ala midwinter 2011 - presentation to erm interest group

Ben HeetUniversity of Notre

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ALA Midwinter 2011San Diego

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Q: What does it stand for?A: Centralized online resources acquisitions and licensing

Q: What is it?A: It’s a workflow management tool.

Q: Which workflows?A: Licensing, Usage Statistics, Cancellations, Organizations, and Resources

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Q: Why did you build your own?A: We just needed to get the job done.

Q: But you could have just purchased one?A: Um…Well…Yes…I suppose…

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Q: How did you do it?A: With an elite team of library special forces.

Q: No, seriously, how was it developed?A: Workflow analysis, requirements gathering, identify data elements, mockups, feedback, coding, testing, polish, production

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Q: Why did you open source it?A: Because we are the world…we are the children...

Q: Come on already! Why did you share it?A: At the end of the day people just need something to help make their job easier, so why not share.

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Q: Can I use it?A: Yes, find out more at http://erm.library.nd.edu

Q: How do I contact you?A: heet.2@nd.edu OR 574-631-4329