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Managing Electronic Resources through Library Consortia Examples from INDEST-AICTE Consortium Jagdish Arora Librarian & National Coordinator INDEST-AICTE Consortium [email protected]

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Page 1: Managing Electronic Resources through Library Consortia Examples from INDEST-AICTE Consortium Jagdish Arora Librarian & National Coordinator INDEST-AICTE

Managing Electronic Resources through Library Consortia

Examples from INDEST-AICTE Consortium

Jagdish Arora

Librarian & National Coordinator

INDEST-AICTE Consortium

[email protected]

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What is a Library Consortium?

A Library Consortium consists of a number of libraries,

preferably with some homogeneous characteristics by

subject, institutional affiliation, or affiliation to funding

authorities, that come together with an objective to do

certain job collectively. These jobs may include:

Subscribe e-resources

include resource sharing

Shared cataloguing of resources

Shared Technology Solution

Shared core / peripheral collection

Shared cataloguing (or copy cataloguing) in network environment is still operational and relevant;

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Need and Relevance of Library Consortium [1]

Proliferation of Web-based Full-text Resources

+ 40,000 e-journals

+ 10,00,000+ E-books

Aggregators: NetLibrary; E-brary, 24x7; Springer, Wiley, Elsevier, T & F and others

Hongkong University Library has access to 1 million e-books

+ 5,000 Online Databases, etc.

Publishers-backed Initiative

Support from users: Convenience Libraries

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Need and Relevance of Library Consortium [2]

Diminishing Print-based Subscription

Threats from E-print Archives and Open Access Journals

Technology-driven Revolution: Publishers and Users

Decrease in Scientific Productivity Across the Country in India

Libraries are already Committing Larger Portion of their

Budgets on Electronic Resources

Rising Cost of Journals, Diminishing Budget & Increased Users Demand

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Managing E-resources through a Consortium

Selection and Procurement of Information Resources

Resource selection for consortia purchase requires

considerable care, effort and judicious involvement of the

members.

Some of the criteria for selection of e-resources used for the INDEST-AICTE Consortium are:

Well-established multi-disciplinary resources with broad coverage were preferred over highly specialized sources targeted for specialists.

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Selection and Procurement of Information Resources

The resources already on subscription were preferred over those which were not being used in any member institutions;

Resources that are ‘electronic-only’ were preferred over those that were print-based unless completely unavoidable;

Resources that are very important but highly cost-intensive were preferred over those that are less important or less-used but low cost;

Resources where electronic versions are made available free on subscription to their print versions were avoided as far as possible; and

Selections were made on their usage / suitability to their respective institutions, e.g. Proquest Science for category I & II institutions while Web of Science for category I institutions.

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E-resources Negotiation and Purchasing

(Lowest) rates of subscription for all consortium members

Requirement of maintenance of print subscription; if yes, is cap on increase in print subscription offered?

Extent of coverage of back-files with current subscription

Journal level (or article level link) through the Library’s OPAC

Permission for inter-library loan

Archival backup or perpetual access to e-resources

Annual increase in rates of subscription

Terms of license agreement

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Consortia Licensing and Agreements

The publishers use licensing as a legal method for controlling the use of their products and services

It is important to ensure that all issues concerning consortia licensing of e-content that go into publisher / vendors’ licensing agreements are reviewed and understood thoroughly by the consortia negotiation committee and the agreement signing authorities.

Develop a checklist of “must-be-present” terms and “not-at-all-agreeable” clauses, to avoid delay in executing the licensing contracts.

ICOLC site provides is a very useful reference point in understanding the recommended practices.

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Promoting Use of E-Resources

Use innovative marketing techniques and out-reach programs in the form of:

posters, case-study sessions, user conventions

Ensure that all resources get equal and adequate attention, and the newer resources receive greater attention.

Training programmes and Annual Meets (both at institute level and consortium level)

Consortium Users Group in each member institution

Users Convention in member institutions

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Promoting Use of E-Resources

Consortium web site should have features like:

Computer and Network Infrastructure Requirements

Tutorials on each E-resource

IPR and License Agreements: Do and Donts

Downloadable List of Journals with URLs

Searchable Database of Journals and their URLs

Searchable Database of Members with their

Contact details

Library Web Sites

Library OPAC

Resources accessible to them & their URLs

Subscription Period / Status / Renewal Due

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Establish Communication Amongst Members

Communication amongst members of a consortium is considered its lifeline.

