Best Practices for Evaluating a New Electronic Resource

BEST PRACTICES FOR EVALUATING A NEW ELECTRONIC RESOURCE SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

EVALUATION AND SELECTION

Bleiler, Richard and Jill Livingston. SPEC Kit 316, Evaluating E-Resources. Washington, DC: Association of Research Libraries, 2010.

Collins, Maria D.D. and Patrick L. Carr, Managing the Transition from Print to Electronic Journals and Resources: A Guide for Library and Information Professionals. New York: Routledge, 2008.

Curtis, Donnelyn, E-Journals: A How-To-Do-It-Manual for Building, Managing, and Supporting Electronic Journal Collections. New York, NY: Neal-Schuman Pub., Inc., 2005.

Grahame, Vicki, and Tim McAdam. SPEC Kit 282, Managing Electronic Resources. Annapolis Junction, Md.: Association of Research Libraries, 2004.

Gregory, Vicki L. with assistance by Ardis Hanson. Selecting and Managing Electronic Resources: A How-To-Do- It Manual for Librarians. Rev. ed. New York: Neal-Schuman, 2006.

Jewell, Timothy D. Selection and Presentation of Commercially Available Electronic Resources: Issues and Practices. Washington, DC: Digital Library Federation, Council on Library and Information Resources, 2004 http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub99/pub99.pdf

Kovacs, Diane K. and Kara L. Robinson. The Kovacs Guide to Electronic Library Collection Development: Essential Core Subject Collections, Selection Criteria, and Guidelines. 2d ed. New York: Neal-Schuman, 2004.

Leonhardt, Thomas. Handbook of Electronic and Digital Acquisitions. NY: Haworth Press, 2006.

McGinnis, Susan D., ed., Electronic Collection Management. Haworth Information Press, 2000.

Yu, Holly and Scott Breivold. Electronic Resource Management in Libraries: Research and Practice. IGI Global, 2008.

E-Resource Selection Directories

Gale Directory of Databases, 34th ed. Detroit: Gale, Cengage Learning, 2011. (Vols. 1-3 are devoted to online databases.)

Law and Legal Information Directory, 23rd ed. Detroit, Gale Cengage Learning, 2011. (Contains section on Electronic Resources within chapter on Legal Publishers.)

Svengalis, Kendall F. “Chapter 25: Computer-Assisted Legal Research” in Kendall F. Svengalis. Legal Information Buyer’s Guide and Reference Manual 2010. N. Stonington, CT: Rhode Island LawPress, 2010, 143-159.

Articles/Book Chapters

Baldwin, Virginia A. “Collection Development in the New Millenium: Evaluating, Selecting, Annotating, Organizing for Ease of Access, Reevaluating, and Updating E-Resources” in McGinnis, S. D. Electronic Collection Management, Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Press, 2000, 67-96. http://www.digitalcommons.unl.edu/librarysciences/52/

Baugh, Jane. “Getting to Yes for Your Library: Negotiating Vendor Contracts for Your Library.” AALL Spectrum, 15, no. 6 (April 2011): 9-11. Briscoe, Georgia, Karen Selden, and Cheryl Rae Nyberg. “The Catalog vs. the Home Page? Best Practices in Connecting to Online Resources.” Law Library Journal 95, no. 2 (2003): 151-174.

Combs. Karen A., “Lessons Learned From Analyzing Library Database Usage Data.” Library Hi Tech, 23 no.4 (2005): 598-609.

Flatley, Robert K. and Krista Prock. “E-Resource Collection Development: A Survey of Current Practices in Academic Libraries, Library Philosophy and Practice” (2009). http://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/~mbolin/flatley- prock.htm

Foudy, Gerri and Alesia McManus. “Using a Decision Grid Process to Build Concensus in Electronic Resources Cancellation Decisions.” Journal of Academic Librarianship 31, no. 6 (Nov. 2005): 533-538.

Holleman, Curt. “E-Resources: Are Basic Criteria for the Selection of Material Changing?” Library Trends 48, no. 4 (Spring 2001): 694-711

Johnson, Peggy. “Selecting Electronic Resources: Developing a Local Decision-Making Matrix.” Cataloging and Classification Quarterly 22, nos. 3/4 (1996): 9-24.

Joshipura, Smita. “Selecting, Acquiring, and Renewing Electronic Resources” in Gregory, Vicki L. Selecting and Managing Electronic Resources: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians. Rev. ed. New York: Neal-Schuman, 2006, 48-70.

Kovacs, Diane K. & Elkourdy, Angela. “Collection Development in Cyberspace Building an Electronic Library Collection.” Library Hi Tech 18, no. 4 (2000): 335-359.

Lastres, Steven A. “Collection Development in the Age of the Virtual Law Firm Library: How to Expand Your Footprint beyond Your Walls.” AALL Spectrum 15, no. 8 (June 2011) 20-21.

Metz, Paul. “Principles of Selection for Electronic Resources.” Library Trends 48 (Spring 2000): 711-728.

