All about DOLLeR: Managing Electronic Resources at the University of Illinois at Chicago Library

Abstract

Database Of Library Licensed Electronic Resources (DOLLeR) is a relational database developed at the University of Illinois at Chicago Library as the management tool for electronic resource subscriptions and the associated licensing activity. The history of DOLLeR is presented, along with detailed discussions of the most important aspects of the database functionality. The paper focuses on those features that make DOLLeR an efficient management tool, such as its simple and robust functional structure, its tables, its user-friendly interface, its e-mail gateway allowing easy communication among authorized users, its capabilities of generating a variety of reports, and its security mechanisms.