2CUL TSI E-Resources Working Group

Charge

The aim of the E-Resources Working Group is to: (1) examine current policies, practices, and workflows at Columbia and Cornell,  (2) working with other 2CUL working groups and library units, propose, develop, and test consolidated and cross-institutional workflows, as appropriate.  More specifically, the group is charged to:

PHASE 1

* It was agreed at a conference call April 18, 2013 that this group will as part of their charge investigate what the Alma Knowledge Base contains and compare coverage with our existing Serials Solutions and III Millennium ERMs.

  1. Compile an inventory of technical services e-resources staffing and expertise at both Columbia and Cornell; compare current job assignments.
  2. Examine and evaluate reporting and decision-making structures at both institutions.
  3. Compile an inventory of all policies, practices, and workflows involving technical services e-resources activity at both institutions, covering both e-journals and e-books.
  4. Identify dependencies and limitations inherent in working with other functional areas at Columbia and Cornell, both within and beyond technical services.
  5. If possible, establish baseline productivity numbers for activities and projects at each institution to allow for future assessment of potential changes and development associated with 2CUL TSI.

PHASE 2

  1. Working within the team and in concert with other 2CUL working groups and library units, further examine points of discord (if any) to determine which differences are crucial to operations and quality service at each institution and which can be better harmonized to improve efficiency and service and/or eliminate redundancies.
  2. Review policies, practices, and workflows at each institution for ways in which potentially to leverage existing expertise in order to expand the scope of and capacity for 2CUL technical services e-resources work and initiatives.  This review should incorporate and may, to some extent, build on the work of the E-Resources Troubleshooting Team.
  3. Working with the team and in concert with other 2CUL working groups and library units, propose, develop and test the feasibility of collaborative projects and consolidated workflows, as appropriate.

The group is strongly advised to observe the Operating Principles for Technical Services Integration.

Leads: Joyce McDonough (Columbia), Bill Kara (Cornell -- chair)
Other Members: TBD
Liaison to TSI Steering Committee: Colleen Major

Timeline:

  • Phase 1: April - July 2013; report and recommendations to be submitted to TSI SC by July 31, 2013
  • Phase 2: TBD
  • Follow-up and ongoing development: January 2014 - June 2015
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