Preparation is Key: Lessons Learned from an ERM System Implementation

In 2001, the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries developed their own electronic resource management (ERM) system to track their online resources and contracts. Over the past decade, the programming and upkeep for the homegrown system had become too much of a burden, and the decision was made to move to a vendor-supported ERM system. In the summer of 2012, UNT began the implementation of Innovative’s ERM module. This presentation covered the steps involved in that implementation and the lessons learned on how best to prepare for a radical shift in workflows and procedures.     

电子资源管理系统ERM的使用状况与选择开发

阐述了电子资源管理系统的类型功能及国内外图书馆使用状况,分析了不同电子资源管理系统产品的优劣性,我国图书馆选择使用英文电子资源管理系统以及开发中文电子资源管理系统要注意的问题。     

Gateway to Improving ERM System Deliverables: NISO ERM Data Standards and Best Practices Review

Seven years after the Digital Library Foundation's (DLF) pioneering 2004 Electronic Resources Management Initiative (ERMI) report, challenges with electronic resource management (ERM) system implementation, interoperability, management, and workflow issues remain. In 2009 the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) formed the ERM Data Standards and Best Practices Review Steering Committee to undertake a gap analysis of ERM-related data, standards, and best practices with current and future e-resources management needs in mind. In this session a member of the Steering Committee presented an overview of the project and focused on initial results of the review, including mappings from the DLF ERMI data dictionary to a range of other current standards and best practices. This presentation was based on the draft of an unpublished discussion paper authored by the members of the NISO ERM Data Standards and Best Practices Review Steering Committee.     

Implementation and Application of CORAL: An Open Source ERM System

With the rapid increase of electronic databases, e-journals, electronic books, and digital collections in libraries, managing electronic resources is also becoming complex and challenging. It is an absolute necessity to have an effective electronic resources management (ERM). This article discusses our experience in choosing and implementing an open source ERM System (CORAL) at The College of New Jersey Library.     

Project Transfer: Findings from Surveys of Publishers and Librarians Undertaken in 2011

In May and June 2011, separate surveys were undertaken of scholarly journal publishers and academic librarians, designed to obtain a better understanding of the issues they face when journal titles move between publishers. In addition, the survey aimed to establish the extent to which both groups were aware of the Transfer Code of Practice and, if they were, whether its existence had helped improve the situation. This article summarizes the findings of these two surveys and describes the next steps in the development of the Code of Practice.     

钻石开放获取模式的特点、潜在问题及解决建议

[目的/意义] 开放获取模式有多种途径,其中"钻石开放获取(DOA)"是一种新兴模式,在保持科学共同体学术独立性方面逐渐受到非营利出版商的重视。[方法/过程] 采用文献调查法、网络调查法以及内容分析法,解读DOA模式的特点、追踪其实践探索,调研DOA平台的发展情况,分析DOA学术交流生态系统的核心要素。[结果/结论] 挖掘DOA模式的潜在问题,包括资金的可持续性不足、多语言科研成果的国际传播障碍、数字存档的永久保存不足等;聚焦解决措施包括经费补充机制、鼓励多语种的科学知识流通、加强DOA资源的永久保存等。提出构建我国开放获取能力中心以及为非营利出版商提供开放获取的新路径,为我国开放获取的理论与实践提供启示。     

Putting Misinformation Under a Microscope: Exploring Technologies to Address Predatory False Information Online

Abstract

The dissemination of misinformation in health care and the sciences has become a growing concern over the last five years. Whether the false information is spread with malice or merely ignorance, researchers, providers, librarians, regulatory bodies, and internet platform providers have all begun taking steps to identify false information and halt its proliferation online. Some companies have begun looking at ways to apply artificial intelligence and machine learning to timely and widespread identification efforts. This column will investigate what technologies are currently being considered for addressing the misinformation crisis, discuss concerns over the application of such technologies, and consider methods for libraries to become more involved with the technological side of the issue.     

Scholar Commons @ USF: Sharing Knowledge Worldwide

Librarians and faculty members are now working together through Open Access (OA) publishing to make faculty-produced scholarly content available to researchers worldwide. The University of South Florida Tampa Library has been working with the Berkeley Electronic Press (bepress) Digital Commons platform to create a substantial institutional repository (IR) that includes OA journals, conference proceedings, and data sets, among other materials. Library staff members are currently involved in a variety of activities, including negotiating memoranda of understanding, loading backfiles, registering Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) with CrossRef, designing layout, doing final publication steps, and assisting with technical issues. In 2011, the IR, Scholar Commons @ USF, went live, allowing the library to pull fragmented collections previously hosted on other platforms into a single system with improved discoverability. This article discusses how the repository was established, what is involved, lessons learned, and plans for future directions.     

