From: Steve Oberg <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2013 00:03:19 +0000 My first comment is that I don't think even in "once upon a time" the distinction was always as clear as you state, between those who handled databases and those who handled serials. Second, in my case the answer is yes, those roles are merged, and I am part of a group that is called Resource Description and Digital Initiatives that would in other libraries be considered part of tech. svcs. (an organizational term we no longer use). However, there seems to be a wide range of approaches libraries choose. Some e-resources librarians, for example, are on the public services side rather than in the tech. svcs. side. Some libraries choose to bifurcate e-resources responsibility between serial e-resources and non-serial. Then, too, there is the weirdness of having multiple professional conferences and/or organizations that cover much the same territory when it comes to electronic resources, not to mention journals, discussion lists, etc. I personally think serials librarians have a natural affinity to the work of e-resources since this type of resource is most like the kinds of things serials librarians have dealt with for a very long time. I am teaching a new course on e-resources management this semester (UIUC GSLIS) and am purposefully not defining this area for my students, because it is fluid. Steve Steve Oberg Assistant Professor Electronic Resources and Serials Buswell Memorial Library Wheaton College Wheaton, IL 60187 On Sep 8, 2013, at 4:02 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote: From: "Colson, Jeannie" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2013 16:10:18 +0000 Colleagues, how is it happening at your institutions? Once upon a time, serials were (largely) print and databases were electronic, and different librarians handled the tasks. I’ve had reason to wonder over the past few months whether that has changed. So many of us subscribe to e-journal packages…who manages them – serials or electronic resources, or are those roles now merged? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jeannie Colson Campus Copyright Advisor/Dist. Ed. Librarian [log in to unmask] Lee College Baytown, TX 77522-0818