Collections Forum

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Collections Forum Database selection
evaluation Working groups State Library of
Queensland March 17th 2009

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PLERG

• Public Libraries e-Resources Group

• Country Lending Service Libraries x 2
• Independent libraries x 2
• BCC Library Services x 1
• Gold Coast Library Services x 1
• SLQ, Public Library Services x 1
• SLQ, Coordinator Electronic Resources and
  Licensing
• Indigenous Knowledge Centres x 1
• ERWG Electronic Resources Working Group

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Electronic Resources

• What is available offsite?

• Statewide access
• Statistics
• Feedback
• Onsite

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New products

• Workflow

• Alerts via Mailing lists
• Databases on trial
• Email feedback dbtrials_at_slq.qld.gov.au
• Evaluation

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Promotion

• Featured databases

• One search
• Web conferences