Formed as a result of the University Library's reorganization, the new Electronic Resources and Collection Analysis (ERaCA) Department will support online collection building, acquiring and managing access to online content, and providing collection and budget analysis for assessment of the impact of collections in support of university academic programs, their place in consortial efforts, and library administrative needs.

The mission of ERaCA is to acquire and license online resources as selected by the subject specialists for the collections.  ERaCA staff establishes More...

• Collection Analysis A new site has been established for selectors and liaisons in need of assessments and analyses related to collections.   It includes direct access to data, a guide to tools and methods, and contact information for assessment requests in support of collection building efforts.
  

• New E-Resources at Northwestern A new alerting service for all new online resources as they become available. New E-Resources at Northwestern is a blog to which you can subscribe by email address to receive automatic updates of new online titles. The resources are categorized by multiple subject and format categories for optimal representation on subject research guide web pages.
  

• ERaCA Department Staff Directory
  
  
• Electronic Resources Usage Statistics
  
  
• How Do I ...
  
  
• Order Form
  
  
• Five Year Statistical Summary 2002/2003-2006/2007
  
  

Electronic Resources and Collection Analysis Department
Northwestern University Library
1970 Campus Drive
Evanston, IL 60208
jblosser@northwestern.edu
phone (847) 491-2933, fax (847) 491-4345

John P. Blosser, Head, Electronic Resources and Collection Analysis Department

Last updated: 07/23/08