Charting a Course through CORAL: Texas A&M University Libraries' Experience Implementing an Open-Source Electronic Resources Management System

In 2010, after two previous unsuccessful attempts at electronic resources management system (ERMS) implementation, Texas A&M University (TAMU) Libraries set out once again to find an ERMS that would fit its needs. After surveying the field, TAMU Libraries selected the University of Notre Dame He...

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Published in:Journal of electronic resources librarianship 2013-01, Vol.25 (1), p.16-38
Main Authors: Hartnett, Eric, Beh, Eugenia, Resnick, Taryn, Ugaz, Ana, Tabacaru, Simona
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Libraries
academic library
Acquisitions
Computer Software
CORAL
Corals
Electronic Libraries
Electronic resources management
Electronic resources management system
Electronics
ERMS
Exact sciences and technology
Freeware
Higher Education
Implementation
Information and communication sciences
Information management
Information science. Documentation
Information service management
Internet resources
Libraries
Licensing
Management Systems
On-line systems
Open source software
Open Source Technology
Research Libraries
Resources management
Sciences and techniques of general use
Source code
Technology adoption
Texas
University libraries
Web Sites
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Summary:In 2010, after two previous unsuccessful attempts at electronic resources management system (ERMS) implementation, Texas A&M University (TAMU) Libraries set out once again to find an ERMS that would fit its needs. After surveying the field, TAMU Libraries selected the University of Notre Dame Hesburgh Libraries-developed, open-source ERMS, CORAL (Centralized Online Resources Acquisitions and Licensing). This article documents the selection, planning, and implementation of CORAL at the Texas A&M University Libraries as well as future plans for the system.
ISSN:1941-126X
1941-1278
DOI:10.1080/1941126X.2013.760402