We are a small library that can't afford to hire someone for that
either. Our director does the negotiations and looks for consortia, our
TS librarian does a lot with getting them to run. We hired a half-time
systems technician who was increased to full-time. But you're right,
it's a drain on employee time.
Carol Morse

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Address:
Walla Walla College Library
Periodicals Dept.
104 S. College Ave.
College Place, WA  99324-1159

Carol Morse
Serials Librarian morsca@wwc.edu
509) 527-2684; fax 509) 527-2001
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>>> jean_lowe45@HOTMAIL.COM 12/17/2003 7:03:24 AM >>>

Increasingly electronic databases and journals are being taken care of by
an Electronic Resources Librarian.  My library doesn't have one and isn't
likely to get one soon.  The library director wants our very long list of
electronic databases to be maintained by technical services.  I disagree
with this.  In all of the past libraries where I have worked, this task
was accomplished in the reference department and/or systems.

I am very curious as to who is maintaining lists of databases in your
libraries and the evolving circumstances as to why/how it was decided to
do it that way.

Thanks,

Jean Lowe