Electronic Resource Management Systems In Practice

摘要

Electronic resource management (ERM) systems have inundated the library marketplace. Both integrated library systems (ILS) vendors and subscription agents are now offering products and service enhancements that claim to help libraries efficiently manage their electronic resources. Additionally, some homegrown and open-source solutions have emerged as part of the ERM landscape. These ERMs were developed in response to a very real need: The volume of e-resource materials collected in libraries has reached critical mass that prohibits traditional resource management with traditional tools such as the ILS.