Effective communication motivates members to cooperate, commit to the cause of consortium and align members toward a shared vision.

Communication is necessary to link each member with the practices of the consortium and to involve them at policy and operational level as a team.

Communication at Consortium Level

Communication at Institutional Level

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Usage Monitoring

Most publishers maintain detailed usage statistics for resources offered by them to the consortium

The consortium headquarters can maintain and deliver usage statistics to member institutions through their web site

Members may be request to optimize the usage and check misuse, if any

The usage statistics for several resources are also accessible to the member institutions through web-based interfaces from the publisher’s site

Usage statistics can also be used to determine factors that can be used to project economic viability and cost-effectiveness of consortia-based subscription to e-resources:

Cost Avoidance; Cost Recovery; Cost Savings; Average cost of downloaded articles

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Training of Users and Library StaffTraining programmes act as a bridge to facilitate communication amongst members and find answers to common problems

Essential for users as well as for the library staff

Make users competent to conduct their own searches more effectively

Proper training would make library staff more competent enabling them to provide qualitative services.

“On-the-job” training programmes are better for benefits users but it also solve localized technological problems that can be solved with the availability of experts at the time of imparting training.

Imparting training to members of consortium is a decentralized activity in case of INDEST-AICTE Consortium.

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Technology Support to Member Institutions

Provide help to member libraries to select technological alternatives available in the market place.

All libraries invariably require consultation and expert advice in implementing new technologies.

The consortium, with its collective expertise, can help libraries to select technologies based on their requirement ensuring use of open system, standards and interoperability of library systems and digital archives.

Development and deployment of federated search engines is a crucial requirement as the e-resource base increases in the libraries acquired either through consortia initiatives or through local library budgets.

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Copyright and IPR Issue

All consortium members including potential users as well as librarians should be sensitized on issues of licenses and agreements that consortium signs with the publishers.

Users need to be told what, as an authorized user, they are allowed and what they are not allowed. While most of the publishers allow inter-library loan, electronic delivery of articles are not allowed.

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Allowed Not AllowedViewing, downloading, copying,

printing and saving a copy of search results

Viewing, downloading, copying, printing and saving individual articles

Using e-resources for scholarly, educational or scientific research, teaching, private study and clinical purposes

Sending a copy of an article to another authorized user (i.e. current faculty, students or staff)

Posting the URL to the publisher's version of the article on a class website (publisher links will allow only authorized users access)

Use of robots or intelligent agents to do systematic, bulk or automatic downloading

Systematic downloading or printing of entire journal issues or volumes, or large portions of other e-resources

Using e-resources for commercial gain (i.e. reselling, redistributing or republishing of content)

Transmitting, disseminating or otherwise making online content available to unauthorized users

Posting the publisher's version or PDF of an article to an open class website is not permitted

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Troubleshooting and Complaint Monitoring

Users may face problems in access to resources. These problems have to be monitored and solved by the Consortium

Maintain publishers contact

Web-based instructions to handle troubleshooting for different resources

Server-end problems (rare)

Client-end problems (more often): cookies, IP Addresses, sites blocked, virus problems, etc.

Web-based Complaint Monitoring Interfaces (E-RAMS @ INDEST)

IP-based Access: Educate Institutions

Authorization and Authentication Mechanisms: Proxy, Athen’s login & Shibboleth, etc.

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INDEST-AICTE Consortium

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INDEST Consortium: Basic Model

The MHRD provides funds to the INDEST consortium:

For subscription to electronic resources for institutes funded by it; and

For operational cost of the Consortium.

Benefit of Consortia-based Subscription is passed on to other educational institutions. These institutions may subscribe on their own. 503 institutions have already joined the Consortium.

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INDEST Consortium: Members

Members

Core Members 38 (Funds for e-resources through MHRD)

Members with AICTE Support 60

Self-supported Members 503

Total 601

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Increase in Membership in the “Self-supported Category”

INDEST-AICTE Consortium: Increase in Membership

64 6038 38 38 38

60 6317 50 75

503601

176152115

0

200

400

600

800

2003 2004 2005 2006

Year

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MHRD AICTE Self-supported Total

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Full-text Resources

ABI / INFORM Complete

ACM Digital Library

ASCE Journals

ASME Journals

ASTM Journals & Standards

Capitaline

CRIS INFAC Ind. Information

EBSCO’s Business Source Premier

Emerald Insight

Euromonitor (GMID)

