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You Can’t Always Afford “Free”: Taming Open Access Acquisitions with an ERMS and Google Forms
Conference Track
1. Managing e-Resources & Licensing
Keywords
Open Access; ERMS; Acquisitions Workflow; TERMS:Techniques in Electronic Resource Management
Learning Objectives
The aim of this session is to share 1) How to manage systematically the addition of Open Access resources to a library’s electronic collection. (2) How to leverage an ERMS to manage an acquisition workflow not involving payments; (3) How to make the ERMS a useful tool for Public Services.
Abstract
Open Access publishing is a growing source of useful resources but presents challenges in resource management. Marist College shares how they developed a workflow for “acquiring” OA resources that parallels the regular acquisition process. Attendees will learn to address challenges of managing OA resources with an ERMS and Google Forms.
Presenters
![[photo]](https://8ca84662c5b8f0cff50d-4baaaf97d63fd7b01243e1b1c57f0cc1.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/632/profile_4c791fc737b4a47c659c476c98c852ac.png "Ms. Kathryn K Silberger, MLIS, James A. Cannavino Library, Marist College")