Before I came to Harvard, myself and colleagues at the University of Notre
Dame wrote a book chapter dealing with this topic, to be published by
Haworth Press as "Electronic Resources Librarianship:  The Human Element in
the Digital Information Age".  We look at 100 position descriptions for
Electronic Resources librarians and then looked at the ALA accredited
schools various curriculum to see if any of their courses addressed these
needs.

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Michael L. Bradford, MLS
Serials & Electronic Resources Librarian
Andover-Harvard Theological Library
Harvard Divinity School
45 Francis Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138

(617) 384-7826
michael_bradford@harvard.edu
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>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
>>> [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] <mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU%5D> On Behalf
>>> Of Grogg, Jill
>>> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 10:36 AM
>>> To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
>>> Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Curriculum for a course on Electronic Resources
>>> or ER Librarianship?
>>>
>>> Several colleagues in the Univ of Alabama library school and I are
>>> currently conducting a study on precisely this issue -- how library
>>> schools are addressing the emergence of the e-resource librarian. We
>>> have submitted a proposal for the 2008 Association for Library and
>>> Information Science Education (ALISE) Annual Conference.
>>>
>>> Part of our study is a survey of practicing librarians with e-resource
>>> management duties, so we hope to have some useful results for both the
>>> practicing librarians as well as the library schools.
>>>
>>> -jill
>>>
>>> --------
>>> Jill E. Grogg, Electronic Resources Librarian, The University of Alabama
>>> Libraries
>>> [email] jgrogg@ua.edu
>>> [voice] 205-348-7994
>>> [url] http://www.wedogg.com
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
>>> [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] <mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU%5D> On Behalf
>>> Of Moffitt, Nellie S CIV CNI
>>> MILL DET, N220L
>>> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 11:52 AM
>>> To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
>>> Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Curriculum for a course on Electronic Resources
>>> or ER Librarianship?
>>>
>>> Wow,  this points up a need -- a database of courses offered by all the
>>> ALA accredited schools
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Nellie S. C. Moffitt, MSLS
>>> Navy General Library Program
>>> Media & Resource Branch
>>> CNIC HQ Det
>>> 7736 Kitty Hawk (Bldg 457 room 97)
>>> Millington  TN 38055
>>> * 901-874-6711
>>> * 901-874-6831 fax
>>> * 850-450-7243 - cell
>>> * nellie.moffitt@navy.mil
>>>
>>> "Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will
>>> get you through times of no libraries."
>>> Anne Herbert, The Whole Earth Catalog
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
>>> [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] <mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU%5D> On Behalf
>>> Of Toni Fortini
>>> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 10:57
>>> To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
>>> Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Curriculum for a course on Electronic Resources
>>> or ER Librarianship?
>>>
>>> Hi Amy:
>>>
>>> Southern Connecticut State University offers a course in their MLS
>>> program. Here's a description from their website
>>> (bannerweb.southernct.edu):
>>>
>>> Management of Electronic Resources and Services (ILS 642): Management
>>> and operation of electronic information resources and services in
>>> library and information centers. Selection and integrating system
>>> options; finance and budget; staff and end-user training; search
>>> strategies; database publishers and vendors; hardware/software;
>>> measurement/evaluation and future planning. Scheduled irregularly.
>>> Formerly LSI 662. 3 credits.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Toni
>>>
>>> Toni Fortini
>>> Online Access Assistance Coordinator
>>> Cataloging Group
>>> Bailey/Howe Library
>>> The University of Vermont
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Amy Carlson wrote:
>>>> > Hi--
>>>> >
>>>> > Has anyone participated, organized or heard of a Library and
>>>> > Information Science course specifically about Electronic Resources
>>>> > management or about Electronic Resources Librarianship? If so, would
>>>> > you be willing to share information with me?
>>>> >
>>>> > I've seen many examples of Serials Librarianship or Technical
>>>> > Services, but I headn't seen any examples of ER courses in Library
>>>> > Schools. Thank you so much!
>>>> >
>>>> > Amy Carlson
>>>> > Serials Department
>>>> > Hamilton Library
>>>> > University of Hawai'i at Manoa
>>>> > 808.956.7692
>>>> > acarlson@hawaii.edu
>>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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