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eIFL Electronic Information for Libraries

eIFL.net Electronic Information for Libraries. Rima Kupryte ICOLC, Las Vegas, 27-28 March, 2003. Background OSI - Open Society Institute. Private and grant-making foundation of George Soros

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eIFL Electronic Information for Libraries

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  1. eIFL.netElectronic Information for Libraries Rima Kupryte ICOLC, Las Vegas, 27-28 March, 2003 Montenegro and Mazedonia, February 2003

  2. BackgroundOSI - Open Society Institute • Private and grant-making foundation of George Soros • Programmes in civil society, culture, education, media, public health, human and women’s rights, social, legal and economic reform • OSI Budapest and New York, and a network of national foundations in more than 50 countries Montenegro and Mazedonia, February 2003

  3. BackgroundeIFL Program Leads, negotiates, supports and advocates for the wide availability of information by library users in countries-in-transition Montenegro and Mazedonia, February 2003

  4. eIFL.net’s members • eIFL membership comprises country consortia • Central, Eastern and Southern Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia and Mongolia: 27 countries • Africa • Southern Africa: 10 countries • Western Africa: Nigeria and other WA countries • Latin America: 3 countries (Guatemala, Haiti, Peru) • South East Asia: 5 countries (Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Indonesia) • Asia: China • Many requests from other countries Montenegro and Mazedonia, February 2003

  5. Challenges for Countries in Transition • Governance • Need to organize each country consortium • Libraries in many countries are under-funded • Content and e-resource purchase • Need for non-English (and non-Roman character set) interfaces and content • Country funding is irregular & prompt payment is not always a cultural norm • Technology • Infrastructure quality is variable Montenegro and Mazedonia, February 2003

  6. eIFL.net: Organization • 2003 eIFL.net is an independent non-profit organization • New office set up (Rome) • Management and Advisory Boards are established Montenegro and Mazedonia, February 2003

  7. Developments: Consortium Building • Moving from top-down approach to greater involvement of library communities within each country • Identifying existing consortia and creating new ones • Providing advice and grants to strengthen local consortia Montenegro and Mazedonia, February 2003

  8. eIFL.net: Purpose • Support participation in international fora (eICOLC, IFLA etc.) • Annual eIFL coordinators’ General Assembly • National and regional workshops on consortium building, licensing, negotiating, resource development • Provide model licenses • Knowledge and resource sharing throughout the eIFL network in meetings, listserv and website Montenegro and Mazedonia, February 2003

  9. Content: The Beginnings • April 1999: invitation to tender for the provision of electronic journals in social sciences and humanities to the countries in the OSI network • A few selection criteria • Lowest access prices per country – some 95% discount • Country wide licences: unlimited number of not-for-profit institutional users • Highest number of FT titles • Both online and CD/DVD format • 1999: global contract with EBSCO Publishing Montenegro and Mazedonia, February 2003

  10. Developments: ContentRecent Activity • Membership survey indicated need for S&T • 17 July 2001: Request for proposals launched • 6 Sept 2001: deadline for applications • 15 Oct 2001: evaluation by expert team • 31 Dec 2001: expressions of interest by eIFL member countries received • Jan 2002: negotiations start with publishers • May 2002: free trials for selected products started • Sept - Dec 2002: licensing with selected publishers Montenegro and Mazedonia, February 2003

  11. Developments: ContentNew S&T Resources • The American Physical Society • Blackwell Publishing • Cambridge University Press • Highwire Press • Institute of Physics Publishing • Proquest Montenegro and Mazedonia, February 2003

  12. eIFL.net: Content • 10 EBSCO databases, including Academic Search Premier & Business Source Premier • EBSCO content also in Russian language • S&T: APS, Blackwell Publishing, CUP, HighWire Press, IOP, ProQuest • Cooperation with BOAI on directory of free scholarly content & local content Montenegro and Mazedonia, February 2003

  13. eIFL.net Priorities 2003 • Expand and intensify usage of licensed content • Negotiate with new publishers • Develop content in non-English languages • Expand access to bibliographic databases • Strenghten country consortia on licensing issues • Continue support to build country consortia • Orderly geographical expansion • Introduce portal technology and journal management software • Partner with funding bodies to improve connectivity and infrastructure in some countries Montenegro and Mazedonia, February 2003

  14. How can you help? • Expertise • Resources • Documentation Volunteer forms are available! Montenegro and Mazedonia, February 2003

  15. THANK YOU! www.eifl.net Rima Kupryte rima.kupryte@eifl.net Montenegro and Mazedonia, February 2003

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