Re: Curriculum for a course on Electronic Resources or ER Librarianship? Moffitt, Nellie S CIV CNI MILL DET, N220L 02 Aug 2007 16:51 UTC

Wow,  this points up a need -- a database of courses offered by all the
ALA accredited schools

Nellie S. C. Moffitt, MSLS
Navy General Library Program
Media & Resource Branch
CNIC HQ Det
7736 Kitty Hawk (Bldg 457 room 97)
Millington  TN 38055
* 901-874-6711
* 901-874-6831 fax
* 850-450-7243 - cell
* nellie.moffitt@navy.mil

"Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will
get you through times of no libraries."
Anne Herbert, The Whole Earth Catalog

-----Original Message-----
From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Toni Fortini
Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 10:57
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Curriculum for a course on Electronic Resources
or ER Librarianship?

Hi Amy:

Southern Connecticut State University offers a course in their MLS
program. Here's a description from their website
(bannerweb.southernct.edu):

Management of Electronic Resources and Services (ILS 642): Management
and operation of electronic information resources and services in
library and information centers. Selection and integrating system
options; finance and budget; staff and end-user training; search
strategies; database publishers and vendors; hardware/software;
measurement/evaluation and future planning. Scheduled irregularly.
Formerly LSI 662. 3 credits.

Best,
Toni

Toni Fortini
Online Access Assistance Coordinator
Cataloging Group
Bailey/Howe Library
The University of Vermont

Amy Carlson wrote:
> Hi--
>
> Has anyone participated, organized or heard of a Library and
> Information Science course specifically about Electronic Resources
> management or about Electronic Resources Librarianship? If so, would
> you be willing to share information with me?
>
> I've seen many examples of Serials Librarianship or Technical
> Services, but I headn't seen any examples of ER courses in Library
> Schools. Thank you so much!
>
> Amy Carlson
> Serials Department
> Hamilton Library
> University of Hawai'i at Manoa
> 808.956.7692
> acarlson@hawaii.edu
>