There are 12 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:

1/25: First meeting of class
2/1:  Web-cast presentation by Professor Carol Tenopir, University of Tennessee on database marketplace
2/8: Web-cast presentation by Factiva  Lorraine Bell
2/15:  No class: President's Day
2/22: Web-cast presentation by Dialog Louise Dagit
3/1: Presentation by EBSCO Host representative
3/8: No class: Spring Break
3/15: Presentation by Tim Lewontin, E-resource coordinator of Boston University
3/22: Web-cast presentation by JSTOR Jennifer McKillop  
4/5: Presentation and Demo by Susan Kane, Ex Libris Technical Implementation Manager, on MetaLib and Primo as NextGen Federated Searching Tools
4/12: Presentation by Noelle Ryan, e-resource licensing specialist, Harvard University Library, on licensing coordination, negotiation, and management
4/19: No class: Patriot's Day Holiday
4/26: Presentation by Paul Kissman of Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners on linking and authentication technology
5/3: Last class meeting: Case Study Project Presentation

 

Date	Topics	Reading Assignments
1/25	Session 1:  Introduction to Digital Information Services and Providers; Core Concepts	Conger, Chapter 1 Recommended: 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.)
2/1	Session 2:  Information Industry Landscape and Database Structure   Carol Tenopir Speaks on Database Marketplace (2:30-3:45)	Bell, Chapter 1 Tenopir, et al. (2005-2009). 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
2/8	Session 3: Database Systems Interfaces and Basic Search Mechanism Web-conferencing presentation by Factiva Lorraine Bell (4:30-5:30)	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
2/15	No Class: President's Day
2/22	Session 4: Advanced Search Mechanism Web-conferencing presentation by Dialog Louise Dagit (4:30-5:30)	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
3/1	Session 5: Dialog Dialindex, OneSearch and SearchSave; Aggregated Databases Presentation by EBSCO publishing representative (4:30-5:30)	Bell, Chapter 9 Dialog Lab Workbook, Section 4, 8 Introduction to EBSCO Host (available on e-learning site)
3/8	No Class: Spring Break
3/15	Session 6: Dialog Output Display; Social Science Databases Presentation by Tim Lewontin on searching and managing social science and science databases	Bell, Chapters 4 Dialog workbook, How do I series: Business/market search Distributed: Assignment 3 Due: Assignment 2; Interview Questions Development Project
3/22	Session 7: Dialog Results Manipulation; Humanities Databases and Numerical Databases Web-cast presentation by JSTOR Jennifer McKillop	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.
3/29	Session 8: Science Databases and Citation Search	Bell, Chapter 5 Web of Science Workbook (pdf file available on the e-learning site) Dialog workbook, How do I series: Engineering & technology, Chemistry & Toxicology, biomedical search Distributed: Assignment 4
4/5	Session 9: Cross-Database Searching and Federated Searching Presentation by Susan Kane on MetaLib (4:30-5:30)	Bell, Chapter 10-11 EBSCO Integrated Search Tutorial WebFeat brochure Ex Libris MetaLib Linoski, A. &  Walczyk, T. (2008). Federated Searching 101. Library Journal.              Due: Assignment 3
4/12	Session 10: Copyright, Licensing, Budgeting and Negotiation Guest lecture by Noelle Ryan on licensing negotiation, coordination and management (4:15-5:30)	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
4/19	No Class: Patriot's Day
4/26	Session 11: Linking and Authentication Technology; Evolving Role of Electronic Resource Librarianship Guest lecture by Paul Kissman on linking and authentication technology (2:30-3:45)	Conger, Chapters 8-9 Yu & Breivold, Chapter VII, XII, XIV
5/3	Session 12: E-Resource Management in Libraries Case Study Project Presentation Due:  Case Study Written Report

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