IEL Online

Indian Standards

Full-text Resources

INSIGHT

Nature

Proquest Science

Science Direct

Springer’s Link

Bibliographic Databases

COMPENDEX

INSPEC

Web of Science

SciFinder Scholar

MathSciNet

JCCC

INDEST Consortium: E-resources

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Establish Communication

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Resource Sharing

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Content level access to Journals subscribed by INDEST with Interface to facilitate inter-library loan

Subscribed for:IITs & IISc,With access to all NITs, ISM, NERIST, SLIET, IIIT, IIITM & PEC

Resource Sharing: 7716+ articles exchanged during 2005 – 2006

IIT Delhi: 4910

Others: 2806

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Archival Solution

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INDEST-AICTE Consortium: Archival Solution

Perpetual Access to Electronic Resources for period of Subscription

Science Direct

Springer Link (Springer + Kluwer)

Nature

Emerald Xtra

CD / DVD ROM along with Online Access

ABI / Inform Complete

Proquest Science (Formerly ASTP)

Local Host at IIT Delhi

ACM Digital Library

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CD / DVD ROM Backup to the Consortium Headquarters

IEL Online Web of Science ASCE / ASMEASTM Journals & Standards

CD / DVD ROM Backup on Termination of Subscription (to all Members)

IEL Online Springer Link (-Kluwer) COMPENDEX / INSPECSciFinder (CA on CD at 50% cost) Web of ScienceASCE / ASME

INDEST-AICTE Consortium: Archival Solution

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INDEST-AICTE Consortium: Archival Solution

No Archival Offer

MathSciNet

Intranet Products

JCCC

Indian standards

CRIS INFAC Information Services

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Economics of INDEST-AICTE Consortium

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1

10

100

1000

10000

Comparision between No. of Members and Cost

No. of Members 10 75 500 28 36 250 14 250 28 40 60 75

Cost 8100 7350 6650 3600 3300 2219 3500 2000 4560 4400 4851 4620

2003 2003 2006 2003 2004 2006 2006 2006 2003 2004 2006 2006

IEL Online ASCE ASME ACM

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Cost Avoidance: List Price, Consortia Price and Savings for 2006

191.47

21.58

169.89

0

50

100

150

200

250

List Price Consortium Price Difference

Rs. i

n Cr

ores

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Cost Incurred V/s Cost Recovered for 2006

110

1001000

10000100000

100000010000000

1000000001000000000

10000000000

Group I(IITs / IISc)

Group II(NITs)

Group III(IIITs)

Group IV(IIMs)

JCCC

Category of Institutions

Amou

nt in

Rs. Cost Incurred

Cost Recovered

Difference

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Cost Savings V/s Expenditure on E-Resources

11.19 10.81

22

0

5

10

15

20

25

Total Expenditure Savings Difference

Rs. in

Cro

res

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Total No. of Records Downloaded (38 Core Members)

From full-text E-Resources 3,50,53,698

From Bibliographic Databases 50,87,197

Total 4,01,40,895

Average Cost per Article Rs. 6.17

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Item Regular Subscription

Rate

Consortium Subscription

Rate

Discount %

In Rupees  

IEL - ASPP Package

62.44

ASCE Journals 4,64,048.00 1,29,950.00 72.00

ASME Journals 3,19,332.00 1,28,800.00 62.44

Lower Rates for Print Subscription

Cap on Annual Increase on Print Subscription: 5 to 6%

23,71,760.00 8,90,790.00

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Persistent Increase in Usage

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Increase in No. of Downloads from 2003 to 2006 (for All Members and All E-Resources)

1000

10000

100000

1000000

10000000

100000000

Group I (IITs/ IISc)

Group II(NITs)

Group III(IIITs)

Group IV(IIMs)

JCCC

No

of D

ownl

oads 2003

2004

2005

2006

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Comparison of Downloads for ASCE, ASME and IEL Online (2003-2006)

110

1001000

10000100000

100000010000000

ASCE ASME IEL Online

E-Resources

No of

Dow

nload

s

2003

2004

2005

2006

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Comparison of No. of Downloads (2003-2006)

10000

100000

1000000

10000000

Science Direct Proquest Science Springer Link

E-Resources

No o

f Dow

nloa

ds

2003

2004

2005

2006

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Increase in No. of Downloads for Management Resources (2004-2006)

10000

100000

1000000

10000000

100000000

ABI Capitaline EBSCO Emerald

E-Resources

No o

f Dow

nloa

ds

2004

2005

2006

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Increase in No. of Downloads for Bibliographic Databases from 2003 to 2006

