Maximizing Electronic Resources Management in Libraries

This book discusses Business Process Management (BPM) and the ways it can be applied to electronic resources management (ERM) to help organize processes in libraries, including key elements of ERM functions that lay the groundwork for the present and future use of ERM, and how they will drive methods libraries use to provide access to resources

Business process management (BPM) can be beneficially applied to electronic resources management (ERM) to help organize processes in libraries. As an application, BPM for ERM leads to effective organizational changes. Maximizing Electronic Resources Management in Libraries takes this novel perspective by applying BPM principles and theories to ERM.Maximizing Electronic Resources Management in Libraries: Applying Business Process Management examines the use of Business Process Management (BPM) and the ways it can be beneficially applied to electronic resources management (ERM) to help organize processes in libraries. The book offers librarians a skillset that will make them ready for a variety of library environments. It focuses on the organizational tools offered by BPM, including key elements of ERM functions that lay the groundwork for the present and future use of ERM, and how they will drive methods by which libraries provide access to resources. BPM theories are then reviewed, along with a discussion of present applications of BPM to ERM and a final look at possibilities for future applications.