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TRLN E-Resources

TRLN E-Resources. An Evaluation and Recommendations Amanda Wilson 16 April 2004. Outline . Triangle Research Libraries Network Evaluation Project Summary of Findings Issues with Cooperation Advantages for Cooperation Further Investigation. Triangle Research Libraries Network.

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TRLN E-Resources

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  1. TRLN E-Resources An Evaluation and Recommendations Amanda Wilson 16 April 2004

  2. Outline • Triangle Research Libraries Network • Evaluation Project • Summary of Findings • Issues with Cooperation • Advantages for Cooperation • Further Investigation

  3. Triangle Research Libraries Network • Characteristics • Small consortium • Geographically defined • Mutually beneficial relationships • Purpose • Cooperative collection development

  4. Description of Project • Why • Effects of electronic resources • Costs • Staff resources • TRLN • Continue tradition of cooperative collection development • Assessment of TRLN E-Resources

  5. Description of Project • What • Reconcile data from ERC members • Incorporate data from libraries’ electronic resources pages (September – October 2003) • Identify areas for possible collaboration

  6. Findings – TRLN and Non-TRLN Titles • Total Individual Library Holdings • Title Holdings Summary

  7. Findings – TRLN and Non-TRLN Titles • Titles held at 1 or 2 Institutions • Titles held at 3 Institutions

  8. Findings – TRLN Titles • Summary • By Title

  9. Issues Uncovered • Authority • Individual collections within a resource • Accessible Archives • Past Masters • Nomenclature • EI Engineering Village • Platform • PsychInfo

  10. Possible Collaboration Areas • Index to Legal Periodicals and Books • North Carolina Newspapers • Biological/ Science resources • Music resources • Encyclopedias • Statistical resources

  11. Advantages For publishers or vendors Single contact Prestige For libraries Licensing Discounts Disadvantages For publishers of vendors May reduce revenue Slower process For libraries Less flexibility Slower process Advantages for Cooperation

  12. Further Investigation • Examine peer institutions • Duke :: University of Chicago • NCCU :: Jackson State University • NCSU :: Penn State • UNC :: University of Michigan • Duke example

  13. References • Bostick, S.L. (2001). The history and development of academic library consortia in the United States: An overview. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 27(1), 128-120. • Dominguez, P. B. & Swindler, L. (1993). Cooperative collection development at the Research Triangle University Libraries: A model for the nation. College & Research Libraries, 54(6), 470-496. • Triangle Research Libraries Network. (2004). TRLN Principles of Cooperation. Retrieved February 14, 2004, from http://www.trln.org/about/cooperation.htm.

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