Open Source Electronic Resource Management Systems:

CORAL and ERMes

ALA Annual ConferenceJune 26, 2011

10:30 am to 12:00 pm

Benjamin J. HeetSenior Technical Consultant/AnalystRobin MalottSr. Software Developer

Galadriel ChiltonElectronic Resources Librarian

William DoeringSystems, Catalog, & Digital Initiatives Librarian

Electronic Resource Management System Overview

Benefits Challenges

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Electronic Resource Management System Overview

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Every library has different work flows, different purchasing models, and different needs based on how they operate.

One size does not fit all!

Electronic Resource Management System OverviewLibraries need flexible tools that are customizable and easily adapt to the quickly changing landscape of resource management.

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Building an ERM Yourself

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Reasons why we pursued local development.

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Building an ERM YourselfWhat are the dangers and challenges of local development?

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Releasing as Open SourceThe benefits of sharing the code and building a user community.

Better solutions through shared work.

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Supporting the Software

Juggling with our other job responsibilities

• Build a better system through the contributions of a community of users• Benefits of utilizing commonly used technologies

Sustainability of open source software and costs/benefits of using open source software.

ERMesERMes’ History: How and Why an MS Access ERMS

ERMesThe ERMes Community

http://murphylibrary.uwlax.edu/erm/

Supporting ERMes UsersERMes

ERMes: Supporting Users

ERMes

Demo!

ERMesInto the Future and Beyond

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CORAL

Centralized Online Resources Acquisitions and Licensing

Our Development Approach- Needs based- Keep it simple- Ease of use

Why CORAL?- Open Source- Built by a library- Modular- Customization

acq workflow management

product details, local data

routing, task based alerts

administration, customization

licensing management

document details, relationships

license expressions, terms

organizations management

org details, local account data

journal stats management

platform, publisher details

reporting front-end

CORAL

Centralized Online Resources Acquisitions and Licensing

GET CORAL @ http://erm.library.nd.edu

Robin Malott, rmalott@nd.eduBenjamin Heet, bheet1@nd.edu