Introduction to Electronic Resource Management in Academic Libraries

$375.00

Dates: August 4 - September 14

Credits: 2.25 CEUs or 22.5 PDHs

This course is designed to serve as an introductory class to electronic resource management in an academic library setting. It is geared towards those are just starting out in electronic resource management roles and are new and active practitioners. Electronic resource management is a critical function of the academic library, especially given the predominance of electronic resources in contemporary collections as well as the growth in online courses offered by colleges and universities.
In this six week course, students will learn the basic principles of electronic resource management, centered on the primary tasks of activation/deactivation of resources in discovery, their ongoing maintenance and management, and troubleshooting and resolving access issues with them.
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
  • Identify the basic components of electronic resource management
  • Use best principles to activate/deactivate and make discoverable/suppress electronic resources using an electronic resources management system
  • Use best principles to manage existing electronic resources using an electronic resource management system
  • Troubleshoot and resolve access issues with electronic resources

Seats available: 30

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Credits

2.25 CEUs or 22.5 PDHs

Registration dates

We accept registrations through the first week of classes, unless enrollment is full, and unless the class was canceled before it started due to low enrollment.