ER&L 2014 Human TERMS of Engagement
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Human TERMS of Engagement Photo Credit: FJTUrban Galadriel Chilton University of Connecticut [email protected]
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Abstract Only 19% of accredited LIS programs appear to have a course on ERM. Thus, for continued evolution of online resource management, we need to determine how to share our expertise. This presentation explores using TERMS and NASIG’s Core Competencies for staff development as well as teaching a library science course. As the demand for convenient, accessible, and relevant information access rises while funding remains flat, it is critical that libraries have the skilled workforce necessary for the extreme stewardship required to manage online resources. In this session, the presenter describes using the Techniques of Electronic Resource Management (TERMS) as a framework for developing an ERM Team and as a blueprint for teaching an online e-resource management course for University of Wisconsin – Madison SLIS. Then the presenter will invite participants to discuss the future of e-resource management knowledge transfer and skill distribution by establishing partnerships with SLIS programs, establishing paid e-resource management fellowships, or...?
Transcript of ER&L 2014 Human TERMS of Engagement
Human TERMS of Engagement
Photo Credit: FJTUrban
Galadriel Chilton
University of Connecticut
75%
5%
16%
E-Resources (Continua-tions, PDA E-Books, E-Book Packages, and Streaming Video)
One Time Collection Ex-penses: Print and Title-by-Title E-Books (Excludes PDA, System-Wide E-Books, Streaming Video)
Collections Support
Fiscal Resources for E-Resources = 75% of Collections Budget
3.25
6.95
720
6
2011: Human Resources for E-Resources = 3.25 FTE
E-Resource Acquisitions & Management
Physical Collection Acquisitions & Management
Interlibrary Loan
Teaching and Reference (Subject & Undergraduate Education)
Archives & Special Collections
5 FTE
5.65 FTE
6.95 FTE
7 FTE
19.7 FTE
6 FTE Digital Scholarship and Data Cura-tion
E-Resource Acquisitions & Man-agement
Physical Collection Acquisitions & Management
Interlibrary Loan
Teaching and Reference (Subject & Undergraduate Education)
Archives & Special Collections
2014: Human Resources for E-Resources = 5.65 FTE
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NASIG Core Competencies for Teaching & Team Development
“After reading the NASIG ERM Librarian Core Competencies, I am feeling very overwhelmed by what it takes to be an ERM librarian. I want to be an academic librarian focusing on reference and instruction, and thought it would be good to have some knowledge of ERM in order to get a job once I'm out of school, but reading over the competencies, it seems as if one would have to spend her entire time in library school taking the exact classes (cataloging, collection development, metadata, XTML, etc.) needed for this area of library studies. I only have one class left, and will not be able to take more classes focusing on ERM.”
- UW Madison SLIS Student
Of the 57 ALA accredited Library & Information Science programs, only 19% appear to have a course that teaches the practice and philosophy of managing e-resources.
73% of recent job ads for ERM positions require experience and knowledge.
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Where do those numbers come from?
Houston [Austin] we have a problem.
How are we expanding and support the pool of human resources that are willing and able to manage e-resources?
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How do we grow the ERM skill set?>
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“Clearly, then, while libraries have been adding staff inresponse to needs for e-resource support, they have notbeen adding staff in a way that comes close to being inproportion to collection growth. While one would notexpect or even need staff and collections to have grownin exact proportion to each other, the fact that staff andcollection growth are an order of magnitude apart doesstrongly suggest that more staff needs to be deployed ine-collection support.”
- Duranceau
“One librarian offered the following: ‘I do not think myanswers reflect how understaffed we are for dealing withdigital resources. Because we have added only one staffposition to assist with the proliferation of electronic materials, we are asking existing librarians and staff to continually do additional work while the existing work hasnot decreased.’”
- Duranceau
“With so much written about ER management and so much money going into product development to support it, one might think that a similar amount of energy would be expended on the consideration of the appropriate staffing which is necessary to manage these resources. But, as mentioned previously, based on the relative dearth of articles found in Library Literature which discuss this topic, staffing has not been a high priority.”
- Albitz & Shelburne
And that problem? It’s in middle school.
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Human Power Required:“Assuming that electronic collections of journals are proven to work well, are readily accessible and digitally preserved, I would be happy to see hard copy collections discarded and replaced entirely by electronic collections.”
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“After reading the NASIG ERM Librarian Core Competencies, I am feeling very overwhelmed by what it takes to be an ERM librarian. I want to be an academic librarian focusing on reference and instruction, and thought it would be good to have some knowledge of ERM in order to get a job once I'm out of school, but reading over the competencies, it seems as if one would have to spend her entire time in library school taking the exact classes (cataloging, collection development, metadata, XTML, etc.) needed for this area of library studies. I only have one class left, and will not be able to take more classes focusing on ERM.”
- UW Madison SLIS Student
“But, no one person can know, understand, or keep track of all the intricacies of ER librarianship as they evolve, which makes the development of consistent, systematic, broadly available training opportunities critical.”
- Albitz & Shelburne
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