trln erm seminar series ncsu overview maria collins head of acquisitions & discovery
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TRLN ERM Seminar SeriesNCSU OverviewMaria CollinsHead of Acquisitions & Discovery
Overview Background Guiding ERM Philosophies and
Strategies Organization Structure Next Steps…
Background In 2005 – TS staff – approx. 50 people In 2015 – TS staff – 24 people Streamlined/Outsourced services
Shelf ready/shelf prep – YBP Auto order and invoice loads Increasing reliance on user driven
acquisition programs like DDA
June 2012 – Merger of Content Acquisitions & Licensing and Metadata & Cataloging
Serials, Monographs and Data Projects and Partnerships
Broad work responsibilities: centralized acquisitions, KB work, cataloging, licensing, authority control, batch record management, ERM, IR, funds and budget
Focus on integrated workflows
Acquisitions & Discovery Merger
Guiding ERM PhilosophyRe-aligning resources and staffing so we can support ERM
Strategies Move away from production
Outsourcing Creating time for e-process design and
support Understanding the work, gaps and all
Package Management for both e-journals and e-books
Workflow mapping and review
Philosophy: Un-silo ERM
Strategies Core processes supported by all staff Managing Scale
Integration of e and p, distribution of knowledge
Ticketing system for support License team concept - supporting
communal work
Philosophy: Support for iterative change
Strategies ERL positions – conduits to bring in
outside initiatives Environmental scans to evolve
system support Intensive unit and department
planning; setting priorities Communication strategies: regular
meetings, scrums, etc.
Philosophy: Life cycle management
Strategies
Defined core work for acq, cat and kb management
Cross training of acq and cat Staff are responsible for a larger
portion of the life cycle Workflow mapping and review also
supports broader understanding
Philosophy: Evolving ERM tools
Strategies Tools that don’t wag the dog Purpose: Manage collections, discovery
and workflows Patchwork of tools that we use to support
ERM Local develop and support from IT and from DPP Representative committees across the library
provide input Commercial systems are often core; local
development used when commercial tools do not meet our needs.
Next steps… Upcoming initiatives
Ebook management support Ebook reconciliation Continued distribution of work across all
staff Developing package management role
Coral development to support workflows Completion of grant for GOKb Investigation of linked data and support
for ERM
Questions?