Rhonda Reedy

About me

I work in Collections Administration.  I work with electronic journals and electronic journal collections.  This includes activation, responding to LibAnswers support calls, link resolver issues, collection updates, collection maintenance, holdings and cancelations.  I notify the Libraries when there are downtimes to journal collections, platform changes and important feature updates for the collections that I am primarily responsible for.  I assist our team with Open Athens issues and new CMC/CARES approved electronic journals.  I work with our EBSCO aggregator, ExLibris customer support and vendors to ensure that our online journals are active, accessible and accurate.

About Collection Administration

We license, acquire, and manage scholarly resources and academic software to meet the research needs of the JMU community. Our Collections Administration Team facilitates discovery and ensures seamless access to scholarly content.

About Discovery, Access, and Technology

We are responsible for collections, metadata, and technology. Departments include Access and Delivery, Interlibrary Loan and Course Reserves, Metadata Strategies, Collection Administration, Scholarly Communications Strategies, and Technology.

DATech’s Mission: To steward the entire lifecycle of collections and academic resources through a commitment to research support, equitable access, sustainability, reliable infrastructure, and care for the many communities we support.

DATech’s Vision: To develop and sustain innovative and integrative services that maximize equitable, enduring access to collections and academic resources while cultivating staff expertise and supporting capacity in a highly collaborative and adaptive unit.