ER&L Conference

The six available tracks are

1. E-Resources Management & Licensing
2. Collection Development & Assessment
3. Organizational Strategies & Promotion
4. External Relationships
5. User Experience & Online Presence
6. Scholarly Communications & Library Publishing

#ERL26

2026 Call for Proposals is now open!

The ER&L Program Planning Committee is seeking session, poster, and workshop proposals for the 2026 program across six tracks with live in-person, virtual live, and pre-recorded formats.

electroniclibrarian.org/speaking-opps/

#ERL26

Check out the reconfigured exhibit hall!

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Pink and aqua sign that says "Exhibit @ ER&L Fest"

Exhibitors, the festival exhibit floor is now open!

We’ve reconfigured for our biggest anticipated exhibit hall yet.

Sign-up incentive by 11/1.

Yellow sun with colorful pink, orange, teal, and yellow rays cresting over a light blue cloud. Sunspots appear in colorful, concentric rings. March 1-4, 2026 ER&L Fest Austin, Texas & Online

Calling all #eresources library folks! Registration for ER&L Fest, our 2026 Conference and Exhibit, is now open! Join us in Austin or online for a fun-filled conference with a colorful festival vibe.

#ERL26 is on its way!

electroniclibrarian.org/registration/

Thank you to everyone who completed our survey. We’re excited to announce the following winners of our survey raffle:

Wendy Crist, Arkansas State University
Elizabeth Fridrick, Bowling Green State University
Jessica Lawrence-Hurt, GeoScienceWorld

Congrats to our survey winners!

2025 Keynote Presentations Watch the Opening and Closing Keynote presentations here for free! Bookmark this page and revisit later.

Would you like to share the ER&L keynotes with colleagues who were not able to attend the conference? We're providing continued access to those free for all!

Check out the opening and closing keynotes and pass them along to others who may be interested:

Please revisit our keynotes and any of the sessions presented at ER&L, including the JSTOR session titled "Connecting Resources and Researchers: How JSTOR is Building Tech-Enabled Tools for Discovery, Access, and Understanding of Primary and Secondary Literature".

Thank you for celebrating 20 years with as at the 2025 ER&L Conference!

Whether you participated online or on-site, the session content remains available to you in the online conference platform until March 2026.

All session videos have been posted and are available to visit or revisit!

Book cover with text: "The Island Book of Records 1969-70 edited by Neil Storey, volume 2." "Like entering the record shop of your dreams" David Hepworth

Page of book with picture of Cat Stevens playing guitar and concert dates listed. Additional text on the page describing albums.

So stoked that I won a copy of @manchesterup.bsky.social beautiful book "The Island Book of Records 1969-70" from visiting the booth at #ERL25

an illustration of a suitcase with the words safe travels written on it Alt: an illustration of a suitcase with the words "safe travels" written on it

Safe travels to all of our on-location attendees! We look forward to seeing everyone next year. 🎉

#ERM25

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A sign you're in Texas 🤠 Saying goodbye for now, thanks for a great conference #ERL25 !

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What are all of the online folks watching this afternoon for our online-first presentations? #ERL25

A person with long, dark, wavy hair speaks at a microphone. They are wearing a black, short-sleeved shirt.

Yvon​ne Eadon speaks at the closing keynote:"What is Happening? The Rapid Pace of Political Change Has Shifted the Narrative and Our Foundations. How to Regain Our Footing and Stabilize Our Next Steps."

Difficult but important conversations are happening around the country right now. #ERL25

Good morning, all! How is everyone feeling on the last day of the conference? Give me a gif or emote with your current state of mind!

#ERL25

This was an absolutely excellent session, and I recommend anyone who didn't go to it to check out the recording. #ERL25

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Have you thought about succession planning for your #EResources position? What is your org going to do when you win the lottery and move to New Zealand?

Not sure? Join us for Danielle Ostendorf's presentation!

#ERL25

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Panel discussion about managing autoholdings in Alma and WorldCat Knowledge Base, happening now. Lots of great information from this panel!

Sign up for our Slack group and add to the wonderful discussions that are happening about pets, accessibility, and remote work for #EResources employees!

#ERL25

Love that this mug has a wide base and a narrower mouth!

#ERL25 📜 📚

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A speaker talks about improving #EResource problem reporting workflows.

How is everyone handling their reporting tracking?

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Cheers to everyone using their #ERL25 mug this morning!

OpenAthens at ER&L 2025!

Despite travel disruptions the team made it! They're ready for a fun-filled day as James Edwards is delivering two sessions and the conference T-shirts have printed - with our amazing 30th Anniversary logo!

Make sure to stop and say hello!

#ERL25

#ERL25 Day One updates from @heatherstaines.bsky.social: Erin Calhoun compares open and subscription tools for assessing open access data and the always popular (and entertaining!) BATTLEDECKS with your host, @jayteekayone.bsky.social

#ERL2025 #Libraries #ScholComm

Research poster on display in a conference hall, people milling about

Oh hey, there's my poster on display at the #ERL25 at tonight's vendor reception 😳 (title is: A Negotiating & Licensing Toolkit), if you're dying to see it, link in bio✌️

Devon Waugh and Sophie Hollis speak at Camp ER&L

Online Day 2 is here, and we're starting off the day talking about marketing and promoting #EResources with Sophie Hollis and Devon Waugh from NC LIVE!

A conference for Readex, a division of NewsBank, featuring two vertical banners and a maroon tablecloth with the Readex logo. The left banner promotes "BBC Monitoring: Summary of World Broadcasts" from 1939–2001, highlighting digital primary source coverage. The right banner advertises "Primary Source Collections for Native American Studies," showcasing a historic photo of a Native American man in traditional headdress and text about the collection’s focus on Indigenous histories and diplomacy. The table holds informational brochures, a laptop, and a jar of promotional buttons.

Loving #ERL25 so far? Make sure to swing by the exhibit hall and say hi to Karen at booth 310! She’s got the latest Readex #eresources to help advance research and teaching in Native American and global studies at your institution. Don’t miss out!

Be sure to say hello to @9thprime.bsky.social and Keondra Bailey if you're in Austin this week for #ERL25! They'll be happy to tell you about the CCLP, CREC (our recently published recommended practice for supporting #ResearchIntegrity), and more!

What is your experience working from home? 36 votes 2.8% Before the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond 13.9% During the COVID-19 pandemic - ONLY 83.3% Starting with the COVID-19 pandemic and continuing

This poll had very interesting results. So glad to see so many were able to continue WFH! #ERL25