Our Library, a large public library, has the position of Internet Site
Coordinator who handles part of the maintenance of the electronic
databases, at least as it pertains to how they are listed and appear on
our homepage and providing to staff any updated information related to the
databases . Another staff member in our Collection Development department
is responsible for coordinating the various aspects of acquiring or
subscribing to these databases. Our Information Systems department is
responsible for any technical problems with the databases. I hope this
helps.

Steve Headley

-----Original Message-----
From: Jean Lowe [mailto:jean_lowe45@HOTMAIL.COM]
Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 10:03 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [SERIALST] Electronic Databases Question

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