Syllabus: Fundamentals of Electronic Resources Acquisitions

This is a self-paced course. The course calendar has suggested dates for each section to allow for easy progress through the course in the allotted 4-week time frame.

Sections

1. Overview

  • Read Section 1 Overview
  • Read the following articles:
    • Parker, Kimberly and Daniel Dollar. “E-Terminology: Why Do I Need to Know What You Mean?” portal: Libraries and the Academy 5, no. 3 (July 2005): 421–26.
    • Wiegand, Sue, and Michelle Finchbaugh, eds. “Biz of Acq – A Database By Any Other Name.” Against the Grain (April 2002): 62–68.
  • Exercise 1

2. Acquisitions

  • Read Section 2 Acquisitions
  • Read the following article:
    • Fowler, D. “Licensing: An Historical Perspective.” Journal of Library Administration 42, no. 3/4 (2005): 177–97.
  • Exercise 1: Licensing
  • Exercise 2: Licensing Forum
  • Exercise 3: Subscription Vendor Services
  • SelfTest 2

3. Access

  • Read Section 3 Access
  • Read the following article:
    • Chen, Xiaotian, et.al. “E-Resource Cataloging Practices: A Survey of Academic Libraries and Consortia.” The Serials Librarian 47, no. 1/2 (2004): 153–79.
  • Exercise 1: Publishers and Platform Providers
  • Exercise 2: Catalog Records
  • SelfTest 3

4. Support and Archiving

  • Read Section 4 Support and Archiving
  • Read the following articles:
    • Wilkinson, Frances C. and Linda K. Lewis. “Acquiring Electronic Resources.” In The Complete Guide to Acquisitions Management, 137–61.Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2003.
    • Wittenbach, S. and J. Hughes. (2003). “Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Electronic Journals but Were Afraid to Ask.” The Serials Librarian 44, no.1-2 (2003): 11–24.
  • Exercise 1: Monitoring E-Resources or Archiving E-Resources
  • SelfTest 4