Realizing what's essential: a case study on integrating electronic journal management into a print-centric technicalservices department

Dollar, Daniel; Gallagher, John; Glover, Jan; Marone, R. Kenny; Crooker, Cynthia

doi:10.3163/1536-5050.95.2.147

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“…Early case studies of the shift to ER in academic library collections (Montgomery & Sparks, 2000;Duranceau, 1998;Gerhard, 1998) discuss, in varying degrees of detail, the development of new professional positions with a specialized focus on the tasks involved in the acquisition and management of these resources. Later studies appearing in the 2000s (Zhang & Haslam, 2005;Jasper & Sheble, 2005;Graves & Arthur, 2006;Dollar, Gallagher, Glover, Marone, & Crooker, 2007;Clendenning, Duggan, & Smith, 2010) described situations in which ERLs (or librarians in a related position) were already in place. The emphasis in these later discussions was generally on new workflows and adaptation of paraprofessional staff roles to new ways of managing technical services tasks and processes mainly related to electronic journals; they focused on the distribution of elements of the ERM workflow among retrained paraprofessional staff working under the guidance of the specialist librarian, with little attention to the specific workload on the librarians working in this area.…”

Section: Evolution Of Er Librarianshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The emphasis in these later discussions was generally on new workflows and adaptation of paraprofessional staff roles to new ways of managing technical services tasks and processes mainly related to electronic journals; they focused on the distribution of elements of the ERM workflow among retrained paraprofessional staff working under the guidance of the specialist librarian, with little attention to the specific workload on the librarians working in this area. Dollar, Gallagher, Glover, Marone, & Crooker (2007), and Clendenning, Duggan, & Smith (2010), however, did note that assigning various more routine ER acquisition-related responsibilities to paraprofessionals allowed librarians to focus on more complex tasks such as ERM system implementation, licensing, and e-journal package management.…”

Section: Evolution Of Er Librarianshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Sharing the Load: Distribution of Electronic Resources Management Responsibilities Among U.S. Academic Librarians

Macaulay

2018

Serials Review

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While electronic resources now constitute a major component of most academic library collections, and the Electronic Resources Librarian (ERL) position has become commonplace, the field of Electronic Resources librarianship is still not entirely standardized.Responsibility for the various tasks associated with electronic resources management (ERM) may fall on a single specialized professional, or be divided up among positions in the organization; responsibility for a given task may or may not be shared by multiple personnel.This article presents the results of a survey of academic librarians in the US who work with electronic resource collections, asking them about the range of tasks for which they are responsible, whether these responsibilities are shared, and how this work may be combined with other areas of responsibility. The results indicate that librarians who work in the field of ERM are responsible for a roughly similar workload whether or not they hold the title of ERL, though certain tasks are more likely to be the responsibility of ERLs. ERM responsibilities in general are frequently shared by multiple personnel within academic libraries. At institutions that spend more on electronic resources, certain specialized responsibilities associated with ERLs are much more frequently shared with paraprofessionals. IntroductionAs we approach the end of the second decade of the 21st century, online electronic information resources can no longer be regarded as a new phenomenon for academic libraries. Electronic resources (ER) are now firmly in the mainstream of academic library collections, and may even predominate over physical items in some institutions; at the same time, the position of Electronic Resources Librarian (ERL), or some variant of this title, has become commonplace. Research and discussions published over the past twenty years indicate that the evolution of the technical characteristics of ER, and the growth of the relative importance of these resources in academic library collections, has been accompanied by changes in the kinds of tasks associated with managing them, and in the ways organizations have organized the efforts of professionals and paraprofessionals to perform this work. While the early days of ER librarianship were characterized by attempts to deal with the challenges of managing new formats, the field has now settled to the point where a certain practical understanding exists regarding the kinds of work normally associated with ER. This is reflected, for example, in the widespread acceptance of the ER lifecycle model (Pesch, 2009), as well as in the programming of specialized professional forums such as the Electronic Resources & Libraries (ER&L) and NASIG conferences. Nevertheless, it is still not altogether clear to what extent individual ERLs

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Section: Evolution Of Er Librarianshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Evolution Of Er Librarianshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sharing the Load: Distribution of Electronic Resources Management Responsibilities Among U.S. Academic Librarians

Macaulay

2018

Serials Review

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“…His findings from a survey of mostly academic libraries found that there was "no clear pattern of an optimal organizational structure to enhance acquisitions and collection development activities" (409). Dollar, Gallagher, and Glover (2007) described the pressures on staff to deal with increasing electronic resources. The Technical Services Department changed names to become the Collection Development and Management Department, and the electronic resources librarian became associate director "to reflect its new emphasis on collections and managing electronic resources" (150).…”

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70% and Climbing: E-Resources, Books, and Library Restructuring

Miller

Sharp

Jones

2014

Collection Management

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Within the past decade, academic libraries have seen a shift in purchasing from mostly print to mostly electronic. Although Carleton University Library (Ottawa, Canada) has experienced this shift, it had continued until recently to work within the confines of an organizational structure based on a print purchasing model. This paper will describe in detail the restructuring of the Library's collections and technical services departments to better meet growing electronic demands. Changes included dedicating more staff from print resources to e-resources, changing a librarian position to focus specifically on collections assessment, and shifting budgets to manage growing e-resources more efficiently. The authors will explore accomplishments and hurdles that needed to be overcome, cite lessons learned in making organizational shifts, and make some cautious predictions about future changes.

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“…1 In fact, a study of ARL research libraries reveals a decrease in print journal subscriptions from 64% in 2002 to 30% in 2006, an increase in both formats from 31% to 33%, and an increase in e-only formats from 5% to 37%. 2 While libraries in developed countries have achieved a greater level of success in the transition from print to electronic resources their experiences reveal that they encountered similar challenges that our libraries currently face.…”

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Our Journey from Print to Electronic Resources: An Acquisitions Perspective at a Caribbean Academic Library

Pilgrim¹,

Dolabaille²

2011

The Serials Librarian

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This article seeks to add to the body of literature about the provision and management of electronic resources in academic libraries in developing countries. It recognizes the importance of providing increased electronic information to users and describes the efforts of an academic library in the Caribbean to address this need. The role of the Acquisitions and Serials Unit in making this transition possible is explored. Furthermore, an assessment of the progress attained in the transition process is documented, including issues encountered, many of which have not yet been resolved.Future plans for successful development of an increased electronic resources environment have also been proposed.

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Realizing what's essential: a case study on integrating electronic journal management into a print-centric technicalservices department

Cited by 11 publications

References 3 publications

Sharing the Load: Distribution of Electronic Resources Management Responsibilities Among U.S. Academic Librarians

Sharing the Load: Distribution of Electronic Resources Management Responsibilities Among U.S. Academic Librarians

70% and Climbing: E-Resources, Books, and Library Restructuring

Our Journey from Print to Electronic Resources: An Acquisitions Perspective at a Caribbean Academic Library

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