[Web4lib] Call for Proposals

[Yu, Holly]

Call for Proposals for the 

Handbook of Research on Library Electronic Resource Management 

 

Editors: Holly Yu & Scott Breivold 

California State University, Los Angeles, USA 

 

 

A pronounced move from print subscriptions to electronic resources in all
types of libraries has fundamentally impacted the library and its users. In
the past decade, the financial resources needed to provide access to
electronic resources has increased drastically. Whether the electronic
resource comes from a commercial publisher or a local digitization effort,
the shift is rapidly changing library operational and organizational
practices. Commercially available resources can be defined as virtually any
electronic products or services for which libraries allocate funds.  These
resources include e-journals; e-books; indexes, abstracts, and/or full-text
databases; encyclopedias and other reference tools; aggregator databases,
etc.  

 

Along with the increased acquisition of electronic collections, successfully
providing seamless online access for users has posed complex challenges
which include: changes in library workflow management; selection and
acquisition procedures; copyright and license negotiation; cataloging
changes and challenges; development of new public access interfaces, etc.
Libraries are at the crossroads in terms of evaluating how to better manage
these electronic resources. Many librarians and managers have begun to
understand that issues related to electronic resource management are
far-reaching and complex. The proliferation of Electronic Resource
Management (ERM) solutions presents an additional challenge for libraries
that must either rely on in-house expertise, or evaluate a myriad of
emerging turn-key solutions.    

 

Coverage: This handbook will feature chapters (5,000-7,500 words) authored
by experts offering in-depth and comprehensive coverage of the issues,
methods, theories, and challenges connected with the provision of electronic
resources in libraries. It will primarily focus on management practices of
the life-cycle of commercially acquired electronic resources from selection
and ordering, to cataloging; web presentation; user support; usage
evaluation, etc.  This book is intended to provide a practical tool that
emphasizes and supports strategic planning, operational guidelines and
policies, and workflow management.  It will also provide a compendium of
terms, definitions and explanations of concepts and processes. 

 

Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following: 

 

1. Introduction 

A. History of electronic resources

B. Scope of electronic resources

C. Benefit of electronic resources

 

2. Issues in Electronic Resources Management 

            A. Challenges

            B. Relationships with vendors

            C. Licensing 

            D. Copyright / Fair Use

            E. Strategic planning 

            F. Policies

            G. Procedures

            H. Budget       

            I.  Consortia Purchasing

 

3. Electronic Resource Management 

            A. History of electronic resource management

            B. Emerging trends in electronic resource management

            C. Life cycle of electronic resource management

                        Selection

                        Acquisition

                        Renewal & cancellation                    

            D. Electronic resource management systems (ERMs)

                        Integrated systems 

                        Commercial ERMs

                        Locally developed ERMs / tools

                        Open Source ERMs 

             

4. Access to Electronic Resources

            A. Standards

            B. Cataloging

            C. Web interface

            D. Delivery options

            E. Authentication 

            F. Remote access

            G. Local access

            H. Access to consortia-based / shared electronic resources 

            I.  Linkage to open URL resolvers 

            J. Troubleshooting 

            K. Usability / accessibility 

            L. Archiving 

 

5. Electronic Resource Librarians & Others involved in Electronic Resource
Management

            A. Education and training

            B. Skills 

            C. Workflow

 

6. Customer Service

            A. Technical support

            B. Library instruction

            C. Web Interfaces     

 

7. Ongoing Evaluation 

            A. Electronic vs. print collections

            B. Usage statistics

            C. User survey

 

 

Invited Submissions:  Individuals interested in submitting chapters
(5,000-7,500 words) on the above suggested categories should submit an email
listing 3-4 suggested topics from at least two of the seven major categories
(no more than 4 suggested topics total). Individuals may also suggest other
topics related to electronic resource management. 

 

Suggested topics are due May 10, 2006.  

 

You will be notified about the status of your proposed topics by May 15,
2006, and you will have up to June 30 to develop your proposal. Upon
acceptance of your proposal, you will have until November 30, 2006, to
prepare your chapter of 5,000-7,500 words and 7-10 related terms and their
appropriate definitions. Guidelines for preparing your paper and the project
timeline are available at http://www.calstatela.edu/library/handbook/
<http://www.calstatela.edu/library/bi/handbook/> . 

 

Please forward your e-mail of interest including your name, affiliation and
a list of topics (3-4) on which you are interested in writing a chapter to
Scott Breivold and Holly Yu, editors, at sbreivo at calstatela.edu
<mailto:sbreivo at calstatela.edu>  and hyu3 at calstatela.edu
<mailto:hyu3 at calstatela.edu>  by May 10,  2006.  This book is tentatively
scheduled for publishing by Idea Group Reference (an imprint of Idea Group
Inc.), http://www.idea-group.com/reference, in 2007.