10000

100000

1000000

10000000

CO

MPE

ND

EX

& IN

SPEC

Mat

hSci

Net

SciF

inde

rSc

hola

r

Web

of

Scie

nce

E-Resources

No

of D

ownl

oads 2003

2004

2005

2006

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Increase in No. of Downloads for AICTE-Supported Institutions for the Year 2003-2006

100

10000

1000000

ASCE ASME IEL Proquest

E-Resources

No. o

f Dow

nload

s 2003

2004

2005

2006

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Transforming Consortium

from Buying Club to Centrally Organized Service Delivery

Organization

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Transforming Consortium

Loose Federations and

Buying Clubs

Centrally OrganizedService Delivery

Organizations

Consortium provides a platform for member libraries to work together for activities that require collaborative efforts

Economics of a consortium suggest that it should perform more and more activities

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Consortium Services

E-resources purchasing

20 full-text resources & 8 bibliographic databases

Resources sharing (during 2005 – 2006)

JCCC@INDEST

Total number of requests: 7700+

IIT Delhi: 5000+ requests

Other IITs / IISc: 2800+

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Consortium Services

Educational programmes: Training of users / training the trainees

Training programmes (decentralized: All IITs /

IISc to organize training programmes at various

levels: 14 + 4 training programmes during 2003 -

2007 and three national seminars)

Four Annual Meets

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Consortium Services: Near Future

Technology support to member institutions

Computerization, Digitization

Shared technology systems

Federated Search

Application Service Provider (ASP)

Union Catalogue

Joint storage facilities

Journal Archives

Shared core collections

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Consortium Services: Near Future [5]

Add More E-Resources

Individual Institutions may Contribute to Subscribe More Resources instead of Looking for Central Fundings

AIP Journals (added in 2007 – cross sharing)

Wiley InterScience (added in 2007 – cross sharing)

ASTM Standards and Journals (already implemented)

Taylor & Francis

Jstor

IOP Journals

SIAM Journals

ACS Journals

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Consortium Services: Near Future [6]

Add Electronic Books

Purchase Model: One-time Payment, Perpetual Access

Springer Books (100+ books at IIT Delhi)

Wiley InterScience (100+ books at IIT Delhi)

Ebrary (at IIT Delhi)

A Sub-committee has been set-up to to identify e-books and negotiate rates

The committee may look-up for other resources on “one-time payment” and perpetual access basis.

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INDEST Extended Activities

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INDEST Extended

Activities under “INDEST Extended” approved by the IIT

Council

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Union Catalogues of Journals

Union Catalogue of Books

Setting-up OAI-complaint E-print Archives

First Workshop-cum-Meeting of “INDEST Extended” held on

October, 2003;

A Workshop on Setting-up OAI-Complaint Digital repositories at

member institutions held in July, 2004 at IISc Bangalore: 24

participants, another workshop in June 2006 at IIM Kozhikode

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INDEST Extended: Open Source Archives

IISc Bangalore

IIT Delhi (www.eprint.iitd.ac.in/)

IIT Bombay (www.library.iitb.ac.in/~mnj/etd/)

IIT Kharagpur (intranet)

IIIT Allahabad (eprints.iiita.ac.in/)

IIM Kozhikode (http://eprints.iimk.ac.in/)

NIT Rourkela

IIIT Allahabad

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INDEST Consortium: Open Source Archives

Two Layered Proposition

Individual members of INDEST (I.e. IITs and NITs) to establish E-print Archives and acts as Content Providers;

Authors deposits a soft copies of their publications and associated metadata into institutional archive in their respective institutions.

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INDEST Consortium: Open Source Archives

IIT Delhi to act as Service Provider

Cross-archive searching and metadata harvesting from INDEST member Institutions

Provides alerting services

Supplement functions of data providers

Facilitate e-print submission for member institutions who could not establish their own archives

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IISc / IITs

NITs

IIMs

OAI-Complaint Repositories

IIT Delhi as Service Provider

User

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Conclusion

Consortia Should Work Together

for same resources;

Benefit of number; and

Consortium extend should be large enough to attract publishers;

Increased in inter-institutional cooperation, coordination and collaboration amongst beneficiary institutions should be one of the goal of the Consortium

Providing e-resources to scientists in not a goal in-itself

The goal is to increase productivity of scientific and research output both in quantity and quality; and

Trigger stronger research and academic culture in member institutions.

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