The document discusses electronic resource management (ERM) systems. ERM systems manage passwords and user access to online resources, track resource usage, and store contract information for electronic resources. The document provides a brief history of ERM systems, including their emergence in the late 1990s to address the growing availability of full-text content online and increasing costs. It also summarizes key ERM system functions and some popular ERM products, noting that systems typically perform one to four functions like access management, journal management, or contract management. Finally, the document suggests potential future integration of ERM systems with library systems.
2. E-access Management
Dr. Nirmal Kumar Swain
Assistant Professor
Banasthali University
Rajasthan 304022
nkswainlisfaculty@gmail.com
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ERM Systems
E-access management is
otherwise known as electronic
resource management (ERMS)
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ERM Systems Reality Check
Our library can access
whatever resources we want or
need
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ERM Systems Reality Check
We do care about resource
overlap; why pay for resources
we dont need?
Fewer Rupees chasing too
many resources.
Usage statistics = Resource
expense justification.
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ERM Systems: What They Do
Manage passwords and end-user
access to online resources.
Track resource usage by end-users
and enables charging back of costs.
Manages end-user access to
electronic journals.
Stores contract / procurement
information related to online
resources.
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A Brief History of ERM Systems:
1999 2000 Industry Trends
Full-text content more widely available
Wider lanes and increased speeds on
the information super-highway
End-user expectations for
IMMEDIATE access to Web content
Increased costs for information
resources
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A Brief History of ERM Systems:
2005 present
Emerging standards for the ERM
marketplace
COUNTER Counting Online Usage
of Networked Electronic Resources
SUSHI Standardized Usage
Statistics Harvesting Initiative
License Expression
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ERM Marketplace Password
and Access Management
This functionality appeals to law
libraries who generally charge costs.
Products
LookUp Precision
OneLog
Research Monitor
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ERM Marketplace Electronic
Journal Management
This functionality generally appeals to
academic libraries with extensive e-
journal collections that are integrated
with monograph collections.
Products
Serials Solutions 360
Swets (now owns Scholarly Stats)
TD Net
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ERM Marketplace Electronic
Resource Contract Management
This procurement / acquisition feature
appeals to libraries with many
resources.
In some cases, this feature may
already be included in an ERM
product.
Products:
AREUS
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ERM Systems - Summary
A growing information management
application
Generally performs one to four
functions
Todays products are based on DLF
ERMI specs
Potential integration with existing or
emerging applications
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ERM Systems - Summary
Integrated Library System (ILS)
E-serials system
Print subscriptions
management system
Accounting contracts
management system
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ERM Systems - References
Electronic Resource Management in
Libraries, Research and Practice,
edited by Holly Yu and Scott Breivold,
2008. (ERM in 21 chapters!)