SCAER ERDb Update TechTalk #5 May 14, 2002. SCAER Vision for access to electronic resources What the ERDb should include How new content should be added.

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ERDb Update

TechTalk #5May 14, 2002

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• Vision for access to electronic resources

• What the ERDb should include• How new content should be added• How to synchronize data

– CDL resources– OPAC

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Progress to date• Revised subject terms & resource types• Developed guidelines

– Keywords– Descriptions– Subject term ownership

• Improved database features and searching

• Developed tools to analyze usage• Developed e-mail function

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Current work in progress• Update documentation & data input

guidelines• Workflow for reporting/correcting broken

links• Form task groups

– General/Multidisciplinary Subject Editors– New Subject and Resource Types– Diacritics– Training Group

• Schedule training

http://unitdev.library.ucla.edu/lis_test/erdb/UsageByUnit.cfm

Usage Reports

Usage Reports (cont’d)

E-Mail capability

You have ERDb mail!

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ERdb Email Potential Uses• Among tech services units

• From public to tech services• Selectors in consultation with ea.

other• Send notices to a UCLA listserv• Questions to vendors or providers