The American Library Association Exhibits Round Table invites you to join us at ALA 2010 for the following session:

“Three S's of Electronic Resource Management: Systems, Standards and Subscriptions”

Saturday, June 26, 2010
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Washington Convention Center, Room 152B

Speakers: Todd Carpenter, NISO; Bob McQuillan, Innovative Interfaces, Inc.; Oliver Pesch, EBSCO
Moderator: Sandy Hurd, Innovative Interfaces, Inc.

Electronic Resource Management (ERM) encompasses a variety of practices and services that impact library staff and patrons. In this session, three panelists from the standards, system vendor and subscription agent community converge to discuss benefits and challenges of “three S’s” integral to ERM: systems, standards and subscriptions. Specific topics include:

1. Standards – Overview of current standards relevant to ERM and implementation challenges for stakeholders

2. Systems – ERM systems up until now, current benefits and challenges, and future direction

3. Subscriptions – Evolving role of electronic resource subscription services and customer benefits

This high-level overview is ideal for libraries that might be considering ERM solutions and existing ERM libraries that would benefit with an update on current developments.

See you in Washington D.C.!