While we are not yet using this functionality....Ex Libris' Alma has
workflows and capabilities built in for managing database trials and then
hooking into the purchasing/ordering side of things. It's been a while
since I saw the demo.....mileage may vary. However I do think it is
structurally sound thinking that these things could be part of the
integrated toolkit as Edward suggests with ERM's.




On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 8:58 PM, Shaun Ellis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Edward,
> Trello has been mentioned a few times on list for project management, and
> I'm pretty sure it will do all the things you are asking for: checklists,
> notifications, reminders, assignments, subscriptions, and file attachments,
> as well as a way to customize the workflow via different lists.  I have not
> used it for the purpose you describe, but have been really happy with its
> flexibility compared to existing tools.
>
> An overview is here: https://trello.com/tour
>
> ~ Shaun
>
>
> On 1/29/13 12:33 PM, Edward M. Corrado wrote:
>
>> I am hearing from some of our librarians that they would like an
>> improved way to track trial databases. This could include a checklist
>> and notifications for setting up authentication, adding and removing
>> them from the trail database web page, etc.). One possibility could be
>> to try to do this through an ERM but the ones that we have been
>> looking at don't seem to have all of the functionality we'd want for
>> this purpose. My question is, has anyone use any project management or
>> similar software to do thus. If so, can you provide some details on
>> what software you use(d) and how well it worked (or not),
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Edward
>>
>>
>
> --
> Shaun Ellis
> User Interace Developer, Digital Initiatives
> Princeton University Library
>



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