ERM Ideas and Innovations

摘要

I have managed e-resources in the Lewis J. Ort Library at Frostburg State University (Frostburg) for the past 22 years. In addition to being a librarian, I also concurrently served as a cross country and track & field coach at Frostburg from 1998-2010. This ERM Ideas and Innovations column is the result of several years of reflection regarding how my experiences as a distance runner and collegiate coach formed the foundation of my leadership approaches to e-resources management (ERM). As Frostburg's e-resources collection development activities rapidly evolved beginning in the late 1990s, I realized that the skills I developed through athletics were directly applicable to leading the ERM initiatives we were undertaking in the library, especially setting aspirational, yet realistic objectives, paired with the effective execution of individualized strategic plans. In this column, I detail the evolution of Frostburg's collection development, e-resources management, and related faculty outreach efforts over the past decade, the leadership role I have been fortunate to play in them, and how the valuable lessons I learned through athletics have shaped my approach to planning and decision-making.