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e I FL. Electronic Information for Libraries An idea born out of an ideal An Open Society Institute project for transition in developing countries. One Aim of an Open Society. To level the Educational and Research Playing Field for transition & developing countries

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  1. eIFL Electronic Information for Libraries An idea born out of an ideal An Open Society Institute project for transition in developing countries

  2. One Aim of an Open Society • To level the Educational and Research Playing Field for transition & developing countries • eIFL contributes to this goal by providing broader access to electronic information at affordable prices

  3. Two Assumptions re: Operation • Application of the principle of marginal costing to widespread access of digital materials; thereby opening the gates to much needed information to poorer parts of the world • Consortial purchasing power of many libraries leads to affordable and sustainable access to electronic information

  4. The Results • Over 5,500 journals in the Social Sciences, Humanities and Business available online • Subset available on CD ROMs where internet access is still restricted • Medline also available through eIFL • Currently testing 2,300 S&T journals • Russian language journals online • Nearly 2,500 libraries participating in 40 countries

  5. eIFLHistory • April 1999: invitation to tender for provision of electronic journals in Social Sciences & Humanities to countries in OSI/Soros foundations network • 1999: contract with EBSCO Publishing • 2000: consolidation of registration, access

  6. eIFLHistory • 2001/2002: S&T tender and free trials • 2002: building of global multi-country consortium of libraries • 2002: beginnings of geographical expansion (West Africa, South/East Asia)

  7. GlobaleIFLFamily of Countries • 27 countries in Central & Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia and Mongolia • 10 Southern African countries • Nigeria • Guatemala and Haiti

  8. Institutions • Eligible participants: academic, research, national, public, & parliamentary libraries • NGOs that provide public access on a not-for-profit basis • Nearly 2,500 libraries registered

  9. Licensing Model • To date eIFL has operated on the basis of country-wide site licenses • In the future eIFL will adopt a more differentiated approach to licensing

  10. Funding Models • Central funding by governments (Czech Republic, Croatia, Estonia, Slovenia, Serbia) • Subscription covered by participating libraries (Belerus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan) • Hybrid: One part central, one part from libraries (Lithuania, Poland) • Funding (whole or part) by donor agency (Armenia)

  11. eIFL National Consortia Models • By type of library or mixed (academic/public – Estonia, Slovenia) • Run by National Library (Slovakia, Czech Republic) • Run by consortium office (Poland, SA, Kazakhstan) • Only for eIFL or for eIFL plus other activities (Lithuania, Armenia) • Central Asian regional model

  12. Why Consortia? • To unite purchasing power of a large number of libraries • To give one voice to these libraries and their consortia • To represent views and needs of consortia to policy makers & funders • To create an admin infrastructure for central negotiations, payment, support and services • To share knowledge and expertise • To maximise use of scarce resources

  13. The Future • To create an independent foundation to run the central operations funded primarily by OSI for the first three years; later on, having proved itself, it should attract other sources of funding • The new foundation will be called eIFL.net

  14. eIFL.netMission, Vision & Values • An international network of library consortia that leads, supports, motivates, and advocates for the information needs of all library users in member countries • Responds to the needs of the national library consortia in the provision of electronic content

  15. eIFL.netMission, Vision & Values • Collaborative, service oriented, communicative, providing cost effective solutions and resource sharing • To continue its association with OSI and promote the values of an open society

  16. eIFL.net - Goal 1 • To provide electronic content through the highly effective acquisition and management of electronic information resources • expand availability of commercial electronic resources in all subject areas • expand international access to locally produced digital content • engage in the debates on model licenses for electronic resources

  17. eIFL.net - Goal 2 • Provide educational, consulting and marketing programs & services that are highly responsive to the needs of the membership • provide training on consortium issues • provide consulting support services • provide further educational, training & networking opportunities for members

  18. eIFL.net - Goal 3 • Influence the information environment; influence the debate on pricing models and practices related to the access & use of electronic resources • participate in international fora to advocate new models • address critical issues in IPR, licensing, pricing etc • partner with appropriate groups to encourage practices meeting the needs of member countries

  19. eIFL.net - Activities: Support to National Consortia • Advice on building consortia • Grant scheme for the formation of consortia • Support for participation in international fora (ICOLC, IFLA) • Annual eIFL coordinators’ general assembly

  20. eIFL.net - Activities: Support to National Consortia • National and regional workshops on consortium building • Training and provision of resources in consortium building, licensing, negotiating • Knowledge and resource sharing throughout the eIFL network in meetings and listserve

  21. eIFL.net - Activities: Content • Continual expansion of content • Russian content recently launched through EBSCO • S&T free trials of electronic journals currently in process • Grant provided to the WHO for pilot project • Discussions underway with other publishers • Help available to access free content on the web • Developments planned for local content in 2003/2004

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