The DLF
E-Resource Management Initiative:
Project Report

Talk Outline

Background and
E-Resource Management Functions

Context for E-resource Mgmt.

Some E-resource tasks not supported by current library systems

Tracking Development Work :
the “Web Hub”

E-Resource Management Systems and Initiatives

The DLF
E-Resource Management Initiative

DLF ERMI Steering Group:

ERMI Goals

Original Project “Deliverables”

“Refined” Deliverables Scenarios (1)

“Refined” Deliverables Scenarios (2)

ERM Metadata Standards Comparison

Librarian Reactor Panel (17 members)

Vendor Reactor Panel (12 Members)

Workflow Flowchart Overview

Workflow Flowchart (1)

Workflow Flowchart (2)

Workflow Flowchart (3)

Workflow Flowchart (4)

Functional Requirements Outline

Functional Requirements:
Guiding Principles

Functional Requirements: (Excerpt)

Functional Requirements: General

Core Requirements (1)

Core Requirements (2)

Core Requirements (3)

Functional Requirements:
Reactor Panel Themes

Entity-Relationship Diagram

ERD: Major Entities and Relationships

ERD: Major Entities and Relationships

ERD: Major Entities and Relationships

ERD: Major Entities and Relationships

Entity-Relationship Diagram

Data Element Dictionary: Overview

Data Element Dictionary

Data Elements: Considerations

Data Structure Overview

ERMS Data Structure

XML investigation sub-group

XML Investigation Scope

Possible use case examples (1)

Possible use case examples (2)

Possible use case examples (3)

Coverage data (1)

Coverage data (2)

Feasibility of XML schema to represent elements and entities

XML Next Steps

Impact, Challenges, and
Next Steps

Summary

Issues and Implications (1)

Issues and Implications (2)

Where to from here? (1)

Where to from here? (2)

Questions and Comments