Supply Models

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Supply Models

• What are publishers offering and how can
  libraries access electronic journals and
  scholarly databases?

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Objectives

• To examine how libraries can access and be
  supplied with scholarly databases and e-journals
• To consider the problems associated with the
  supply of e-resources
• To look at potential areas of future development

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Many groups supply electronic resources including

• Aggregatorse.g. OCLCs Electronic Collections
  Online (ECO), Ingenta Journals, EBSCO Online
• Publisherse.g. Elsevier, MCB University Press
• Learned Societiese.g. Institute of Physics,
  Association of Computing Machinery (ACM)

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And there are many types of supply model
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Supply models

• Single user
• Multiple users
• Single site
• Multiple site
• Country wide
• Usually for a defined period (1-3 years)

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Supply models for databases may be

• Subscription based
• Site license
• Restricted number of seats
• Negotiated at institutional level
• Negotiated at national, regional or sector level
  through governmental, educational or sector
  organisations or consortia

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Supply models for e-journals may be

• Single user access only available to individuals
  with a personal subscription
• Free, or with a small surcharge, to libraries
  with the print version
• Publisher provides all their e-journals as a
  package at a cost based on level of print
  subscriptions
• Supplied as a package through consortia deals
  e.g. CURL (http//www.curl.ac.uk/)

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Access and authentication

• There are two main authentication access control
  mechanisms
• IP address
• Passwords
• Combination of the above
• Additionally, pay-per-view is available and
  growing

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Advantages of IP address

• Seamless access direct recognition of
  institutional networks by publishers and vice
  versa
• Usage statistics for the institution
• Greater security
• Preferred by publishers

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Concerns

• Cost of e-journalscommercial interests
• Loss of journal back files
• Loss of control over the resourcetitles may
  suddenly disappear from a package of e-journals
• Libraries want to be able to cancel print
  journals but often the licence agreement does not
  allow them to.
• Management issues
• staff time dealing with complexity of e-resources

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Possible future developments

• Most HE libraries are committed to developing
  e-learning environments
• Library holdings of electronic journals will
  increase and holdings of print journals will
  decrease
• Shelf space and staff costs are seen as one of
  the key areas of concern
• Attempts are being made to encourage alternative
  methods of scientific communication - e.g.
  e-prints, SPARC (http//www.arl.org/sparc/)

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Future developments cont

• Libraries and publishers are working together to
  establish pricing models based on usage
• Pay-per-view has potential
• Especially when micro-payments become reality
• New roles for librarians are emerging - e.g. the
  Electronic Resources Co-ordinator

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Summary

• A range of supply models are available
• They all have advantages and disadvantages
• Suppliers (most often publishers) may have
  different drives/priorities to libraries
• This whole area is developing rapidly and should
  be monitored
• Country-wide access agreements would seem to
  provide the best option (when available at cost
  effective rates)

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Thank youAny questions?