As our last post of the “Getting to Know CRIV” series, we are highlighting THE CRIV SHEET this week.  THE CRIV SHEET is the newsletter of the AALL Committee on Relations with Information Vendors. It is published three times a year (November, March, and June) and is available online. Check out the latest issue which… Continue reading

As part of the “Getting to Know CRIV” series, we are highlighting the CRIV Blog this week. Members of CRIV, and occasionally guest authors, try to write a couple of posts each month highlighting news, updates, or other information about various vendors, vendor products, or resources. Sometimes we highlight resources in particular subject areas. The… Continue reading

May is the month we are highlighting the CRIV website and the tools and information that were created for the AALL community. This week features one of our CRIV Tools: Principles & Practices for Licensing Electronic Resources. Do you manage e-resources for your library? Are you new to the role or do you need a… Continue reading

Way back in 2012, I had just graduated from library school in Queens and was toiling away at three (!!!) part-time jobs in the city. Out on Long Island that same year, my future employer Hofstra University School of Law adopted bepress Digital Commons as its institutional repository. After moving forward with an IR, one… Continue reading