Electronic Resources Interest Group

There are really five (5) candidates:

Amira Aaron
Director for Information Resources, Brandeis University Library and Technology Services

Amira Aaron is currently the Director for Information Resources at Brandeis University Library and Technology Services in Waltham, Mass., a position she has held since November 2006. Her previous position was at the Harvard University libraries in the Office for Information Systems as Manager of Digital Access and Content. In both of these positions, she has directed the management of e-resources and related systems and services in all of their complexity. At Brandeis, she serves as a member of the senior management team of a merged organization and is responsible for the transition of information resources to the electronic environment as well as the provision of high-quality access to these resources. Her particular interests deal with federated searching, ERM's, link resolvers, e-resource 24/7 support and next generation public interfaces. Amira has previously chaired several interest groups, both in ALCTS and LITA, and has been a frequent speaker on topics related to the management of electronic resources.

Sharon Dyas-Correia
Head, Serials, University of Toronto Library

Sharon Dyas-Correia is currently the Head of Serials for the University of Toronto Library, a position she has held since May 2003. Her responsibilities include acquiring and managing subscriptions, licenses and holdings data for over 47,000 print and electronic continuing resources. Previously, Sharon was Director of Collections Management and Access Services at the University of Toronto Scarborough Library and Acting Head of the Faculty of Education Library, University of Toronto. At the University of Toronto, Sharon is chair of Library Council, a member of the Collection Development and Management Committee, and a member, attendee or leader of several Acquisitions, Cataloguing, Serials, ILS and ERM implementation groups. Sharon is also an Enhancement Forum Moderator for the International Users Group of her ILS and on the Editorial Board of Serials Review.

Kevin Furniss
Serials and Electronic Resources Catalog Librarian, Tulane University

Kevin Furniss is the Serials and Electronic Resources Catalog Librarian at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, a position he has been in for a little over a month. He is new to the world of full-time serials and e-resources cataloging and joining the ALCTS Electronic Resources Interest Group provides an excellent opportunity for him to work with other serials and e-resources professionals. He welcomes the opportunity to serve as Co-Chair. Kevin has planning experience with everything from one-day regional workshops to national conferences, and looks forward to working with ERIG to provide events that are meaningful, mind-expanding, and will help us grow as professionals.

Anne Liebst
Head of Technical Services, Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering & Technology

Anne Liebst is currently the Head of Technical Services at Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering & Technology. In this capacity she is responsible for the overall operation of Linda Hall Library’s Technical Services Division, including monographic and serials cataloging of materials in all formats. Prior to coming to Linda Hall Library, Anne was the Assistant Director for Technical Services at Washburn University’s Mabee Library in Topeka, KS. In addition to her other duties at Mabee Library Anne was also responsible for cataloging electronic resources, including the planning and implementation of MARC records from SerialsSolutions as well as the beginning implementation of federated searching. She was also responsible for metadata for the university’s Institutional Repository.

Michael Waldman
Head, Collection Management, Baruch College Library, CUNY

Michael Waldman is currently the Head of Collection Management at Baruch College Library, a position he has held since October 2006. Before that he was the Serials and Acquisitions Librarian. In his current position, he manages Baruch’s electronic resources, from selection to access, and acts as the point person for troubleshooting. He is the chair of the Federated Search committee, which just recently successfully launched our federated search product. In addition, he manages the library’s materials budget, coordinates and oversees collection development for the library, and oversees acquisitions, cataloging and serials. He represents Baruch at the City University of New York’s (CUNY) Electronic Resources Advisory Committee.