The Role of the Electronic Resources Librarian (Chandos Information Professional Series)

Chandos Information Professional Series
The Role of the Electronic Resources Librarian
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Acknowledgments
1 . Introduction
	1.1 A case of institutional improvisation: the electronic resources librarian
		1.1.1 Synopsis of Chapters 2-8
	References
2 . The academic library just before the World Wide Web
	2.1 A brief history of the development of academic libraries in North America
	2.2 Information science and computers in contemporary academia
	2.3 The professional culture and organizational structure of academic libraries
	2.4 Library automation in practice
	References
3 . Digital dawn: libraries experiment and adapt to new technology
	3.1 The problem of new information resources: revisiting CD-ROM
	3.2 The early transition from print to electronic journals
	3.3 The development of an online presence for academic libraries
	3.4 The first electronic resources librarians
	References
4 . The transition to the hybrid library
	4.1 Changes in traditional library services
	4.2 Changes in the user population: the wider adoption of computers
	4.3 Electronic resources management as a new specialization
	4.4 Managing electronic resources from A to Z
	4.5 Entering a brave new world: self-directed users, virtual information services, and nonlinear workflows
	References
5 - Early trends and transformation: ERMI, ERMS, and separate development
	5.1 The many faces of the electronic resources librarian in the early 21st century
	5.2 First attempts at defining electronic resources management
	5.3 Metadata for electronic resources
	5.4 Building new organizational structures to manage online Information Services
	5.5 Academic libraries in the information marketplace: from big deals to document delivery
	References
6 . The Great Recession and its impact on academic libraries
	6.1 The budgetary crisis and its impact on higher education and academic libraries
	6.2 Reclassification, reorganization, and redundancy
	6.3 Promotion and tenure for librarians during the Great Recession
	6.4 The endurance of the book as brand: for good or evil
	References
7 . Reimagining technical services
	7.1 The growth of electronic resources from eBooks to streaming media
	7.2 The impact of webscale discovery services and other changes in the online information environment
	7.3 The expansion of discovery, interoperability, and system integration: from KBART, RDA to APIs
	7.4 Changes in technical services
	7.5 Changes in LIS education, professional development, and training
	References
8 . At the crossroads: ongoing efforts to transform libraries and librarians
	8.1 The electronic resources librarian in technical services
	8.2 The role of professional organizations
	8.3 Measuring our success: electronic resources management and assessment of information services
	8.4 Consideration of ongoing problems, opportunities, and future possibilities
	References
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Core competencies for electronic resources librarians∗∗Final version approved and adopted by the NASIG Execut ...
	Introduction
	1. Life cycle of electronic resources
	2. Technology
	3. Research and assessment
	4. Effective communication
	5. Supervising and management
	6. Trends and professional development
	7. Personal qualities
	References
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