There are 14 class sessions in total. The session by session schedule table below displays course schedules arranged by Session Number, Date, Topics and Readings & Assignments.

Here is a list of important dates and no-class dates:

9/3: First meeting of class
9/10: Web-cast presentation by Professor Carol Tenopir, University of Tennessee on database marketplace
9/17: Web-cast presentation by Factiva Lorraine Bell
9/24: Web-cast presentation by Dialog Louise Dagit
10/1: Presentation by EBSCO Host representative John Henderson
10/8: Presentation by Tim Lewontin, E-resource coordinator of Boston University
10/15: Web-cast presentation by JSTOR Michael Gallagher
10/22: Presentation by Patricia McNary, Electronic Services Librarian, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
10/29:Presentation by Ron Kaminecki, US Patent Attoney, on searching patent information
11/5: Presentation and demo by Ex Libris representative on MetaLib and Primo as NextGen Federated Searching Tools
11/12: Presentation by Noelle Ryan, e-resource licensing specialist, Harvard University Library, on licensing coordination, negotiation, and management
11/19: Presentation by Paul Kissman of Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners on linking and authentication technology
12/3, 12/10: Case Study Project Presentation Day I & II 

 

 

Date	Topics	Reading Assignments
9/3	Session 1:  Introduction to Digital Information Services and Providers; Core Concepts	Conger, Chapter 1 Recommended: Geller, M. (2006). Managing electronic resources. Library Technology Reports, 42(2), 6-13. (Available on e-learning site) Breeding, M. (2008). Helping you buy: Electronic Resource Management Systems. Computers in LIbraries. Parker, Roberson, Anderson, Chandler, Farb, Jewll, & Riggo. (2004). Electronic Resource Management Workflow. (Appendix B in: Electronic Resource Managment: Final Report of the DLF Initiative.)
9/10	Session 2: Information Industry Landscape and Database Structure   Carol Tenopir Speaks on Database Marketplace (11:15-12:30)	Bell, Chapter 1 Tenopir, et al. (2005-2010). Database Marketplace (Pdf files available on the e-learning site) Dialog workbook, section 3 Recommended Reading: Yu & Breivold, Chapter I, Chapter III Distributed: Assignment 1 Dialog ID and password
9/17	Session 3: Database Systems Interfaces and Basic Search Mechanism Web-cast presentation by Factiva Lorraine Bell (11:30-12:30)	Bell, Chapter 2 Dialog Lab workbook Section 1, Section 2 Factiva inside-out guide (avaiable on the e-learning site)  Albitz, R. S. (2002). Electronic resource librarians in academic libraries: A position announcement analysis, 1996-2001, portal: Libraries and the Academy. 2(4), 589-600. Distributed: Case Study Team Project; Interview Question Development Wiki Project
9/24	Session 4: Advanced Search Mechanism Web-cast presentation by Dialog Louise Dagit (11:30-12:30)	Bell, Chapter 3 Dialog Lab Workbook, Sections 5-7 Fisher, W. (2003). The electronic resources librarian position: A public services Phenomenon? Library Collections, Acquisitions, & Technical Services, 27, 3-17. Distributed: Assignment 2 Due: Assignment 1 Final project and interview question project team formation
10/1	Session 5: Dialog Dialindex, OneSearch and SearchSave; Aggregated Databases Presentation by EBSCO publishing John Henderson (11:30-12:30)	Bell, Chapter 9 Dialog Lab Workbook, Section 4, 8 Introduction to EBSCO Host (available on e-learning site) Grahame, V., & McAdam, T. (2004). Managing electronic resources. Association of research Libraries SPEC Kit 282. (Available on e-learning site)
10/8	Session 6: Dialog Output Display; Social Science Databases Presentation by Tim Lewontin on searching and managing social science and science databases (11:15-12:30)	Bell, Chapters 4 Dialog workbook, How do I series: Business/market search Distributed: Assignment 3 Due: Assignment 2
10/15	Session 7: Dialog Results Manipulation; Humanities Databases and Numerical Databases Web-cast presentation by JSTOR Michael Gallagher (11:30-12:30)	Bell, Chapters 7-8  JSTOR tutorials   East, J. W. (2006). Subject retrieval of scholarly monographs via electronic databases. Journal of documentation, 62 (5), 597-605.          Due: Interview Questions Development Project
10/22	Session 8: Science Databases and Biomedical Literature Search Presentation by Patricia McNary, Electronic Services Librarian, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (11:15-12:30)	Bell, Chapter 5 Dialog workbook, How do I series: Engineering & technology, Chemistry & Toxicology, biomedical search
10/29	Session 9: Citation Search and Patent Databases Search Webcast presentation by Ron Kaminecki, Director of IP Segment of Dialog on "The Five Most Common Patent Searches" (11:30-12:30)	Bell, Chapter 10-11 Web of Science Workbook (pdf file available on the e-learning site) Dialog workbook, How do I series: Patents search Adams, S. (2003). Patent Searching Without Words - Why Do It, How To Do It? Free Print Newsletter, 130. Kaminecki, R. (2003). Searching patents on government databases on the Web. Free Print Newsletter, 130. Distributed: Assignment 4
11/5	Session 10: Cross-Database Searching and Federated Searching Presentation by MetaLib Representative (11:30-12:30)	Bell, Chapter 12 EBSCO Integrated Search Tutorial WebFeat brochure Ex Libris MetaLib Linoski, A. &  Walczyk, T. (2008). Federated Searching 101. Library Journal. Williams, S. C.(2010). Federated Search and the Library Web Site: A Study of Association of Research Libraries Member Web Sites. Journal of Web Librarianship. (Pdf file available on the e-learning site)              Due: Assignment 3
11/12	Session 11: Copyright, Licensing, Budgeting and Negotiation Guest lecture by Noelle Ryan on licensing negotiation, coordination and management (11:15-12:30)	Conger, Chapter 4-6 Yu & Breivold, Chapters VIII, IX, & X Additional readings: (All available on the e-learning site) Crawford, A. (2008). Licensing and Negotiation of Electronic Content. Resource Sharing and Information Networks. Pike, G. H. (2002). Delicate dance of database licenses, copyright, & fair use, Computer in Libraries. Srodin, S. (2004). Let's make a deal: Tips and Tricks for Negotiating Content Purchases. Online, 28(4). Ferullo, D. L. (2004). Major Copyright Issues in Academic Libraries: Legal Implications of a Digital Environment. Journal of library administration,40 (1-2). Due: Assignment 4
11/19	Session 12: Linking and Authentication Technology Guest lecture by Paul Kissman on linking and authentication technology (11:15-12:30)	Conger, Chapters 8 Yu & Breivold, Chapters XII & XIV Plum, T., & Bleiler, R. (2001). User authentication. Association of research Libraries SPEC Kit 267. (Available on e-learning site) Grogg, J. E. (2006). Land of linking. The serials librarian, 49(3), 177-185. (Available on e-learning site)
12/3	Session 13: Evolving Roles for Electronic Resources Librarianship E-Resource Management in Libraries Project Presentation Day I	Conger, Chapters 9 Yu & Breivold, Chapter VII Geller, M. (2006). Managing electronic resources. Library Technology Reports, 42(2), 6-13. (Available on e-learning site) Due:  Case Study Project Written Report
12/10	Session 14: Course SummaryE-Resource Management in Libraries Project Presentation Day II

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