Access Problem Solving (digprob)
NERD membership and charge
NERD's charge was rewritten in October, 2001.
NERD (Networked Electronic Resources Decision group) is a standing committee of the MIT Libraries. The group is responsible for making decisions for products to be purchased from a central fund designated for electronic resources. Materials to be purchased from this fund must fulfill at least one of two criteria: they are judged to be of value to the users of more than one of the Divisional Libraries, and/or they are too expensive to be purchased from the subject funds of one of the libraries. Decisions on individual products are based on specific criteria developed by the group. NERD is also responsible for recognizing issues and unmet needs related to the acquisition and provision of digital resources, and for advising the Associate Director for Information Resources on their resolution.
While the members of NERD represent their individual libraries in presenting products for consideration, they are charged with contributing to purchase decisions that will best benefit the entire user group of the Libraries as a system.
Specific responsibilities of NERD members:
- solicit and report input from the librarians in their respective libraries
- communicate group decisions, and the rationale for them, within their respective libraries
- function as product sponsors and monitor and assist other librarians within their respective libraries in that role
- actively review all purchase proposals presented to NERD
- participate in trials and product evaluations as appropriate
NERD members who are also CMG members, Reference Committee members, or Instruction Committee members act as liaisons between NERD and those respective groups.
Members as of September 2008:
Ellen Duranceau (chair)
Michelle Baildon
Jennifer Friedman
Bob Kehner
Marilyn McSweeney
Michael Noga
Carol RobinsonNERD reports to the Associate Director for Information Resources.
You can send email to NERD at nerd dash lib at mit dot edu.