The Lifecycle of Electronic Resources Series

The Lifecycle of Electronic Resources Series will help you to understand, manage and deal with electronic resources. Each self-paced class lasts two weeks and can be taken separately. The classes are taught in the ANGEL online learning environment, and participation in class discussions is highly encouraged. Click on the class title for a description and registration information.

  1. Acquiring Electronic Resources: 9/14-9/25
  2. Providing Access to Electronic Resources: 10/19-10/30
  3. Administering Electronic Resources: 11/9-11/20
  4. Providing Support for Electronic Resources: 11/30-12/11
  5. Evaluating Electronic Resources: 2/3-2/13/2010

Instructor:
Karin Wikoff, MLS, Electronic Resources Librarian, Ithaca College

Karin Wikoff has a BA in German (Wells College, 1986), an MA in German Studies (Cornell 1995) and an MLS from Syracuse (2002).

After 17 years as a cataloging assistant at a very small academic library, I went to library school at Syracuse and got my MLS, graduating in August 2002. I had a variety of high-level duties as a library assistant, so I was all ready to go as an Electronic Resources Librarian at Ithaca College as my first professional position. I have now moved up to department head with the lengthy title of Electronic and Technical Services Librarian, but am in my third go-around covering my old position in e-resources as well as my new duties as head of Tech Services. Don’t try this at home!

I get very passionate about electronic resources, and had wanted to teach a class on the subject for a long time. The material for this course is adapted from the graduate course I taught at Syracuse in the spring of 2009.

The purpose of this series of workshops is to give you enough practical information about managing electronic resources to be ready to take a job in the field or to fine-tune the work you may already be doing. I should warn all my students that I am also very passionate about football. I played a year of women's pro football for the now-defunct Syracuse Sting and I am an avid New York Giants fan. However, I promise not to penalize you if you have no interest in football, nor even if you are a Dallas Cowboys fan.

Cost per two-week session (five sessions in the series):

Pricing effective for July 1, 2009 classes forward

Nylink members - view a list of Nylink members (PDF)

1 NEE Participants are individuals from institutions from other regional networks with whom Nylink has a reciprocol agreememt. More information at

CONSER's Basic Serials Cataloging Workshop
11/5/09 - 11/6/09
Nylink Offices
Albany, NY