An Introduction to E-Resources

eThekwini Municipality LibrariesKusturie Moodley

March 2015

About me!• Acquisition & E-Resources Librarian• Working with e-resources since 2006• Involved with Institutional Repository

from • 2006 - 2012• Academic Libraries

Questions?

Please stop me and ask anytime during the presentation

What are e-resources? An electronic resource is any information

resource that can be accessed an electronic format………. • E-journals • Scholarly databases • E-books• E-zines• E-theses and dissertations (ETDs)• E-newspapers

Advantages• Up-to-date information• Convenient: information is at your

fingertips • Saves time • E-resources can be viewed from most

electronic devices• Numerous Value-added features: search

facilities, audio, video, graphics, dictionary, links to other databases, etc.

• Easy to use and disseminate

More Advantages • Saves space in library• Saves human resources/staff time in

some areas• No more missing books!

Disadvantages• Technical barriers – hardware and

software, network connection, etc.• Infrastructure snags - bandwidth and

load shedding issues, etc.• Require skills and training • Costs to acquire e-resources can be

high - technology and content

E-resources life cycle

E-resources life cycle

Copyright and DRM• License agreements – copies for class?

• Can print certain number of pages• Must cite/reference electronic source

Open Access Resources• Growing trend in academic community

that information should be “free” to all• Open archiving, pre-prints, post-prints,

open access, self archiving, institutional repositories, OER

About me!• Acquisition & E-Resources Librarian• Working with e-resources since 2006• Involved with Institutional Repository

from • 2006 - 2012• Academic Libraries

http://www.slideshare.net/amverminski/making-it-your-own-transitioning-into-a-new-electronic-resources-role-blanchat-and-verminski-erl-2015?qid=520e5933-e90a-4df2-aca1-7a5f953ba4d8&v=default&b=&from_search=1

Questions?

Kusturie Moodley kmoodley@dut.ac.za

Acquisitions & Electronic Resources LibrarianDurban University of Technology Library@KusturieM

Thank you

References• Blanchat, K. & Verminski, A. 2015. Making it your

own: transitioning into a new electronic resources role. Available: http://www.slideshare.net/amverminski/making-it-your-own-transitioning-into-a-new-electronic-resources-role-blanchat-and-verminski-erl-2015?qid=520e5933-e90a-4df2-aca1-7a5f953ba4d8&v=default&b=&from_search=1

[Accessed March 16, 2015]• Weir, R.O. 2012. Managing Electronic Resources: A

LITA Guide