HERMES: The Hopkins Electronic Resource Management System

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Date
2003-03
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Information Technology and Libraries
Abstract
This article describes a project undertaken by the Johns Hopkins University libraries to develop a systemwide, Web-based application to facilitate the selection, procurement, implementation, and management of electronic resources and their licenses. The authors detail the history of the project, the function of each of its main application modules, and the various security roles required for administration of the application as well as note similar initiatives and other activities within the library profession to streamline and automate the management of electronic resources.
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Johns Hopkins University Libraries, Electronic Resource Management Systems (ERM)
Citation
Mark Cyzyk and Nathan D. M. Robertson. "HERMES: The Hopkins Electronic Resources Management System," Information Technology and Libraries, v22 (1), March 2003.