A brief exploration of some of the problem and pain points of the current state of ERMSs, especially relating to journals and serials holdings lists and perpetual rights. The slides use animations. Download for best results.
3. Outcomes of Well Managed eResources
Discovery system includes metadata or user
has a working persistent link
Link system has correct holdings turned on
Link system has correct URL to content
Authentication system properly configured
Vendor recognizes library/organization (IP or
Shibb)
Library has current license/access rights
Vendor recognizes the access rights
Access available at that moment (SU limits)
Content host and delivery mechanism is
working
Network is up, browsers accepts cookies and
runs scripts…
5. Why?
Outcomes of Flawed eResources Management
Cant find content
Not purchased/licensed (or licensed lapsed)
Not in the discovery system index/OPAC/database
list/searched source
Bad metadata in discovery system
Variant title, ISSN or other data searched/indexed
Can’t access content
Not purchased/licensed
Not turned-on or configured in access-support
systems
Incorrectly turned-on or configured (incorrect
holdings in resolver, incorrect or missing EZproxy
configuration
Out of date, broken URLs
7. Workflow of E-Resource Management
Provide
Support
Evaluate
Monitor
Provide
Access
Register
IP Addresses
Portals/ Access lists
Proxy servers
Campus authentication
URL maintenance
Acquire
User IDs
Preferences (store)
Holdings lists
Access restrictions
View rights for use
Problem log
Hardware needs
Software needs
Contact info
Troubleshoot/ triage
Trial use
Assess need/budget
License terms
Price
Evaluate
Administer
Usage stats
Downtime analysis
Review problems
User feedback
Three S's of Electronic Resource Management. Todd Carpenter, Bob McQuillan, and Oliver Pesch
8. E-Resource Pain Management
Provide
Support
Evaluate
Monitor
Provide
Access
Register
IP Addresses
Portals/ Access
listsProxy
servers
Campus authentication
URL
maintenance
Acquire
User IDs
Preferences (store)
Access restrictions
View rights for
use
Problem log
Hardware needs
Software needs
Contact info
Troubleshoot/
triage
Trial use
Assess need/budget
License terms
Price
Evaluate
Administer
Usage
stats
Downtime analysis
Review problems
User feedback
Holdings
lists
10. Since 2004 …
Verde®
Millennium™ ERM
360 Resource Manager
ERM Essentials™
Open ERAM
HERMIS
SwetsWise eSource Manager
Gold Rush
ERMes
CUFTS
Unified Resource Management
Web-scale Management Service
(WMS)
CORAL
11. consider
acquisition
recommend
to consortia?
notify consortia
of product
consideration
notify internal
staff of product
consideration
product trial?
no
yes
negotiated
trial license
required?
product trial
start
initiate trial
licensing
process
yes
no
yes
yes
activate trial in
public interface
announce trial
deactivate trial
in public
interface
gather and
consider trial
feedback
proceed?1
no
no
log decision and
reason not to
proceed
no yes
to A
p.2
determine if trial
will be public
public trial? public trial?
yes
noyes
no
from E
p.4
product trial end
trial license
terms
acceptable?
negotiate trial
license terms
negotiation
progress
expected?
noyes
supply
authentication
info (IP
addresses) to
provider
record
administrative
info: contact,
problem
procedures, etc.
notification of new
product
Electronic Resource Management
Workflow Flowchart
p. 1 of 4
end
Electronic Resource Management
Workflow Flowchart
p. 2 of 4
license
required?
technically
feasible? 3
plan technical
implementation
initiate licensing
process
license terms
acceptable?
negotiate
license terms
negotiation
progress
expected?
no
yes
yes
interrupt other
parallel
processes
no
yes
consider
business issues:
price, interface,
archiving,
reliability, etc.4
business
terms
acceptable?
negotiate
business terms
negotiation
progress
expected?
yes
no
log decision and
reason not to
proceed
no
no
yes
from A
p.1
to B
p.3
This line indicates the end of
parallel processing. After all
processes leading to this line
are complete, the next step in
the flowchart may begin.
This line indicates the start of
parallel processing. The
processes leading from this
line may be done
simultaneously or in any
order. 2
log licensing
info
yes
end
Electronic Resource Management
Workflow Flowchart
p. 3 of 4
from B
p.2
required
order or
registration
process?
confirm details
of consortia or
solo purchase
order/register/
formally sign
license
no
authentication
info (IP
addresses, etc.)
to provider
yes
customize
interface
notify catalogers
and service
administrators of
live product
instruction
guides
is this a
renewal?
no
public
display(s);
announce item
captured
locally?
useful usage
data available
from vendor?
product in
usage capture
schedule
periodic request
for improved
usage data from
vendor
yes
no
no
yes
yes
to C
p.4
from D
p.4
product
implemented
and service
administrators
of impending
product 6
activate/install
product
receive
activation info or
item from vendor
ensure
completeness of
admin info about
product
usage data
harvested
from vendor
also?
yes
no
This page includes many processes
that must be completed before a
product is fully implemented.
