Electronic Resources and Libraries Conference (2nd – Atlanta - 2007)
February 21-24, 2007, Georgia Institute of Technology, Global Learning and Conference Center, Technology Square, Atlanta, GA
Bonnie Tijerina, Conference Coordinator
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Collections in this community
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ERL07. Day 1 [20]
Thursday, February 22, 2007 -
ERL07. Day 2 [20]
Friday, February 23, 2007 -
ERL07. Day 3 [10]
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Recent Submissions
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eBooks & Libraries: Near and Future eBook Trends
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007-02-22)Panel of six leading eBook experts, including university librarians, will discuss the future growth and trends of eBook use by academic, university, and corporate librarians. -
Paving the ERM Highway: the Expanding Role of ERM Systems and the Drive to Streamline their Data Population
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007-02-23)Electronic Resource Management (ERM) systems are becoming comprehensive data repositories for eResource information, yet populating these systems with information is often labor intensive and time consuming. Our library ... -
Resolving Our Hosting Dilemmas: Comparing Remotely and Locally Hosted OpenURL Link Resolvers
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007-02-23)A number of OpenURL link resolver products are currently on the market for libraries to evaluate and implement. Criteria to consider when selecting a link resolver include ease of use and management; reputation of the ... -
Off-Campus but not Alone: Supporting the Research Needs of Nontraditional Students Using Digital Resources
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007-02-23)While most libraries have implemented changes that integrate electronic resources with traditional library services, and reference and instruction methods have become more effective at reaching library users in their new ... -
Tips for Tackling Electronic Resources
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007-02-23)Electronic Resources Team members are key people from all departments that work with electronic resources, including Cataloging, Systems, Acquisitions, Collection Development, and Public Service. During the course of ... -
Preaching to the Choir?: How Academic Librarians Really Feel About Open Access
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007-02-23)Academic libraries are becoming increasingly involved in the distribution of scholarly communication via institutional repositories and other open access models. The enthusiasm of academic librarian professional associations ... -
Collaboration, Cultural Resources & Digital Projects – The Texas Tides Program
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007-02-23)The electronic aspects of coordinating the collaboration of the many partners of this project will be highlighted. The Texas Tides Community Wiki was set up as a primary collaboration tool to provide a forum for our partner ... -
Developing Electronic Collections with Shrinking Budgets (Doing More With Less)
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007-02-23)This presentation will focus on the collaborative efforts of academic librarians from three different divisions of the library in combating collection development inertia in spite of dwindling materials budget. While 'doing ... -
Figuring the True Cost of e-Products: e-Journals in an e-Package World
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007-02-23)Most e-journals and e-books are sold as part of larger e-packages. Titles usually are grouped and priced by the content provider. In the case of a selective package of e-products, the vendor may assign a dollar amount to ... -
The Transfer Initiative: Creating Best Practice Guidelines for the Transfer of Journal Titles Between Publishers (or: "Where is My eJournal Content Coming From This Year?")
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007-02-23)This presentation will begin with an overview of why journals move between publishers, including a brief discussion of the relationships between scholarly societies and publishers. It will then discuss the implications of ... -
Vendor Training: An Assessment from Two Camps
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007-02-23)This session examines vendor training and electronic resources, from the perspective of the vendor and the library. Using the co-orientation model, results of two online surveys of the two communities will be presented ... -
The Evolution of a New World Order: How and Why UCLA Drew the Line between "P" and "E"
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007-02-23)As one of the premier research libraries in the country, the UCLA Library is a leader in creating innovative and bold approaches to navigating changes in the library landscape. As part of a large digital consortium, the ... -
Emerging Technologies for Academic Library Information Services
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007-02-24)Since the late of 1990s, hundreds and thousands of studies have described various emerging technologies in the fields of artificial intelligence, bioscience, computer science, medical science, nanotechnology, network ... -
Federated Search: Results Clustering
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007-02-24)Federated searching applications are supposed to help users find and access relevant content for a given search. Librarians and library users are now looking at federated search tools and expect easier to use results sets. ... -
E-resource Workflow: Improving Communication between Librarians and Vendors
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007-02-24)Librarians and library staff have experienced the complications and complexities electronic resources have introduced into their organizations in order to acquire, manage, support, and renew them. Likewise, publishers and ... -
The Preservation of a Campus: a Cooperative Grant Project with a Digital Product
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007-02-24)In the summer of 2006, the University of Kansas was awarded a $130,000 grant from the Getty Foundation. The grant is part of the Foundation's campus heritage initiative to help colleges and universities plan for the ... -
MediaWiki Open Source Software as Infrastructure for Electronic Resource Outreach
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007-02-24)The Mediawiki platform is the heart of the successful open-access encyclopedia Wikipedia; however, it is also an exciting open-source software platform for online publishing. At Florida State University we have bundled ... -
How to Get the Most Bang for Your Buck with ERM
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007-02-24)The Colorado Alliance, a non-profit consortium of Research libraries, developed their own ERM to help member libraries better manage and find resources in their electronic databases. Since the development of this ERM, ... -
The Challenges and Opportunities for Cataloging in Today's Changing Metadata Environment
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007-02-24)What are the challenges and opportunities for cataloging and authority control in today’s library environment? Given the size of growing collections with diverse materials and a variety of metadata schemes, how can catalogers ... -
Conquering E-Resource Document Delivery Rights by Using Your Link Resolver
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007-02-24)As the University of Manitoba Libraries (UML) collection of electronic journals rapidly increased it became evident that we needed a way to distribute Document Delivery license restrictions to designated library staff. ...
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