At U. Nevada-Reno, we recently put together a pretty comprehensive
flowchart that tracks our workflow for electronic journals.  I'll be
happy to send it (as a fairly large .bmp file) to anyone interested.

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Rick Anderson
Dir. of Resource Acquisition
University of Nevada, Reno Libraries
(775) 784-6500 x273
rickand@unr.edu

> -----Original Message-----
> From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
> [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Birdie MacLennan
> Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 1:48 PM
> To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
> Subject: [SERIALST] Workflow redesign for electronic
> resources and serials
>
> Hello,
>
> I'm looking for organizational workflow for medium-sized academic
> institutions that have recently redesigned or reorganized their
> serials sections to account for new workflow/impact of electronic
> resources -- that is, both e-journals and integrating resources.  I
> have followed various discussions on SERIALST about decisions to stop
> doing various things in the print workflow (e.g., serials check-in) to
> devote more time to electronic resources (e.g., URL maintenance,
> licensing, negotiation, record keeping, ERM, etc.)
>
> Is there anyone who would be willing to share organizational charts,
> workflow plans, etc.?  We are planning on transferring most of our print
> subscriptions to electronic in the coming months, which will have a major
> impact on folks doing check-in.  In light of these developments (I know we
> aren't the first!) I'm interested in hearing stories from others about how
> you have re-done your workflow (extreme makeover?  slight shifts?) to
> redeploy check-in staff in the area of e-resource maintenance.
>
> I'd also like to know if folks are dividing workflow between e-journals
> and integrating resources (i.e., databases, websites, etc.).  Is this
> workflow being handled by the same staff, or by different units?
>
> Please feel free to share your response(s) with the list, though if you're
> feeling timid and want to send a personal response, I'll be happy to
> summarize to the list at some point.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help,
>
> 	Birdie MacLennan
> 	Coordinator, Serials & Cataloging
> 	Bailey/Howe Library
> 	University of Vermont
> 	birdie.maclennan@uvm.edu
>