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/.
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
and 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.
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