We begin our
detailed review of electronic resource management with workflow for
electronic resources.In order to
understand the needs for functional requirements for any system to support
electronic resource management, let alone construct a data model that hopes
to support those functional requirements, it is necessary to understand the
life-cycle of electronic resources and the workflow that is shaped by that
lifecycle.
In broad terms,
the Workflow Flowchart deliverable begins with the contemplation of acquiring
an electronic product, proceeds through product trials on to multiple
reviews, through implementation processes, and then maintenance and review
and finally ends whena product has no
further life in any incarnation.
However, that
simple description glosses over a wealth of details, complexities and frankly
headaches.
