Electronic resources have a much narrower definition at Kresge Library than at other libraries. Here at Kresge, an electronic resource is usually thought of as a web site, or an electronic journal. The following "process" is not meant to give the goriest details of cataloging electronic resources, but rather to give a broad overview of the process used to reach the point of cataloging electronic resources. This process deals with only electronic journals, or web sites not other types of electronic resources.

1. Step one: There must be a decision to add electronic resources to the library's WEBPac.
   
   
2. Step two: There must be a general consensus on which electronic resources are to be cataloged.
   
   
3. Step three: Electronic resources must be selected for cataloging.
   
   
4. Step four: Licensing issues, copyright issues, etc. need to be resolved.
   
   
5. Step five: Cataloging must decide how to catalog and maintain the electronic resources' records.
   
   
6. Step six: Someone must be chosen from the library's professional staff, to keep Cataloging updated on which electronic resources need to be cataloged, updated, deleted, or modified in some other way. Likewise, someone in the Cataloging unit must be chosen to receive that information.
   
   
7. Step seven: A masking phrase must be chosen to mask the Uniform Resource Locator (URL). Usually these masking phrases convey some form of information to the library patron.
   
   
8. Step eight: Once all of the decisions have been made, and the complexities resolved, then a list of the electronic resources, to be cataloged, needs to be drawn up. The list needs to contain: title of the resource, issue coverage (in the case of electronic journals), and the URL to be used.
   
   
9. Step nine: The list of electronic resources needs to be checked to verify that they are not already in the library's database.
   
   
10. Step ten: Once the list has been verified, then the cataloging can begin.