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Þórný Hlynsdóttir National and University Library of Iceland. Þóra Gylfadóttir Reykjavik University. ILL/DD in Iceland before and after nationwide access to 8,000 e-journals – the story so far. Nationwide access. Iceland and Icelanders The story – so far Publishers, e-journals and users.
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Þórný Hlynsdóttir National and University Library of Iceland Þóra Gylfadóttir Reykjavik University ILL/DD in Iceland before and after nationwide access to 8,000 e-journals – the story so far
Nationwide access • Iceland and Icelanders • The story – so far • Publishers, e-journals and users
Iceland and Icelanders • Facts and figures • Country • People • Economy
1 The story of thenationwide access • 1996 – The Government's Vision of the Information Society • 1997 – The initiative of the Icelandic Special Librarians Association • 1998 – Founding of a Database Committee • 1999 – Britannica Online. The first database in the world open to a whole nation
What is anationwide access? • Access based on IP-recognition extends to every computer in Iceland served by local ISPs • Wherever you are ... • Whenever you want ...
2 The story of thenationwide access • 2000 – Steering Committee and nationwide access to more databases • 2001 – Co-ordinator and the web www.hvar.is • 2001 – More databases and 8,000 e-journals 2002 – Service Contract with the Ministry of Education • 2003 – Year of stabilisation
The story of thenationwide access 3 • Why can Icelanders strike nationwide access deals? • Island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean • Small size of the nation • Highly technological
Distance from New York = 4,161km Airline ticket to Iceland = USD 630-1,000 Iceland Less than 300.000 inhabitants Distance from Stockholm = 2,000 km Airline ticket to Iceland = UDS 380-800 Distance from Cape Town = 11,468 km Airline to Iceland = USD 2,500-3,000
The story of thenationwide access 4 • E-journal behaviour of a nation • The first big e-journal deals in Iceland • Getting into the Icelandic market • Unique situation • Curiosity of the e-publishers
Statisticsapples and oranges? 2004? 2004? ?
Thank you for your attention - Þóra The story goes on - Þórný
The future - possibilities • Aleph500 – a nationwide library system • Linking from Aleph500 to e-journals in nationwide access • Possibilities for better ILL/DD service at NULI with a new modern system • Journal lists into Aleph500 • Downloading of MARC21 posts from Literature Online to Aleph500
The future - threats • Publishers afraid of the model? • Libraries with limited budgets • Automatic, annual price increases
Conclusions • Icelanders are content with the nationwide access • Requests for ILL at NUL have not decreased as much as was expected • Increased access to more information creates “needs” • … and
Conclusions • Icelanders are “e-gluttons” • 2001 = 96,989 • 2002 = 207,673 • 2003 = 197,035 • + 4 months still left of the year
Thank you again! Questions?