Overview: E-Resource Management (ERM)

What is the Harvard ERM?
What is ERM scope?
How to access the ERM Librarian’s View
Related links

What is the Harvard ERM?

Harvard ERM (E-Resource Management) is a web-based system that manages the acquisition, licensing, and delivery of electronic resources offered by the Harvard Libraries Portal

The ERM system has two “views” – one used by OIS staff to manage the back-end processing of resources for the Portal and a “Librarian’s View” that offers read-only access to ERM data.

Using the ERM Librarian’s View, library staff can access:

Resource license information
Acquisitions data for shared resource purchases
Expiration and renewal dates for resources and licenses
Technical and descriptive information for resources
Links to Portal and vendor statistics at the title leve
Information about new and pending resources
Access to trials and real-time comment capability

What is ERM scope?

ERM includes information about all resources listed in the Harvard Libraries Portal (both licensed and freely-available). In addition, ERM describes:

New and pending resources in various stages of evaluation, acquisition, and/or implementation.
Brief records for individually-acquired ebooks that will be cataloged manually, for which OIS has assigned URNs. These records do not display publicly in the Portal.
Resources that have been withdrawn, suppressed from public display, or rejected for purchase.

How to access the ERM Librarian’s View

The ERM Librarian’s View is available at this URL:

http://lib.harvard.edu/ERMpublic/

Access requires a valid Harvard ID and PIN. Consult the ERM User Guide for information about using the ERM Librarian's View.