Techniques for Electronic Resource Management (TERMS): From Coping to Best Practices

Most of us cope with our electronic resources, but how well do we really manage them throughout their entire life cycles, from first awareness of their existence until their cancellation or cessation? This workshop will build upon the Feb/Mar 2013 'Library Technology Reports' on Techniques for Electronic Resource Management. Led by the 2 authors of that report, this hands-on workshop will combine short lectures interspersed with small group hands-on work. Participants will develop the ability to create their own set of best practices for ERM that they can use within their own institutions.

This day-long workshop will feature a number of short lectures from two recognized electronic resource management experts. Each short lecture will be followed by hands-on exercises completed by audience members, who will divide themselves into smaller work groups during the exercises. Work groups will have time to share with the larger audience the results of their smaller group work.

Takeaway #1: Participants will be able to list the six workflows that comprise the TERMS framework.

Takeaway #2: Participants will be able to create a set of best practices for electronic resource management workflows within their individual libraries.