 4.4 Managing electronic resources from A to Z 4.5 Entering a brave new world: self-directed users, virtual information services, and nonlinear workflows References 5 - Early trends and transformation: ERMI, ERMS, and separate development 5.1 The many faces of the electronic resources librarian in the early 21st century 5.2 First attempts at defining electronic resources management 5.3 Metadata for electronic resources 5.4 Building new organizational structures to manage online Information Services 5.5 Academic libraries in the information marketplace: from big deals to document delivery References 6 . The Great Recession and its impact on academic libraries 6.1 The budgetary crisis and its impact on higher education and academic libraries 6.2 Reclassification, reorganization, and redundancy 6.3 Promotion and tenure for librarians during the Great Recession 6.4 The endurance of the book as brand: for good or evil References 7 . Reimagining technical services 7.1 The growth of electronic resources from eBooks to streaming media 7.2 The impact of webscale discovery services and other changes in the online information environment 7.3 The expansion of discovery, interoperability, and system integration: from KBART, RDA to APIs 7.4 Changes in technical services 7.5 Changes in LIS education, professional development, and training References 8 . At the crossroads: ongoing efforts to transform libraries and librarians 8.1 The electronic resources librarian in technical services 8.2 The role of professional organizations 8.3 Measuring our success: electronic resources management and assessment of information services 8.4 Consideration of ongoing problems, opportunities, and future possibilities References A - Core competencies for electronic resources librarians∗∗Final version approved and adopted by the NASIG Execut ... Introduction 1. Life cycle of electronic resources 2. Technology 3. Research and assessment 4. Effective communication 5. Supervising and management 6. Trends and professional development 7. Personal qualities References B* C* Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y