ELECTRONIC RESOURCES EVALUATION CENTRAL: USING OFF-THE-SHELF SOFTWARE, WEB 2.0 TOOLS,AND LIBGUIDES TO MANAGE AN ELECTRONIC RESOURCES EVALUATION PROCESS

摘要

A critical part of electronic resources management, the electronic resources evaluation process is multi-faceted and includes a seemingly endless range of resources and tools involving numerous library staff. A solution is to build a Web site to bring all of the components together that can be implemented quickly and result in a organizational site that is flexible, economical, and simple to maintain. A home-grown electronic resources management system and the use of an alternative Web 2.0 tool to organize and manage the disparate evaluation process in one efficient central location was determined by the University of Maryland University College library to be through the use of Springshare LibGuides.