Public Libraries,Dual Constituencies,and Marketing

Marketing can be a powerful tool for public libraries. However, to realize marketing’s potential, it must be understood. Unfortunately, “Marketing is a term used by librarians to mean many different things and therefore has become confusing” (Doucett 2008, 1). Replacing confusion with clarity, which is especially important if the goal of marketing is to elicit financial and other support, requires answering two questions: What is marketing, and what is required for marketing to deliver the benefits it is capable of? Answers are sought before when marketing came “to mean many different things and … become confusing.”     

国外出版商和论文润色机构学术出版素养教育资源研究与启示

[目的/意义]合作是开展学术出版素养教育的必经之路。出版商、论文润色机构与高校图书馆建立了紧密的合作关系,共同参与到学术出版素养教育实践中来。本文系统分析了出版商、论文润色机构设计积累的形式新颖、内容前沿的学术出版素养教育资源,为探索多方机构合作开展学术出版素养教育提供更多可能性。[方法/过程]利用网络调研方法,详细调研分析7家知名出版商和论文润色机构提供的4类14种教育资源在类型、内容和学习方式上的特点。[结果/结论]出版商和论文润色机构已经设计了多元化的学术出版教育资源类型、结构化的资源内容和交互式的资源学习方式。未来,高校图书馆应与这些机构充分合作,丰富学术出版素养教育资源。     

The Current Budget Environment and Its Impact on Libraries,Publishers and Vendors

ABSTRACT

The economic downturn and continuing budget concerns have libraries, publishers, and vendors making strategic changes as they seek to provide a high-level of services at a time when uncertainty continues to dominate planning and development. Creative thinking has become the norm as organizations seek to challenge long-held views and uncover and implement needed changes. Librarians, publishers, and vendors have all experienced a period of assessment, strategic review, and reaction as a result of the continued evolution from a print-based model to one dominated by electronic dissemination of scholarly information and the new role eBooks promise to play. This article addresses some of the important actions taken by librarians, publishers and vendors to cope with changes forced by both the economy and budget pressures, by the continued migration of scholarly resources to electronic formats, and by current and planned eBook activities and new eBooks models. It explores patterns in library content selection and spending trends, publisher prices and pricing models, as well as vendor strategies and challenges.     

The New National School Library Standards: Implications for Information Literacy Instruction in Higher Education

This paper explores the new American Association of School Libraries (AASL) National School Library Standards relative to the information literacy pipeline as K-12 students reach university-level learning environments. Shifts in the standards, and therefore eventual shifts in this pipeline, are examined. The new school library standards integrate standards for learners, school libraries, and school librarians. This paper will focus exclusively on the standards for learners, as this is where the primary crossover between high schools and academic libraries takes place. Potential implications and future directions for academic librarianship, especially relative to information literacy instruction, are discussed.     

Libraries in the State of Qatar: Current Situation and Future Outlook

Head of the Information Literacy Program, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar

Over the last twenty years, the State of Qatar has witnessed colossal developments in its various sectors such as economy, society, technology, and education. The Supreme Educational Council along with the Ministry of Education worked to enhance the status of the educational sector; there has been a rise in the number of local and international schools. The Qatar Foundation implemented partnership programs with prestigious universities from the USA, UK, and France. The public sector, through its Qatar University Campus, attracted local and international students. This article highlights the current state of libraries in Qatar by sectors, and provides a general overview of their role and nature, and shares some statistical data. The article also analyzes the limitations and challenges, as well as future recommendations.     

Managing Discovery and Linking Services

There is a growing trend toward a consolidation of services for electronic resources management, A–Z journal listings, full text link resolving, and discovery services under a single service provider. In many cases, the adoption of a discovery service from a provider that is not the same as the libraries’ existing link resolver service means managing multiple knowledgebases. In this session, three librarians gave an overview of their experiences and strategies for maintaining separate link resolving and discovery services in lieu of adopting a full suite of services from a single service provider. Each speaker presented a case study on the advantages and challenges of managing their chosen discovery service: EBSCO Discovery Service, Ex Libris’ Primo and ProQuest’s Summon, in conjunction with the CUFTS/GODOT open source knowledgebase and link resolver service.     

高校系资料室现状、论争及选择

作者对全国部分高等学校系资料室的设置情况进行了调查,发现自1987年国家教委颁布《普通高等学校图书馆规程》后撤销系资料室的高校并不多,且有的还“死”而复生。在调查的基础上,还对学术界所论系资料室的一些“弊端”进行了辨析,提出了高校资料室设置可供选择的五种形式（类型）。