[Eril-l] [EXTERNAL] Facilitating user access to online resources with expanded/free access during this crisis?

[Marianne Watson]

I am curious as to what others are doing as well. Currently, we are updating an internal page with the opened content (some specific to our institution) for librarian outreach. If our initial remote work period continues, we will consider activating our content in our knowledgebase among other things. Looking forward to hearing from others.

Thank you,
Marianne


Marianne Watson
Director of Resource Management and Description

Falvey Memorial Library
Villanova University
800 Lancaster Avenue
Villanova, Pennsylvania 19085
marianne.watson at villanova.edu
610-519-7966



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Hi all,

I was curious to know what other libraries are doing to facilitate access to expanded/free access to online resources provided by vendors (which we very much appreciate!) during this crisis. Our OER librarian is putting a list together in a LibGuide and we are working to make that more prominent on our website. But this falls outside the ER ecosystem that our users access to get their online materials.

Is anyone activating or updating holdings in their knowledge base, databse listing, discovery tool or library catalog? We want to take advantage of the opportunities the vendors are providing to connect our users to these resources but a lot of our capacity at the moment is being focused on managing impacts to the physical library and workplaces as our university and library transitions to online-only.

Any examples, suggestions, etc., would be much appreciated. Thanks!

Mariah L. Harvey, MLS
Electronic Resources & Acquisitions Librarian
Miller Nichols Library
University of Missouri-Kansas City
800 East 51st St
Kansas City, MO 64110
816-235-6461
[UMKC]


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