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MLA TSD E-Resources Boot Camp: E-Resources Collection Development

MLA TSD E-Resources Boot Camp: E-Resources Collection Development. Lenore England Assistant Director, Electronic resources management University of Maryland University College August 4, 2014. Develop an e-resources collection development policy

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MLA TSD E-Resources Boot Camp: E-Resources Collection Development

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  1. MLA TSD E-Resources Boot Camp:E-Resources Collection Development Lenore England Assistant Director, Electronic resources management University of Maryland University College August 4, 2014

  2. Develop an e-resources collection development policy • Identify, evaluate, and select electronic resources • Set preservation, maintenance, and security standards Agenda How to…

  3. E-Resources Collection Development First step: Develop or revise your policies

  4. E-Resources Collection Development Development of policies: Strategic Planning

  5. Collecting subject areas – what are they? • Collecting levels – constituencies • Types of collections Step Two – to get started: Collecting policies

  6. Digital repository • E-Books (collections) • E-Journals (collections) • Aggregated databases • Others Step Two – to get started: Kinds of electronic resources

  7. Consortium • Direct • Other? Licensing considerations Also a possibility: Focus on how to collect?

  8. Consortium • Recommendation • Vendors • Publications and more… Step Three: Identify electronic resources for acquisition – Where?

  9. Purpose • Audience • Content • Accuracy Step Four: Evaluation and selection for e-resources – Criteria

  10. Authority • Currency • Scope • Uniqueness Step Four: Evaluation and selection for e-resources – Criteria

  11. Stability • Format and appearance • Workability • Cost • Statistics (unique titles, existing) Step Four: Evaluation and selection for e- resources – Criteria

  12. Participants • Collection team(s) Step Five-A: Procedures to identify, evaluate, and select new e-resources

  13. Timeline • When to submit lists • How to submit • How to make available Step Five-A: Procedures to identify, evaluate, and select new e-resources

  14. Trials, as needed • When to submit lists • How to submit • How to make available Step Five-A: Procedures to identify, evaluate, and select new e-resources

  15. Evaluate • Based on criteria • Form to submit online? • How to make available • Who – library staff (reference and technical) and others Step Five-A: Procedures to identify, evaluate, and select new e-resources

  16. Recommendations • Report (periodic – annual or other) • May change Step Five-A: Procedures to identify, evaluate, and select new e-resources

  17. Minimum time period before reevaluation • Criteria to evaluate, same, plus: • Support organization? • Other venues for cost? • Usage? • Other resource? Step Five-A: Procedures to identify, evaluate, and select new e-resources

  18. Participants • Collection team(s) Step Five-B: Procedures to evaluate current e-resources

  19. Timeline • Criteria to evaluate, plus: • Budgetary • Overlap? • Changes in organizational initiatives, directives • Usage Step Five-B: Procedures to evaluate current e-resources

  20. Assignments • Recommendations Step Five-B: Procedures to evaluate current e-resources

  21. Vendors • Organization • Where and how to preserve and maintain • Migration Step Six: Preservation and maintenance

  22. Vendors • Organization - authentication Step Seven: Security

  23. References Key Issues for E-Resource Collection Development: A Guide for Libraries, IFLA, August 2012 (PDF) (http://w3.ifla.org/files/assets/acquisition-collection-development/publications/Electronic-resource-guide.pdf) There are many examples of electronic resources collection development policies on the web.

  24. Thank You and Questions? Lenore England Assistant Director, Electronic Resources Management, UMUC lenore.england@umuc.edu

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