What ERMes did on Summer Vacation

[Galadriel Chilton]

[Cross-posted from The ERMes Blog http://ermesblog.wordpress.com/]

Though it may appear to have been a quiet summer for ERMes due to the
lack of blog/group posts, ERMes was busy:

* I just finished a data audit of our e-resources in which I added
and migrated more data to ERMes. In other words, I made ERMes work
hard and while these activities ignited new excitement for finally
having an e-resource management system, it also fostered ideas for
ERMes' future. I have a growing list of enhancements from ERMes users
that I added to, and I'm overwhelmed thrilled how - after using ERMes
for multiple budget cycles - having such a system forces supports
evaluation of e-resource management work flow.

* The September 2009 issues of Computers in Libraries includes a
follow-up to last year's article: "ERMes: Open Source Simplicity for
Your E-Resource Management." A big thank you to my colleague, William
Doering for initiating the article-writing and letting me tag along,
and to Jenifer Holman, Norma J. Dowell, Anna Hulesburg, Tessa L.H.
Michew, and Qinghua Xu for providing user feedback for the article!

In coming weeks, I'll be sharing more about these summer adventures,
but in the meantime, happy fall everyone!

Best Wishes,
Galadriel