Purpose -The article aims to examine how the University of Maryland, College Park, evaluated two specific task management software packages that could make the pre-order workflow for electronic resources more transparent to library staff. Design/methodology/approach -The results from an electronic resources gap analysis done at the University of Maryland, College Park, were used as a basis to evaluate and select task management systems. Findings -Two electronic resource management systems, CORAL and License Manager, were selected. They were evaluated in the areas of task, license and vendor information management. Originality/value -This paper provides criteria that could be used to evaluate tools that support license management for electronic resources.
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