Trends in content development and licensing of electronic resources

Authors

Christina Geuther, Kansas State UniversityFollow
Casey D. Hoeve, University of Nebraska–LincolnFollow
Faye O'Reilly, Wichita State UniversityFollow

ORCID IDs

Christina Geuther http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7538-5572

Casey D. Hoeve http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4837-8910

Faye O’Reilly http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4940-8181

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

4-2021

Citation

Published in Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship 2021, vol 33, no 1, pp 1–12.

doi:10.1080/1941126X.2021.1871195

Comments

Copyright © 2021 Christina Geuther, Casey D. Hoeve, and Faye O’Reilly. Published by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Used by permission.

Abstract

Academic libraries face the dual challenges of decreasing budgets and increasing demand for electronic resources. Librarians at three Midwestern US public research universities discuss the electronic resources environment, the direction of content development, and using future-proof as well as future-driven licensing language to best provide for the needs of today’s library collections decisions. Trends are discussed in both content development areas and the negotiated license framework. This article offers pragmatic approaches to answer current questions for electronic resources librarians as they experience inflation increases and the greater Serials Crisis while still looking to build access to their digital investments.