Communications and Context: Strategies for Onboarding New E-Resources Librarians

The Electronic Resources Life Cycle created by Oliver Pesch is presented as a standard reference for e-resources librarians within the NASIG Core Competencies for Electronic Resources Librarians. The life cycle chart, while good for understanding e-resources as managed objects, may better be understood within the context of an expanded graphic inclusive of the people who manage these resources. This contextualization better serves early career librarians in realizing the extensive scope of communication with stakeholders plays in the management of the e-resources life cycle. This presentation discusses expanding the scope of the e-resources life cycle within the context of stakeholder communications, as well as onboarding strategies institutions may utilize to help new e-resources librarians acclimate to the relationships intersecting with their position and the resources they manage.