SCRLC Electronic Resources Committee (ERC) 2003

Reporting: The Committee will report to the Advisory Committee on Information Technologies and Services. A member of the ACITS Committee will be a liaison on the ERC. The SCRLC liaison to ACITS will also be the staff liaison to ERC.

Charge: The Committee will research, review, and recommend electronic information resources for all types of libraries in the region. It will create, maintain, and analyze information on user needs and library electronic resources. The Committee will also:

• Assess regional needs for electronic resources such as databases (A&I, full text etc.), numeric or other information databases, and other electronic information.
• Investigate potential electronic databases for content, price, suitability etc. for the region.
• Help SCRLC develop and maintain a database of information useful in establishing contracts (member information, FTEs, populations served, existing electronic resources etc.).
• Make recommendations for electronic resources that might be useful across the whole region, all types of libraries, specific types of libraries, specific types of users, or any other category that is practical.
• Make recommendations on funding sources including program funds, library contributions, fees, etc.
• Monitor value, usefulness, statistics etc. of electronic resources obtained regionally.
• Monitor other consortial or individual library purchases of electronic resources to help either support or not overlap with potential SCRLC regional purchases.

Membership: The membership will be broadly representative of the SCRLC multi-type membership, and if possible match the membership categories of ACITS. It should be made up of volunteers who are selectors, users, and reference librarians:

Category Representative* Term

Cornell University

Binghamton University Abigail Bordeaux, Binghamton U.

4 year academic Frankie Anderson, Wells College

2 year academic Dave Lewis, TC3

PLS Steve Bachman, 4CLS

PLS Kathryn Frederick, STLS

SLS Sue Tanner, SCT SLS

SLS

Special libraries Sue Bretscher, Lourdes Hospital

Special libraries

President, SCRLC ex officio Marilyn Dunn

Executive Director ex officio Jean Currie

SCRLC staff liaison Betty Mauté, Resource Sharing Manager

DLD staff ex officio Marilyn Douglas

Activities in 2003

1. Continue to help SCRLC staff develop a database of regional information to support an e-resource service (Members, FTEs, populations served etc.)
2. Monitor e-resources currently purchased in the region and current activities in the state.
3. Review process for 2002 and make recommendations for any needed changes.
4. Recommend use of RBDB funds for e-resources for 2004.
5. Review models for database cost-sharing and make recommendations for implementing appropriate model(s) for the region.

March, 2003