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Future?

The. Future?. Background. 2003: EPIC established out of PERNA project. “All of country” licenses negotiated with EBSCO & Thomson Gale. By 2007: “all of country” licenses negotiated with 6 vendors providing access to 20+ e-resource products. Re-packaged to members in 12 package options.

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Future?

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  1. The Future?

  2. Background 2003:EPIC established out of PERNA project. “All of country” licenses negotiated with EBSCO & Thomson Gale By 2007:“all of country” licenses negotiated with 6 vendors providing access to 20+ e-resource products. Re-packaged to members in 12 package options 2010:EPIC introduces “opt-in” subscriptions in addition to EPIC Packages.

  3. EPIC in 2012 EPIC offers access to 38 e-resource products from 9 vendorsthrough a combination of 12 Packages & 12 Opt-in subscription options. The EPIC membership comprises: 52 Public Libraries 58 Special Libraries 35 Tertiary Libraries The National Library of New Zealand Plus The Ministry of Education pays a subscription for ALL (2,560) New Zealand Schools to access a package of EPIC resources

  4. EPIC Packages EPIC negotiates “all of country” licenses for all the EPIC Package products • EPIC Package Pricing is: • divided proportionately amongst member libraries • determined by the EPIC Cost Allocation model Significant discounts per product have been achieved through “all of country” licensing, but this can only be sustained if members continue to subscribe to the packages in large enough numbers Pricing can only be finalised once commitment has been gained by all member libraries

  5. EPIC Package Vital Statistics Over7 MILLIONsearches in 2011-2012 • A 40% increase in usage from 2010-2011 • Nearly 2 searches per person in New Zealand • Cost = 28c per search • Average of 350,000 searches per product • The most popular EPIC Resource = Australian/New Zealand Reference Centre 1.68 million searches in 2011-2012

  6. EPIC Opt-in Products EPIC Opt-in products are based on member suggestions & vendor offers • EPIC negotiates pricing based on: • The level of member interest • Discount on vendors’ pricing models Maximum pricing for libraries is fixed for each year, however, further discounts can be achieved if more libraries opt-in to deals The level of discount can be achieved is lower than through “all of country” deals, however, there is flexibility to subscribe only to resources you are going to use

  7. EPIC Opt-in Product Vital Statistics As at 1 April 2012 EPIC offers: 15 e-resource products in 12 EPIC Opt-in subscription options • 51% of EPIC member libraries subscribe to an EPIC Opt-in option • 6 libraries subscribe to EPIC Opt-in products only • The most popular EPIC Opt-in product is Ancestry Library Edition with 46 subscribers

  8. Discussion The EPIC Future? Where to from here? • Consortium models: • bundling vs opt-in. • all of country options? / all of sector options? • other options? • Future E-resource priorities: • product recommendations Promotional Ideas Anything else?

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