Open Source Electronic Resource Management Systems: CORAL and ERMes ALA Annual Conference June 26, 2011 10:30 am to 12:00 pm Benjamin J. Heet Senior Technical Consultant/Analyst Robin Malott Sr. Software Developer Galadriel Chilton Electronic Resources Librarian William Doering Systems, Catalog, & Digital Initiatives Librarian
ALA Annual 2011 - Open Source ERMS: CORAL and ERMes
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Open Source Electronic Resource Management Systems:
CORAL and ERMes
ALA Annual ConferenceJune 26, 2011
10:30 am to 12:00 pm
Benjamin J. HeetSenior Technical Consultant/AnalystRobin MalottSr. Software Developer
Galadriel ChiltonElectronic Resources Librarian
William DoeringSystems, Catalog, & Digital Initiatives Librarian
Electronic Resource Management System Overview
Benefits Challenges
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Electronic Resource Management System Overview
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Every library has different work flows, different purchasing models, and different needs based on how they operate.
One size does not fit all!
Electronic Resource Management System OverviewLibraries need flexible tools that are customizable and easily adapt to the quickly changing landscape of resource management.
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Building an ERM Yourself
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Reasons why we pursued local development.
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Building an ERM YourselfWhat are the dangers and challenges of local development?
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Releasing as Open SourceThe benefits of sharing the code and building a user community.
Better solutions through shared work.
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Supporting the Software
Juggling with our other job responsibilities
• Build a better system through the contributions of a community of users• Benefits of utilizing commonly used technologies
Sustainability of open source software and costs/benefits of using open source software.
ERMesERMes’ History: How and Why an MS Access ERMS
ERMesThe ERMes Community
http://murphylibrary.uwlax.edu/erm/
Supporting ERMes UsersERMes
ERMes: Supporting Users
ERMes
Demo!
ERMesInto the Future and Beyond
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CORAL
Centralized Online Resources Acquisitions and Licensing
Our Development Approach- Needs based- Keep it simple- Ease of use
Why CORAL?- Open Source- Built by a library- Modular- Customization
acq workflow management
product details, local data
routing, task based alerts
administration, customization
licensing management
document details, relationships
license expressions, terms
organizations management
org details, local account data
journal stats management
platform, publisher details
reporting front-end
CORAL
Centralized Online Resources Acquisitions and Licensing
GET CORAL @ http://erm.library.nd.edu
Robin Malott, [email protected] Heet, [email protected]
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