E-Resource Management Committee Meeting: April 10, 2024

CONFERENCE CALL

Members Attending: Robin Hofstetter, Andrea Imre, Jennifer Patterson, Sara Rizzo, Megan Ruenz, Lisa Wallis

Members Absent: Liz Hollendonner, Elizabeth Nelson

CARLI Staff Attending: Denise Green, Nicole Ream-Sotomayor, Marisa Tolbert

Announcements   

CARLI UPDATES

• CARLI Announcements:
  • • Selection system is open for FY25 selections, will be open until May 10.  Contact CARLI if budget is not approved until later than May 10.
    • InfoBase contract was not renewed due to pricing, particularly for new subscribers. Any existing subscriptions will need to be renewed directly with vendor. 
    • Bloomsbury negotiations are delayed, CARLI expects Bloomsbury products to be entered into the system shortly.
    • Selection System is at the end of its life. Negotiations are under way for Consortia Manager. 
    • Recording posted for March 20, 2024 EBSCO Experience Manager event. 
    • EBSCOhost will flip everyone to new UI by Jan 7, 2025, EBSCO urges academic libraries to switch to new interface during Summer of 2024.
    • An event about the EBSCOhost new UI aimed at Reference librarians is in the planning stages. 
• Member Announcements:
  • Alma Electronic Resources Management and OCLC document is ready for review and Denise is looking for feedback.
    • Upcoming event on OCLC functions Getting Started with WorldShare Record Manager for CARLI libraries organized by Technical Services Committee on April 18, 2024. 
    • A few libraries are getting ready to do the streamlined holdings over the summer.
  • I-Share display logic rules for NZ:
    • Documentation from ExLibris states that NZ display logic rules override IZ display logic rules. If the library has the same collection as the NZ active in their IZ, then the institutional display logic rules override the NZ rules.
    • Discussion of platform preferences and how user experience affects platform preferences. 
    • SIC and WHE both have lots of display logic rules in their IZ.
    • CARLI is focusing on display logic set up not Online Services Order.
  • Jennifer Patterson reported that they opened a ticket with Sage about OpenAthens authentication issues with CQ Researcher and other Sage products.
  • Streaming video products use trends vary on different campuses. Some might be dropping.
  • Copyright training needs on campus.  ROU was holding a copyright workshop to educate their faculty about copyright and licensing issues.

Decisions

• Minutes of the March 13, 2024 meeting approved.  

Tasks Assigned

• Andrea Imre did meeting minutes.
• Minute taker schedule remains:
  • Robin Hofstetter – May 15, 2024, at 2 pm
  • Sara Rizzo – June 12, 2024, at 10 am

Meeting Dates

• Next Meeting: May 15, 2024 2 pm Minutes: Robin Hofstetter

ADJOURNED: 10:43 AM