National Library of Australia

ERA Meeting 2010 - Brisbane

Electronic Resources Australia (ERA) held a meeting for ERA members and for representatives from Australian libraries interested in ERA in Brisbane on Wednesday 1 September 2010. The ERA meeting was held the same week as ALIA Access 2010.

Delegates included representatives from various library sectors, vendors and the ERA Executive Committee, and guest speakers Karen Bonanno, Geoff Strempel and Warwick Cathro.

Minutes:

Minutes of the meeting

Papers:

ERA Business Model discussion paper

Presentations:

ERA Evolution/Introduction - presented by Ms Roxanne Missingham, Parliamentary Librarian and Chair of the ERA Executive Committee

ERA Pricing Review - presented by Ms Nikki Darby, Executive Officer - Electronic Resources Australia

E-resources & inquiry learning – presented by Ms Karen Bonanno, Executive Officer - Australian School Library Association (ASLA)

Consortia purchasing, promotion and discovery of e-resources: Database consortia in Public Libraries - presented by Mr Geoff Strempel, Associate Director, Public Library Services - State Library of South Australia

Vendor panel discussion: Each vendor gave a short presentation, followed by a question and answer session. The following vendors participated:

  • Good Reading Magazine: Mr Bevan Rigato
  • Macquarie Dictionary Publisher: Ms Melissa Kemble
  • Encyclopaedia Britannica Australia: Ms Camille Davey
  • Gale: Cengage Learning, Ms Maryce Johnstone
  • RMIT Publishing: Ms Erica Maxwell
  • Forward Learning Pty Ltd (World Book), Ms Catherine Hain

A model for incorporating e-resources into Trove – presented by Dr Warwick Cathro, Assistant Director-General, Resource Sharing & Innovation – National Library of Australia

 

Back to the top

 

5 good reasons to come:

ERA Meetings are a great opportunity to: