Helping You Buy Electronic Resource Management Systems.

The article offers information on electronic resource management system (ERMS) used by libraries. An ERMS is a software module that assists the library in managing all the details related to its subscriptions to electronic content. One of the most obvious trends in libraries over the last decade involves the shift toward providing electronic content for the benefit of library patrons. Almost all libraries provide some form of electronic information. The overall volume of econtent to which the library subscribes is one factor leading to the need for an electronic resource management system. The other factor is the complexity of how it acquires that content.