ER&L 2015

February 22–25, 2015

Austin, Texas

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Everything is Different: Easing the Pain of a Resource Transition

Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 1:15 PM–1:30 PM CST

Room 105

Conference Track

5. User Experience

Keywords

communication, change management

Learning Objectives

Articulate the challenges of communicating electronic resource cuts and changes to users and stakeholders, identify strategies to inform and prepare users and stakeholders during a major resource transition.

Abstract

Users expect favorite electronic resources to be a permanent part of a library’s collection, and are surprised when libraries cut or change what they license. This presentation will share the challenges NC LIVE encountered when communicating a major change to the consortium’s resource lineup, and strategies to ease these transitions.