coral: implementing an open source erm
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Presenter: Derrik Hiatt, Wake Forest University This session will focus on the benefits and challenges of implementing CORAL (Centralized Online Resource Acquisitions and Licensing), an open source ERM developed at the University of Notre Dame. CORAL offers libraries the option to reorganize their electronic resource management workflow and to collect information about their electronic resources into one central place without having to commit funding for a new library software from the ever shrinking library budget. CORAL currently includes four modules: licensing, resources, organization, and usage statistics. In addition to the challenges that are faced in any ERM implementation such as data collection, data preparation, staff buy in, etc., this session will address issues specific to using an open source software in an academic library.TRANSCRIPT
CORALImplementing an open source ERM
C. Derrik Hiatt
Electronic Resources Librarian
Z. Smith Reynolds Library
About Wake Forest University
• Private university
• 7,288 FTE
• Open Source friendly
• No ERMS before CORAL
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CORAL’s future at WFU
• Next priority – set up Workflows
• Tracking database desiderata?
• Usage statistics module?
• Drive public A-Z list
Thank you!
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