Opening a Can of wERMS: Texas A&amp;M University's Experiences in Implementing Two Electronic Resource Management Systems

Hartnett, Eric; Price, Apryl; Smith, Jane E.; Barrett, Michael

doi:10.1080/1941126x.2010.486721

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“…At the same time, after implementing Ex Libris's Verde ERMS at Kansas State University, Ekart (2008) gave this lukewarm praise: "We're still left with processes spread across departments and too much information [solely] in people's heads, but now there's a place, a centerpiece to build a sensible workflow around" (p. 45). Hartnett, Price, Smith, and Barrett (2010) chose to implement a replacement ERMS after their initial vendor discontinued support but not before learning on their own that "Many features did not work, others did not work well.…”

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Troubleshooting personnel's satisfaction with software tools

Heaton¹

2018

Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship

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An exploratory survey of midsize land-grant institutions in 2016 investigated factors that were potentially correlated with how satisfied library personnel were with the software tools they used in electronic-resource troubleshooting. Although the study was very small in scale, it found that troubleshooting personnel at responding libraries are generally satisfied with the tools they use, with no apparent correlation with the area of troubleshooting activity to which the tool is applied, whether the tool is also used by non-troubleshooting personnel at the institution, or whether the tool was evaluated prior to implementation. The data weakly suggested that satisfaction was positively correlated with whether troubleshooting personnel were involved in the decision to implement the tool and negatively correlated with the length of time the tool has been in use.

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Troubleshooting personnel's satisfaction with software tools

Heaton¹

2018

Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship

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“…Hartnett and colleagues described their experiences with attempting to implement two electronic resource management systems (ERMS). 16 These attempts were made with the goal of locating and managing the information found in knowledge bases, order records, networked folders, spreadsheets, file cabinets, and collective memory in an ERMS. They first worked with the ERMS offered by their ILS vendor.…”

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Literature of Acquisitions in Review, 2010–11

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2013

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“…Whereas Verde was overly complex and unintuitive, Gold Rush was not robust enough and lacked some necessary functionality (Hartnett, Price, Smith, & Barrett, 2010). Partially based on this experience, the TAMU Libraries chose to then move forward with Gold Rush as a replacement for the never-implemented Verde.…”

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“…Whereas Verde was overly complex and unintuitive, Gold Rush was not robust enough and lacked some necessary functionality (Hartnett, Price, Smith, & Barrett, 2010). After surveying the field, TAMU Libraries selected the University of Notre Dame Hesburgh Libraries-developed, open-source ERMS, CORAL (Centralized Online Resources Acquisitions and Licensing).…”

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Charting a Course through CORAL: Texas A&M University Libraries' Experience Implementing an Open-Source Electronic Resources Management System

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In 2010, after two previous unsuccessful attempts at electronic resources management system (ERMS) implementation, Texas A&M University (TAMU) Libraries set out once again to find an ERMS that would fit its needs. After surveying the field, TAMU Libraries selected the University of Notre Dame Hesburgh Libraries-developed, open-source ERMS, CORAL (Centralized Online Resources Acquisitions and Licensing). This article documents the selection, planning, and implementation of CORAL at the Texas A&M University Libraries as well as future plans for the system.Attend any library conference in the last few years and the subject of electronic resource management systems (ERMS) is sure to come up, either in the program or as a topic of conversation. Despite the number of proprietary and open-source options available, these presentations and discussions indicate that finding the Holy Grail might be easier than finding the perfect ERMS. In 2010, after two previous unsuccessful attempts at ERMS implementation, Texas A&M University (TAMU) Libraries set out once again on its quest to find the elusive ERMS that would fit its needs. After surveying the field, TAMU Libraries selected the University of Notre Dame Hesburgh Libraries-developed, open-source ERMS: Centralized Online Resources Acquisitions and Licensing (CORAL). This article documents the selection, planning, and implementation of CORAL at the Texas A&M University Libraries, as well as future plans for the system. BACKGROUNDTAMU is a research-intensive institution with more than 50,000 students engaged in over 150 courses of study on its main campus. The University Libraries include five on-campus libraries: Sterling C. Evans Library (the general university library); Cushing 16 Downloaded by [Stony Brook University] at 09:53 20 December 2014 CHARTING A COURSE THROUGH CORAL 17Memorial Library and Archives; Medical Sciences Library (MSL); West Campus Library (business); and Policy Sciences and Economics Library. Altogether, 80 librarians and 175 professional and classified staff are employed in the University Libraries. In FY 2012, the overall University Libraries' budget exceeded $37 million, with more than $12 million of collection expenditure spent on electronic resources. The majority of these expenditures are applied among three types of resources: electronic serials (over 67,000); databases (roughly 1,000); and ebooks (over 100,000).As if sheer size and the resultant financial commitment toward electronic resources were not enough incentive to have a full functioning ERMS, TAMU is also the flagship campus of the Texas A&M University System, a group made up of 14 campuses, 7 state agencies, and 1 health science center. In this capacity, TAMU Libraries negotiates licenses for TAMU System subscriptions, maintains an SFX server that reflects these shared subscriptions, and often acts as the liaison between the campuses and vendors when problems arise. These duties make it imperative that TAMU Libraries have an effective ERMS that records access rights and provides tran...

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Opening a Can of wERMS: Texas A&M University's Experiences in Implementing Two Electronic Resource Management Systems

Cited by 8 publications

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Troubleshooting personnel's satisfaction with software tools

Troubleshooting personnel's satisfaction with software tools

Literature of Acquisitions in Review, 2010–11

Charting a Course through CORAL: Texas A&M University Libraries' Experience Implementing an Open-Source Electronic Resources Management System

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