Finding the tool that fits best: cloud based task management for electronic resources
OCLC Systems & Services: International digital library perspectives
ISSN: 1065-075X
Article publication date: 16 August 2013
Abstract
Purpose
The article aims to examine how the University of Maryland, College Park, evaluated two specific task management software packages that could make the pre‐order workflow for electronic resources more transparent to library staff.
Design/methodology/approach
The results from an electronic resources gap analysis done at the University of Maryland, College Park, were used as a basis to evaluate and select task management systems.
Findings
Two electronic resource management systems, CORAL and License Manager, were selected. They were evaluated in the areas of task, license and vendor information management.
Originality/value
This paper provides criteria that could be used to evaluate tools that support license management for electronic resources.
Keywords
Citation
Ruttenberg, C. (2013), "Finding the tool that fits best: cloud based task management for electronic resources", OCLC Systems & Services: International digital library perspectives, Vol. 29 No. 3, pp. 151-160. https://doi.org/10.1108/OCLC-10-2012-0040
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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