Customized Electronic
Resources Management System
for a Multi-Library University:
Viewpoint from One Library
Janis F. Brown
Janet L. Nelson
Maggie Wineburgh-Freed
SUMMARY. The University of Southern California’s multiple library
systems function like a consortia rather than a single entity. The libraries
required a system that serves multiple purposes including creating Web
Janis F. Brown, MLS, is Associate Director, Systems and Information Technology,
Norris Medical Library, University of Southern California, 2003 Zonal Avenue, Los
Angeles, CA 90089-9130 (E-mail: jbrown@usc.edu).
Janet L. Nelson, MLS, is Associate Director, Education and Research Services,
Norris Medical Library, University of Southern California, 2003 Zonal Avenue, Los
Angeles, CA 90089-9130 (E-mail: janetnel@usc.edu).
Maggie Wineburgh-Freed, MSLS, is Head, Technical Services Section, Norris
Medical Library, University of Southern California, 2003 Zonal Avenue, Los Angeles,
CA 90089-9130 (E-mail: mwfreed@usc.edu).
This was a joint project of the University of Southern California Information Ser-vices
Division Libraries and the Health Sciences Libraries and also involved consider-able
effort by Louise Marks, Web programmer, and Marianne Afifi, Director of
Electronic Resources and Special Projects Development, both from ISD.
[Haworth co-indexing entry note]: “Customized Electronic Resources Management System for a Multi-
Library University: Viewpoint from One Library.” Brown, Janis F., Janet L. Nelson, and Maggie Wineburgh-
Freed. Co-published simultaneously in The Serials Librarian (The Haworth Information Press, an imprint of
The Haworth Press, Inc.) Vol. 47, No. 4, 2005, pp. 89-102; and: Electronic Journal Management Systems:
Experiences from the Field (ed: Gary Ives) The Haworth Information Press, an imprint of The Haworth
Press, Inc., 2005, pp. 89-102. Single or multiple copies of this article are available for a fee from The
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