ebass25 library systems workshop presentation
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Presentation given by John Tuck of the EBASS25 project at the Jisc Library Systems Programme Meeting, July 15th 2013.TRANSCRIPT
M25 Consortium of Academic Libraries(www.m25lib.ac.uk)
E-BASS25John Tuck M25 Consortium Chair and Director of Library Services - Royal Holloway
University of LondonAnna Grigson, Head of Collection Services Group, LSE Library
Jisc Library Systems Programme Workshop, July 15th 2013
E-BASS25 'as with e-books, nobody can be quite sure as
yet where all this is heading,' Oxford Magazine, no 336, (2013,) page 1, ‘Brave new worlds,’ editorial on open access
E-Books
E-BASS25 - Funding and Partners
• E-BASS25: funded by Jisc as part of Digital Infrastructure Programme, 2012/13
• Led by Royal Holloway, University of London, on behalf of the M25 Consortium of Academic Libraries partnering with
- Kingston University- Science Museum (on behalf of MLAG)- JISC Collections- SERO Consulting- Owen Stephens
E-BASS25: Aims• Deliver a series of linked reports/guidelines as a
navigation tool for consortia seeking to embark on collaborative purchasing of e-books with particular reference to the patron driven acquisitions approach (PDA)
• Wider review of the e-books landscape• Review PDA options and other relevant models • Identify how consortial PDA purchasing can fit with
national initiatives, e.g.model licences, purchasing consortia agreements and services such as KB+
E-BASS25• E-book landscape and context review• Business requirements and business model
specification • Guidelines on procurement options • Systems integration guidelines: report and
recommendations• Dissemination: reports/communications and
strategic framework to present project outputs to the wider community
Work Packages
E-BASS25For project outputs, see: http://ebooksguidance.jiscinvolve.org
•Animation/video on PDA business models
see also : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Co4CBa5VS_Q
* Covers Usage, Rental, Purchase and Evidence models
What do we have? (1)
E-BASS25Project documents: •The nature of library consortia•Examining models for consortial PDA – Orbis Cascade Alliance case study •E-book models & consortial purchasing: benefits and challenges. •E-BASS25 survey: shared attitudes to e-book acquisition
What do we have? (2)
E-BASS25More documents:•Talking to publishers about consortial PDA: a report by JSIC Collections•Procurement guidelines •Systems integration guidelines•Reflections on the E-BASS project by Dominic Tate, project manager
What do we have? (3)
E-BASS25• Pick up the challenge and take forward a consortial PDA initiative
• Further discussions with Jisc Collections to refine possibilities
• Engage with other consortia working in this area, e.g. SHEDL (Scottish Higher Education Digital Library)
Next Steps
E-BASS25For more information: see
http://ebooksguidance.jiscinvolve.org
Questions?
‘By 2020, the e-book fad has ended,’ Scenario 2: Nostalgic, D.J.Staley, Future thinking for academic librarians: scenarios for the future of the book, ACRL, 2012, p. 10.
Thank You