NISO E-Resource Management Forum to be Held September 24-25:  Registration Now Open

Highlighting the issues of implementers, NISO is hosting with the Bibliographical Center for Research (BCR) a two-day forum on electronic resource management. Presentations designed to answer pressing questions about the impact of ERMs on internal management and workflow will come from all major sectors of the NISO community. NISO’s E-Resource Management Forum: The What, Why, and How for Managing E-Resources will take place September 24-25, 2007 at The Magnolia Hotel in Denver, Colorado. Registration is now open.

The how-to character of the Forum will provide practical guidance both to librarians currently implementing electronic resources management systems and those weighing ERM options. Subscription agents, ILS vendors, and publishers will also have a rare opportunity to integrate their perspectives and questions into sessions that examine ERM selection and operation.

Beginning with discussions of the benefits and uses of ERMs, as well as selection criteria, the sessions move to project-specific implementation, including workflow/staffing, usage, reports, and case studies.

Topics include:

• The role of ERM systems in helping users to locate and access materials
• How to choose an ERM and what information to include in your system
• Interoperability with ILS acquisition systems
• Different aspects of ERM use, including additional tools to plug into ERMs
• Formats for the exchange of serials subscription information
• Approaches to licensing in an ERM environment
• Data gathering techniques, including feeds and SUSHI
• Workflow from a management perspective
• Case studies: how ERMs can help maximize the user experience and how they improve work from the back-end

Among the scheduled speakers are: Jill Grogg, Electronic Resources Librarian and Associate Professor, The University of Alabama Libraries; Norm Medeiros, Associate Librarian of the College & Coordinator for Bibliographic and Digital Services, Haverford College; Susan Davis, Head, Electronic Periodicals Management Department, University at Buffalo (SUNY); Angela Riggio, Head, Digital Collections Management, UCLA Library; Oliver Pesch, Chief Strategist, E-Resources, EBSCO Information Services; Helen Clarke, Head, Collections Services, University of Calgary Library; George Machovec, Associate Director, Gold Rush Product Manager, Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries; and Sandy Hurd, Director of Strategic Markets, Innovative Interfaces, Inc.

Registration is now open. (http://www.niso.org/news/events_workshops/erm07/index.html#registration) NISO and BCR members are eligible for substantial discounts. Visit the event webpage (www.niso.org/news/events_workshops/erm07) for details, or contact Karen Wetzel, NISO Standards Program Manager, at kwetzel@niso.org, for more information.

The NISO ERM forum is cosponsored by BCR. Major sponsors of the forum are EBSCO Information Services and Ex Libris, Inc. Additional sponsorship is provided by Innovative Interfaces, Swets Information Service, CrossRef, Serials Solutions, and Thomson.