Roll of consortium in an academic settings

Workshop on “Access To Online Resources: Way For Education, Research And Innovations (AORERI‐2015)”

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School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada 1

Role of Consortium in an Academic Setting

Dr. Y. Srinivasa RaoDy. Librarian

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Academic System…

Academic SettingKnowledge is key

• Construction & Transformation

• Production & Dissemination

• Application & Commercialization

Global Innovation Index ‐ India Ranking

2014 2013 2012

Centralized Library System

Need …

Capture, Preserve, Protect and Promote 2014 2013 2012

76 66 64

Switzerland is No. 01


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Academic Library Systemsupports teaching, learning, research, innovation and training

• Central and integral part of academic life“heart of a university”.

Technology has changed...

"We shape technology, technology shapes us" –M McLuhan

• Paper to Paperless

• Man-assisting to Self-service

• Holding to Access

Technology has changed...

No library is Self-sufficient

cooperation , collaboration and consortium

• Resources

Access to E-resources knowledge exploitation

Challenges

• Infrastructure

• Technology

• Work force

• Funding

Digital Resources Divide

Breaking


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Consortium connecting, sorting and symposium

Features of Consortium “C5Model”

consortium born‐popular

Consortium is a collaborative commitment model for the benefit of common cause

due to

No. of Active Consortium Available in India

• Information explosion

• Information needs

• Shrinking of library budget

ClientClient

ContentContent

CopyrightCopyright

ONSORTIUMName of the Consortium Nodal Centre

INDEST‐AICTE Consortium Indian Institute of Technology New Delhi.

Health Science Library and Information Network (HELINET)

RGUHS, Bangalore.

UGC‐INFONET Digital Library Consortium

INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

CSIR E‐Journal Consortium NISCAIR, New Delhi

Connectivity Connectivity Cost Cost

ONSORTIUM

Client As member institution

• Subscription to no. of e-resources

As client, the Member Institutions Benefit

Client

FC

C5 Model

• Size of the Institute

• Sharing of funds

• Maximum services

• Return on investment

• Increasing research output

Content

Connectivity

Cost

Copyright

FEATURES

ONSORTIUM

C5

• VisibilityCopyright


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Contentcontent is king & ubiquitous

• Acquisition of multiple contentClientClient

¼ - visible and ¾ - invisible

Content on web93% Information/content in digital form(source: Lee; Guttenberg & McCrary (2002)

C5 Model

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• Big data with Bundle packages

• Pick and choose model

• Perpetual access

• Back issues/archival access

• Maximum discount on content

N ti d ti

Content

Connectivity

Cost

FEATURES

CONSORTIUM

C5

• No preservation and conservation

• Minimum platform charges

• Allow Cancellations ?

• Plagiarism

• Fraud and duplication of publication

Bundle PackagesLarge Publisher 95%

Medium Publisher 75%

Small Publisher 40%

CopyrightM

Source: STM, 2012

• IP enabled

• User-id password

Connectivity disappearing the boundaries

ClientClient

FCO

C5 Model

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• Counter for usage statistics

• Availability on 24/7

• Uninterrupted Accessibility

• Improved user interface

• Effective discovery system

Content

Connectivity

Cost

Copyright

FEATURES

ONSORTIUM

C5

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• Updations


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• Big deal• Big discount• Centralized funding or paying members• Cost sharing• Conversion rates

Cost accountability

ClientClient

Content

FEA

CONS

C5 Model

Conversion rates• Pay per view• Pricing models

- size of institutions- usage-based- number of simultaneous users- Unlimited users

Average Journal Production Cost –(print & electronic ‐ £3095)

Connectivity

Cost

Copyright

TURES

ORTIUM

C5

Journals Publishing RevenuesLibrary subscription 68‐75%

Corporate subscription 15‐17%

Advertisements 4%

membership fees and personal subscriptions 3%

Various author‐side payments 3%

Publishers do business through

Agents ‐ 80% (aggregators, providers)

Source: STM, 2012

CopyrightProtecting from illegal

C5 Model

Copyright and License Agreement with Publisher

Publishing Content ‐ Copyright remains with Publisher

Copyright for Purchasing Branded Content ?

Client

Content

Connectivity

FEATU

CONSOR C5

• Subscription model

• Ownership model

• One time subscription

• Big deal (licensing model)

• National licence

py g g

y

Cost

Copyright

URES

RTIUM

C• Walk-in access

• “All in” or “Opt in” licenses

• Development of licences for sectors

• Off/on site license agreement

• Systematic downloads


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Conclusion

K l d h i

• Knowledge is key for making educated, innovative and sustainable society

• Libraries play central role in capturing, preserving, promoting and protecting knowledge

• No library is self-sufficient - need cooperation, collaboration and consortium

Library is connecting the content in cost effective way• Knowledge sharing among peers

• Influence of content-connectivity-cost

• Effective copyright and licensing models

• Journal publishers are instrumental to disseminate new knowledge

• Procurement and access to branded

Library is connecting the content in cost effective way

• Procurement and access to branded content

• Greater visibility and prestige of the institute and faculty, researchers

1. McLuhan, M. (1994).Understanding media: The extensions o man,Cambridge, MA:MIT Press

2. http://paniit.iitd.ac.in/indest/

3. http://www.rguhs.ac.in/digitallibrary/Helinet%20about%20us.html

REFERENCES

4. http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/econ/

5. http://www.ampri.res.in/eng/index.php/management/servicesampri/library/csir-e-journel-consurtium

6. http://124.124.221.7/indexpage.php

7. Lee, K., Guttenberg, N. and McCrary, V. (2002), “Standardization aspects ofeBook formats”, Computer Standards & Interfaces, Vol. 24 No. 3, 227-39.

8 Ware Mark and Mabe Michael (2012) “The STM report: An overview of8. Ware, Mark and Mabe, Michael (2012) The STM report: An overview ofscientific and scholarly journal publishing” Third edition. STM: InternationalAssociation of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers


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