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10° European ICOLC Fall Meeting, Muenchen, 19-22 October, 2008

10° European ICOLC Fall Meeting, Muenchen, 19-22 October, 2008. European Library consortia in the e-only transition Maria Cassella, Paola Gargiulo Università di Torino, Caspur, Rome. Outline. The Hybrid Library The 2008 Survey on e-only transition for Library Consortia in Europe

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10° European ICOLC Fall Meeting, Muenchen, 19-22 October, 2008

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  1. 10° European ICOLC Fall Meeting, Muenchen, 19-22 October, 2008 European Library consortia in the e-only transition Maria Cassella, Paola Gargiulo Università di Torino, Caspur, Rome 10th European ICOLC Fall meeting, Muenchen, 19-22 October, 2008

  2. Outline • The Hybrid Library • The 2008 Survey on e-only transition for Library Consortia in Europe • The results: • Factors driving the change • Perpetual Access Clauses and the Digital Preservation issue • Conclusions 10th European ICOLC Fall meeting, Muenchen, 19-22 October, 2008

  3. The Hybrid Library • In 2002 only 5% ARL subscripitions e-only • In 2006 37% ARL subscriptions e-only (Chandra Prabha, 2007) • Some libraries have already completed the transition (es. Drexel University) • Small libraries face more challenges • Subscription agents should provide needed support (Luther) 10th European ICOLC Fall meeting, Muenchen, 19-22 October, 2008

  4. European Library consortia in e-only transition : the survey • Web-based • Date: September 2008 • Number of European Library Consortia mailed: 37 • Responses: 21 • Response rate: 64% 10th European ICOLC Fall meeting, Muenchen, 19-22 October, 2008

  5. European Library consortia in e-only transition : the results E-packages surveyed: 19 • Total license agreements subscribed: 250 • Print only agreement: 1 • e-only agreements: 198 • p+e agreements: 51 10th European ICOLC Fall meeting, Muenchen, 19-22 October, 2008

  6. Consortia license models breakdown 10th European ICOLC Fall meeting, Muenchen, 19-22 October, 2008

  7. e-onlyadvantages Greater content coverage Space savings Organizational reeingineering Operational savings Cost savings Staff savings e-only disadvantages Digital preservation Preservation costs Long term access problematic Skills and expertise needed More staff time for negotiations Faculty react differently E-access unreliable Quality image may be worse Factors driving the change and bumps into the road 10th European ICOLC Fall meeting, Muenchen, 19-22 October, 2008

  8. Do your e-only licenses include aPerpetual Access Clause? • 61% positive responses but: • Not all licenses subscribed include a PAC • Different PACs’ typologies • Some PACs require post-termination fee • Presevation is often on publisher’s shoulder ICOLC Guidelines on PACs? 10th European ICOLC Fall meeting, Muenchen, 19-22 October, 2008

  9. Will e-only licenses be increasing in the next five years? 10th European ICOLC Fall meeting, Muenchen, 19-22 October, 2008

  10. Conclusions • Despite VAT rate, European Library consortia moving uniform and faster than single libraries to e-only due to: • Users’ needs (FinELib Survey, 2007) • Well-developed digital infrastructure • Cooperation enhances required skills and expertise • Publishers licensing models: • Some e-packages proposed as e-only unique licensing model (ACS, Cell) 10th European ICOLC Fall meeting, Muenchen, 19-22 October, 2008

  11. Space savingsis a key factor in the e-only transition in Europe Staff savingsis not felt as a factor driving the change: more staff needed at central level In general: Librarians more conservative than faculty Digital Preservation a big issue: less concern where DP project are consolidated (Denmark, Holland) Need for National policies on Print Preservation Conclusions 10th European ICOLC Fall meeting, Muenchen, 19-22 October, 2008

  12. References • Richard K. Johnson - Judy Luther, The e-only tipping point for journals: what's ahead in the print-to-electronic transition zone, ARL, November 2007 • Donald W. King, Frances M. Alvarado-Albertorio, Pricing and other means of charging for scholarly journals: a literature review and commentary, Learned Publishing, 21 (2008) n. 4, 248-272 • Chandra Prabha, Shifting from Print to Electronic Journals in ARL University Libraries, Serials Review, 33 (2007), n. 1, p. 4-13 • R. Schonfeld, D. W. King, A. Okerson, E. G. Fenton,The non subscription side of periodicals , Washington, DC: Council on Library and Information Resources, 2004 10th European ICOLC Fall meeting, Muenchen, 19-22 October, 2008

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