Murphy, Joe. “Using Mobile Devices for Research: Smartphones, Databases, and Libraries.” Online Magazine 34, no. 3 (May/June 2010) 14-18.

Nagra, Kanu A. “The Evaluation of Use of Electronic Resources and Services in Academic Libraries: A Study of E- Metrics and Related Methods for Measurement and Assessment.” Library Administration & Management 5, no.3 (2009): 28-41.

Negrucci, Teresa. “E-Usage Data: The Basics.” Colorado Libraries 34, no.1 (2008) 48-50.

Nisonger, Thomas E. “Use of the Checklist Method for Content Evaluation of Full-text Databases: An Investigation of Two Databases Based on Citations from Two Journals.” Library Resources & Technical Services 52, no. 1 (January 2008): 4-17.

O’Grady, Jean. “Checklist for the Negotiation of Internet Subscriptions.” PLL Perspectives (Spring 1999: 9), (Updated Spring 2011 on the CRIV Tools page: http://www.aallnet.org/main-menu/Advocacy/vendorrelations/CRIV-Tools/negotiate.html )

Powers, Audrey and Thomas W. Leonhardt. “Evaluating Databases for Acquisitions and Collection Development” in Leonhardt, Thomas. Handbook of Electronic and Digital Acquisitions. NY: Haworth Press, 2006, 41-60.

Resnick, Mark L. “Best Practices and Future Visions for Search User Interfaces.” Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 57, no. 6 (2006): 781-787.

Smith, Sallie, Susanna Leers and Patricia Roncevich, “Database Ownership: Myth or Reality?” Law Library Journal 103, no. 2 (2011) 233-247. Rossi, Martha. “The Power of Partnership—Cooperative Online Resource Purchasing Programs.” Library Media Connection (April/May 2008): 58-60.

Sadeh, Tamar and Mark Ellingsen. “Electronic Resource Management Systems: The Need and the Realization.” New Library World 106, no. 5/6 (2005). http://www.exlibrisgroup.com/files/Publications/ERMSystems.pdf

Springer, 10 Best Practices for Acquiring and Implementing an eBook Collection, The Library Resources Group. http://www.libraryworks.com/LW_Best%20Practices/BP_Implementing_an_eBook_Collection_1208.aspx.

Shreves, Edward. “Selectors, Subject Knowledge, and Digital Collections.” Journal of Library Administration 39, no. 4 (2003): 65-78.

Stewart, Lou Ann. “Chosing between Print and Electronic Resources: The Selection Dilemma.” Reference Librarian no. 71 (2000): 79-97.

Svenningsen, Karen. “An Evaluation Model for Electronic Resources Utilizing Cost Analysis.” The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances 11 (1998): 18-13.

Thebridge, Stella and Rebecca Hartland-Fox. “Towards a Toolkit for Evaluating Electronic Information Services.” SCONUL Newsletter no. 27 (Winter 2002): 32-43.

Thornton, Gloria A. “Impact of Electronic Resources on Collection Development, the Roles of Librarians, and Library Consortia.” Library Trends 48 (Spring 2000): 842-856.

Van Epps, Amy S. “When Vendor Statistics are not Enough: Determining Use of Electronic Databases.” Science & Technology Libraries21, nos. 1/2 (2001): 119-126.

Vignau, Barbara Susana Sanchez, and Reana Lourdes Presno Quesada. “Collection Development in a Digital Environment: An Imperative for Information Organizations in the Twenty-first Century.” Collection Building 25.4 (Nov. 2006): 139-144.

Websites

COUNTER (Counting Online Usage of NeTworked Electronic Resources) www.projectcounter.org

Principles for Acquiring and Licensing Information in Digital Formats, University of California Libraries, Collection Development Committee, July 2006, http://libraries.universityofcalifornia.edu/cdc/principlesforacquiring.html

Principles for CSU (California State University) Acquisition of Electronic Information Resources, Updated Jan. 2005. http://seir. calstate .edu/ear/docs/ principles .doc

E-RESOURCE COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT POLICIES

Curtis, Donnelyn, E-Journals: A How-To-Do-It-Manual for Building, Managing, and Supporting Electronic Journal Collections. New York, NY: Neal-Schuman Pub., Inc., 2005.

Johnson, Peggy. Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management, 2nd edition. Chicago: American Library Association, 2009.

Lee, Stuart D. Electronic Collection Development: A Practical Guide. New York: Neal-Schuman, 2002. Mack, Daniel C., ed. Collection Development Policies: New Directions for Changing Collections. Binghamton, N.Y.: Haworth Press, 2004. Co-published as The Acquisitions Librarian 15, no. 30 (2004).

Johnson, Peggy. “Collection Development Policies and Electronic Information Resources” in Collection Management for the 21st Century, Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1997.

