E-Resources in Your Library

MnPALS User Group MeetingOctober 23, 2012

Session today

• Informal discussion

What electronic resources are in your library?

• Journal databases• Books• Video• Music

• Is there a difference between e-journals and e-books in what is possible?– Circulation– ILL

What areas of the library deal with e-resources?

How do patrons find e-resources?

• Catalog• Open URL linker

How do other libraries know what you own?

How do you manage your e-resources?

• How do you track e-journal licenses?

What challenges do e-resources pose for your library?

• Acquisitions• Cataloging• Circulation• Collection Development• Interlibrary Loan• Reference

Who has access to your electronic resources?

• My library patrons• ILL requests

• Should or do libraries consider ILL when they purchase electronic resources?

• What impact for your patrons and for resource sharing in general do you see?

Minitex MnLink ILL Committee report on e-journals

• “Using E-Journals for Interlibrary Loan” http://www.minitex.umn.edu/Sharing/Ejournals.aspx

Purchase on Demand e-resources

• E-books• E-journal requests

How do e-resources fit into MnPALS Circulation policy and ILL Policy

• Circulation Policy http://mirage.mnpals.net/content/circulation-policy

• ILL Policy• http://mirage.mnpals.net/content/ill-policies