Managing Electronic Resources
Managing Electronic Resources is a course of ten 60-minute sessions regarding many aspects of managing electronic resources in your institution's Alma service.
The course is structured as follows:
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Sessions ERM-101, -102, and -103: A general overview, and basic training in ordering and activating e-resources. Good for library staff who have used Alma before but not for e-resources.
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Sessions ERM-201, -202, -203: Tools for maintaining e-resources, troubleshooting broken links in your discovery service, and conducting overlap analysis. Pre-requisites are Sessions ERM-101, -102, and -103, or experience ordering and activating electronic collections and portfolios.
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Sessions ERM-301 and -302: Advanced tools to track usage statistics, COUNTER data, SUSHI harvesting, and Alma's Analytics tool. Assumes an understanding of all workflows in the ERM-100-level and ERM-200-level sessions (above), as well as familiarity with Alma's Design Analytics tool.
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ERM Bonus 1 and 2: Specialized tools for contributing records to the Community Zone, and uploading holdings for a specific collection: Ebook Central Perpetual, DDA and Subscription Titles. Assumes an understanding of all workflows in the 100-level sessions (above).
Note: There will be an optional, online exam, available after the end of Session ERM-302. Successful completion of the exam will earn the participant a Badge of Completion for the course.
Register for multiple sessions simultaneously here:
Or register for individual sessions below.
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Session Name |
Content Outline |
Additional Resources |
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ERM-101 |
Overview and Background |
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Wed, Aug 17, 2022 (Note: Captions on the recording were created by an automated system and are not entirely accurate.) |
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ERM-102 |
Order and Activate Collections
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Wed, Aug 24 (Note: Captions on the recording were created by an automated system and are not entirely accurate.) |
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ERM-103 |
Order and Activate Portfolios |
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Wed, Aug 31 (Note: Captions on the recording were created by an automated system and are not entirely accurate.) |
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ERM-201 |
Maintain E-Resources |
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Wed, Sep 7 (Note: Captions on the recording were created by an automated system and are not entirely accurate.) |
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ERM-202 |
Troubleshoot Discovery |
This session will contain a step-by-step process to troubleshoot linking issues in your discovery service, to see how the following sources can cause broken links:
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Wed, Sep 14
(Note: Captions on the recording were created by an automated system and are not entirely accurate.) |
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ERM-203 |
Overlap Analysis |
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Wed., Sep 21 (Note: Captions on the recording were created by an automated system and are not entirely accurate.) |
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ERM-301 |
Usage Statistics, COUNTER, and SUSHI Harvesting |
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Wednesday, September 28 (Note: Captions on the recording were created by an automated system and are not entirely accurate.) |
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ERM-302 |
Analytics of E-Resources |
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Wed, Oct 5 (Note: Captions on the recording were created by an automated system and are not entirely accurate.) |
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ERM Exam |
Exam for Certificate of Completion |
Participants have the option to take an online exam after Session 302. Successful completion of the exam will earn the participant a Certificate of Completion for the course. |
Click here: ERM Exam When you get to the Exam page, log in with your credentials for the Ex Libris Academy, which you might have created for other certifications, such as the Alma Administration Certification. If you don't already have a login for the Ex Libris Academy, click the "Register here" link. If you're not sure whether you have a login for Ex Libris Academy, click "Forgot Password." If you don't have an account, you won't get an email to reset your password, and you can Register a new account. Once you are logged in:
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ERM Bonus 1 |
Contribute to the Community Zone |
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Wed., Oct. 12 (Note: Captions on the recording were created by an automated system and are not entirely accurate.) |
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ERM Bonus 2 |
Automate Holdings Management for ProQuest Ebook Central |
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Wed., Oct 19 (Note: Captions on the recording were created by an automated system and are not entirely accurate.) |