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S09 - Small Staff? No Problem: Developing new products and programming out of scarcity
Monday, April 4, 2016 at 10:45 AM–11:30 AM CDT
Room 203
Conference Track
3. Organizational Strategies
Learning Objectives
After this session, participants should be able to:
Select potential areas within their own libraries where collaborating with or even sharing duties with public services can improve access to electronic resources for all patrons, especially distance education students.
Select potential areas within their own libraries where collaborating with or even sharing duties with public services can improve access to electronic resources for all patrons, especially distance education students.
Develop a plan for creating a small ERM using commonly available tools such as Microsoft Access.
Abstract
Stretched e-resource staffing is a reality for many libraries. Find out how four librarians turned limitations into opportunities for innovation. For one, being a single person department led to the development of a home-grown ERM. For the others, also distance education librarians, it led to new partnerships with public services.
Presenters
![[photo]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocKJ7t4Sdq2_7lgi2LAqG_vK0DCH07hO-Jv53e5t_MX-Saw=s50 "Kate Hill, University of North Carolina at Greensboro")
Kate Hill, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
![[photo]](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/38e50a952bebca9131c3ea90373fa4a2.png?d=https://proposalspace.com/images/no_photo.png&r=PG&s=50 "Jane Hutton, West Chester University")
Jane Hutton, West Chester University
![[photo]](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/afc08d21a34ddced837e32c87fcb264e.png?d=https://proposalspace.com/images/no_photo.png&r=PG&s=50 "April Steenburgh, Finger Lakes Community College")
April Steenburgh, Finger Lakes Community College
![[photo]](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/46c17636f32e3ca271f14a6c25192043.png?d=https://proposalspace.com/images/no_photo.png&r=PG&s=50 "Erin Crane, Germanna Community College")