moving to e-only from a library perspective sarah pearson 30 th and 31 st march 2009
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Moving to e-only from a library perspective
Sarah Pearson30th and 31st March 2009
Collection development principles
Web based resources are the preferred medium Research libraries will continue to maintain hybrid
collections for the foreseeable future Budgets are designed to be responsive to changes in
course contents and research directions Negotiate greater value for money (eg through
national deals)
Some statistics from UoB
24,000 free and subscribed e-journals
1,000 e-resources (340 subscribed)
4,000 e-books
eLibrary service - 70,000 logins per month
2300 print only journals
Benefits of electronic (Users)
Opening up the collection
E-delivery adds value
The big deal
Benefits of electronic (libraries)
Ease space problems in print collections
Easier to analyse usage
Necessity – publisher format shift
What are the problems?
Does technology exclude some users?
Licensing and authentication complexity
Complexity of access entitlements
VAT
More time consuming to administer
What are the problems?
Lack of control over collection development
Differing departmental priorities
Ownership
Preservation
Learning Points
Don’t expect to go completely e-only!
Usage is an important tool but don’t forget about feedback
Big deals have benefits but there are also trade-offs
Negotiate. Negotiate. Negotiate.
