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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Call for Proposals
for the </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Handbook
of Research on Library Electronic Resource Management </span></font></b></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Editors: Holly Yu
& </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Scott
Breivold</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>California</span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>State</span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>University</span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>, </span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>Los Angeles</span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>, </span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>USA</span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>A pronounced move from print subscriptions to electronic
resources in all types of libraries has fundamentally impacted the library and
its users. In the past decade, the financial resources needed to provide access
to electronic resources has increased drastically. Whether the electronic
resource comes from a commercial publisher or a local digitization effort, the
shift is rapidly changing library operational and organizational practices.
Commercially available resources can be defined as virtually any electronic
products or services for which libraries allocate funds. These resources
include e-journals; e-books; indexes, abstracts, and/or full-text databases;
encyclopedias and other reference tools; aggregator databases, etc. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Along with the increased acquisition of electronic
collections, successfully providing seamless online access for users has posed
complex challenges which include: changes in library workflow management;
selection and acquisition procedures; copyright and license negotiation;
cataloging changes and challenges; development of new public access interfaces,
etc. Libraries are at the crossroads in terms of evaluating how to
better manage these electronic resources. Many </span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>librarian</span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>s and managers have begun to understand that issues
related to electronic resource management are far-reaching and complex. The
proliferation of Electronic Resource Management (ERM) solutions presents an
additional challenge for libraries that must either rely on in-house expertise,
or evaluate a myriad of emerging turn-key solutions. </span></font></p>
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12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Coverage:</span></font></b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> This handbook will feature chapters
(5,000-7,500 words) authored by experts offering in-depth and comprehensive
coverage of the issues, methods, theories, and challenges connected with the
provision of electronic resources in libraries. It will primarily focus on
management practices of the life-cycle of commercially acquired electronic
resources from selection and ordering, to cataloging; web presentation; user
support; usage evaluation, etc. This book is intended to provide a
practical tool that emphasizes and supports strategic planning, operational
guidelines and policies, and workflow management. It will also provide a
compendium of terms, definitions and explanations of concepts and processes. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the
following: </span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>1. Introduction </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>A. History of electronic resources</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>B. Scope of electronic resources</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>C. Benefit of electronic resources</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>2. Issues in Electronic Resources
Management </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>A.<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>
</span></b>Challenges</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> B.
Relationships with vendors</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> C.
Licensing </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> D.
Copyright / Fair Use</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> E.
Strategic planning </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> F.
Policies</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> G.
Procedures</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> H.
Budget </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> I.
Consortia Purchasing</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>3. Electronic Resource Management </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>A.<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>
</span></b>History of electronic resource management</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> B.
Emerging trends in electronic resource management</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> C.
Life cycle of electronic resource management</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> Selection</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> Acquisition</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> Renewal
& cancellation </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> D.
Electronic resource management systems (ERMs)</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> Integrated
systems </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> Commercial
ERMs</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> Locally
developed ERMs / tools</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> Open
Source ERMs </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>4. Access to Electronic Resources</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>A.<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>
</span></b>Standards</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> B.
Cataloging</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> C.
Web interface</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> D.
Delivery options</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> E.
Authentication </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> F.
Remote access</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> G.
Local access</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> H.
Access to consortia-based / shared electronic resources </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> I.
Linkage to open URL resolvers </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> J.
Troubleshooting </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> K.
Usability / accessibility </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> L.
Archiving </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>5. Electronic Resource Librarians &
Others involved in Electronic Resource Management</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>A.<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>
</span></b>Education and training</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> B.
Skills </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> C.
Workflow</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>6. Customer Service</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>A.<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>
</span></b>Technical support</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> B.
Library instruction</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> C.
Web Interfaces </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>7. Ongoing Evaluation </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> A.
Electronic vs. print collections</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> B.
Usage statistics</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> C.
User survey</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Invited Submissions: </span></font></b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Individuals interested in submitting
chapters (5,000-7,500 words) on the above suggested categories should submit an
email listing 3-4 suggested topics from at least two of the seven major
categories (no more than 4 suggested topics total). Individuals may also suggest
other topics related to electronic resource management. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Suggested topics are due May 10, 2006.</span></font></b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>You will be notified about the status of your proposed
topics by </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>May
15, 2006</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>, and you
will have up to June 30 to develop your proposal. Upon acceptance of your
proposal, you will have until </span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>November 30, 2006</span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>, to prepare your chapter of
5,000-7,500 words and 7-10 related terms and their appropriate definitions.
Guidelines for preparing your paper and the project timeline are available at <a
href="http://www.calstatela.edu/library/bi/handbook/">http://www.calstatela.edu/library/handbook/</a>.
</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Please forward your e-mail of interest including your name,
affiliation and a list of topics (3-4) on which you are interested in writing a
chapter to </span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Scott
Breivold</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> and
Holly Yu, editors, at <a href="mailto:sbreivo@calstatela.edu">sbreivo@calstatela.edu</a>
and <a href="mailto:hyu3@calstatela.edu">hyu3@calstatela.edu</a> by May 10, <sup> </sup>2006.
This book is tentatively scheduled for publishing by Idea Group </span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Reference</span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> (an imprint of Idea Group Inc.), http://www.idea-group.com/reference,
in 2007. </span></font></p>
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