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Electronic resources undergo various changes during their lifecycle from evaluation, to acquisitions, to renewal or cancelation. To keep users abreast of these changes, effective communication is necessary between the electronic resources librarian and the library team. Effective communication is equally important between the electronic resources librarian and library users. At Queens College Library, the Library Team consisting of faculty librarians and staff are alerted to electronic resources changes through emails and posts to a Microsoft Teams library channel. Those lifecycle changes communicated to the Library Team are also featured on a public Electronic Resources Status (ERS) Dashboard, accessible to anyone. The ERS Dashboard and related policies and workflows have helped to streamline communication with the Library Team and users. The author details the techniques used in communicating electronic resources lifecycle changes to the Library Team and users.

The virtual Electronic Resources & Libraries Conference 2021 provided attendees with the option to choose sessions from a list of eight tracks focusing on a particular subject. Many sessions focused on the ways libraries adapted to the changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, examining the changes in workflows and reducing spending and reevaluating collection development methods as well as cancelation methods due to budget cuts while still meeting the needs of communities during a transition of remote working and learning. Other sessions examine implementing different authentication methods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]