Different institutions’ workflows may
vary considerably at this point;
therefore, many processes are
depicted without much detail, and
the order of some processes is
somewhat arbitrary.
Electronic Resource Management
Workflow Flowchart
p. 4 of 4
impending
expiration?
routine product
maintenance 7
product
discontinued
or moving to
new
provider?
no
product review 8
license
needs
renewal?
renew ?
yes
initiate license
renewal process
license terms
acceptable?
negotiate
license terms
negotiation
progress
expected?
no
yes
no
yes
subscription
needs
renewal?
yes
yes
no
to E
p.1
inform vendor
and provider of
product
cancellation
perpetual
access and/
or archival
rights?
edit public
display(s) to
reflect changed
holdings
remove product
from public
display(s)
no
yes
no
no
yes
no
no
from C
p.3
to D
p.3
yes
edit
administrative
data to reflect
retirement
edit
administrative
data to reflect
changed status
product
moving to
new
provider?
product
moving to
new
provider?
yes
no
product
discontinued
or moving to
new
provider?
no
yesyes
end
16. 3. What Electronic Resources Management System do you
use?
1%
23%
2%
4%
5%
1%4%
30%
30%
Verde
Serials Solutions
Alma
EBSCO ERM Essentials
CORAL
ERMes
OCLC WorldShare License
Manager
Other
None
OA in the library collection: The challenges of identifying and managing open
access resources. Chris Bulock and Nathan Hosburgh.
17. Top 15 ERM Priorities Based on Librarian Survey
1. Workflow management
2. License management
3. Statistics management
4. Administrative Information
5. Acquisitions Functionality
6. Integration/interoperability with other systems
7. Subscription management
8. Public display
9. Vendor contact information
10. Support for collection evaluation
11. Consolidate ERM information
12. Package management
13. Holdings Management
14. Reporting
15. Usability
At ERMS Length: Evaluating Electronic Resource Management Systems
18. Difficult Things
• eBooks
• Consortial PDA
• Simultaneous User Limits
• Accrued uses Limits
• Check out = lock out
• App and DRM requirements
• Online Videos
• DDA to lease
• Lease expiration dates
• Access
• Volume of and multiple locations for URLs, PURLs, 856
• Google, OpenURL, Discovery, Catalog, Local list, EZproxy all in sync
• Multiple knowledgebases
• Inaccurate and incomplete knowledgebases
• Acquisitions and Invoicing
• reporting invoice dates,
• how much expected to spend, etc.
19. REALLY Difficult Things
• eJournals
• eJournal consortial packages and shared pricing
• Perpetual rights
• Access only v Open Access v Licensed v Core Sub v Fresh
Opt-in
20. Wiley Renewal Examples
• Consortial subscription
• UCF portion split between Main and CoM
• Title lists, take overs, ceased, merged, dropped, opt in,
etc.
• Perpetual rights
• Access rights
31. Add or change bib and order
records
Close order records
Turn on or off in Resolver
Configure and check access
Adjust Discovery and linking
Figure out perpetual
access…
Figure out price changes…
Figure out cost split…
Do these tables
this apply to me?
37. Standards
• Exchanging title lists (publisher to agent)
• KBART, ONIX-SPS
• Exchanging holdings lists (agent to library; agent to
knowledge base vendor)
• KBART, ONIX-SOH
• Exchanging cost information (agent to library)
• EDI, CORE
• Exchanging license terms (publisher to agent; agent to
library)
• ONIX-PL
• Exchanging usage data (publisher to library)
• COUNTER, SUSHI
Three S's of Electronic Resource Management. Todd Carpenter, Bob McQuillan, and Oliver Pesch
39. o Frame pain points... Outline some of the problems that seem to be
intractable... e.g. PDA and how to handle, streaming, renewals, moving packages,
perpetual rights, access technology, keeping all configs and holdings in sync. Some
of the tools and skills.
o Talked about need for flexible reporting such as for finding resources
that can be paid for with next year’s budget without interrupting service...
o Concerns with relying on the one KB and what happens if
package/resource being acquired/managed isn’t in the KB or is in the KB wrong...