Pettijohn, Patricia and Tina Neville, “Collection Development for Virtual Libraries” in Hanson, Ardis and Bruce Lubotsky Levin, eds. Building a Virtual Library. Hershey, Pa.: Idea Group Publishing (2003): 20-36.

Schachter, Debbie. “Developing Your Own Best Practices.” Information Outlook, 14, no. 4 (2010): 40. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FWE/is_4_14/ai_n55086654/

Vogel, Kristin D. “Integrating Electronic Resources into Collection Development Policies.” Collection Management 2, no. 2 (1996): 65-76.

White, Gary and Gregory Crawford. “Developing an Electronic Resource Collection Development Policy.” Collection Building 16, no. 2 (1997): 53-57.

TRIALS & FOCUS GROUPS:

Krueger, Richard A. Developing Questions for Focus Groups. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1998.

Langford, Joe and Deana McDonagh., eds. Focus Groups: Supporting Effective Product Development. London; New York: Taylor & Francis, 2003.

Higa-Moore, Mori Lou, Brian Bunnett, Helen G. Mayo., et al. “Use of Focus Groups in a Library’s Strategic Planning Process.” Journal of the Medical Library Association 90, no. 1 (Jan. 2002): 86-92.

McGinnis, Suzan and Jan H. Kemp. “The Electronic Resources Group: Using the Cross-Functional Team Approach to the Challenge of Acquiring Electronic Resources.” Library Acquisitions: Practice & Theory 22, no. 3 (1998) 295–301.

White, Gary W. “Collaborative Collection Building of Electronic Resources: A Business Faculty/Librarian Partnership.” Collection Building 23, no. 4 (2004): 177-181.

ECONOMICS & COST RECOVERY:

ABA General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division. Considerations for Recovering Your Online Legal Research Charges. Chicago: American Bar Association, 2008

Justiss, Laura K. “A Survey of Electronic Research Alternatives to LexisNexis and Westlaw in Law Firms.” Law Library Journal 103, no. 1 (2011): 71-90.

Mattern, Robert. “Cost Recovery Breeds Client Frustration in New Survey.” Law Technology News, April 21, 2011.

Runyon, Amanda M. “The Effect of Economics and Electronic Resources on the Traditional Law Library Print Collection.” Law Library Journal 101, no.2 (2009): 177-205. Svenningsen, Karen. “An Evaluation Model for Electronic Resources Utilizing Cost Analysis.” The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances 11, no. 1 (1998): 18-23.

Blog Posts

Platt, Nina. “Cost Recovery of Online Legal Research: When is Overhead NOT Overhead.” The Strategic Librarian, April 28, 2011. http://strategiclibrarian.com/2011/04/28/cost-recovery-of-online-legal-research-when-is-overhead- not-overhead/

Platt, Nina. “Legal Research One of Leading Irritants says New Survey on Cost Recovery.” The Strategic Librarian, April 22, 2011. http://strategiclibrarian.com/2011/04/22/legal-research-one-of-leading-irritants-says-new-survey- on-cost-recovery/

O’Grady, Jean P. “Cost Effective Research Training Part Deux: The Past, The Present and the Solutions.” Dewey B. Strategic, June 15, 2011. http://deweybstrategic.blogspot.com/2011/06/cost-effective-research-training-part.html

O’Grady, Jean P. “The Myth and the Madness of Cost Effective Lexis and Westlaw Research Training.” Dewey B. Strategic, March 5, 2011. http://deweybstrategic.blogspot.com/2011_05_01_archive.html

LICENSE AGREEMENTS

Albitz, Becky. Licensing and Managing Electronic Resources, Oxford, UK: Chandos Publishing, 2008.

Articles

Hahn, Karla. “SERU (Shared Electronic Resources Understanding): Opening up New Possibilities for Electronic Resource Transactions.” D-Lib Magazine (Nov./Dec. 2007). http://www.dlib.org/dlib/november07/hahn/11hahn.html

Lamoureux, Selden Durgom and Chamberlain, Clint. “Basics of E-Resource Licensing.” Serials Librarian, 58: no. 4 (2010): 20-31.

Websites

American Association of Law Libraries. Principles for Licensing Electronic Resources, Final Draft, July 15, 1997, Revised by the Licensing Principles for Electronic Resources Special Committee and Approved by the AALL Executive Board, November 2004. http://www.aallnet.org/main-menu/Advocacy/vendorrelations/docs/licensing-electronic-resources.html

Licensing Toolkit, California Digital Library http://www.cdlib.org/services/collections/toolkit/

CDL License Agreement Checklist, California Digital Library http://www.cdlib.org/gateways/vendors/checklist.html

COUNTER (Counting Online Usage of NeTworked Electronic Resources) www.projectcounter.org

National Institute of Standards (NISO) Shared E-Resource Understanding (SERU) (NISO RP-7-2008) http://www.niso.org/publications/rp/RP-7-2008.pdf

NERL Licensing Guidelines & NERL Generic License, NorthEast Research Libraries http://www.library.yale.edu/NERLpublic/licensingprinciples.html