Cooperation between Public Libraries and Consortium COSEC Practical Examples from Slovenia EIFL General Assembly 2012, Yerevan (Armenia) Katja Rapuš National and University Library, Slovenia

quick facts about Slovenian Public Libaries 60 Public Libraries in Slovenia Contributors of near 30 % of materials in Digital Library NUK provides remote access support for 8 Slovenian Regional Libraries EBSCOhost Research Databases available since 2002 under National Licence

Public Libraries Association Association of Managers/Directors of Public Libraries National and University Library Consortium COSEC; Coordinator of special tasks for Main Regional Libraries Municipalities Founder, Co-Financer Public Libraries in Slovenia Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport National Council for Libraries Activities Slovenian Library Association Section for Public Libraries Institute of Information Science – IZUM Slovenian Public Bibliographic Catalogue = 60 Public Libraries = 10 Main Regional Libraries Source:

Digital Library and Public Libraries Slovenian Digital Collections Kamra: Cultural Heritage of Slovenian Regions Digital Library of Slovenia – dLib.si * 30% of included digitised materials contributed by PL

Providing support and services (National and University Library) Education / Training o Digitisation in Libraries (Workshops as part of Permanent Education Programm for Librarians) o Authors Rights in Digital Environment (Expert Seminar) o Individual (onsite) Councling for Libraries (metadata, selecting trusted digitisation companies – Public tender) o Trainings for effective use of Digital Libraries on librarys location Professional Guidelines o Guidelines for digitization of Library Materials o Agreements ICT Support o Online publishing of digitised materials o Usage Reports Admin o Mini-Searchbox

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Consortium COSEC and Public Libraries Most commonly subscribed Databases in Slovenian Public Libraries Main Benefits of working with Consortium COSEC – International: Partner of Consortium EIFL – National: National and University Library; Coordinator for Public Libraries Special Tasks (NUL); Slovenian Library Association; Ministry – Acquisition Consortia - Consortium Discounts – Centralised administration and Constium management (negotiation process, agreements, trial set-up...) – IT support = NUL provides remote access support for 8 Regional Libraries (2011)

Practical Examples Trainings / Presentation for librarians and users on location o Project: Growing up with eResources ©Marzena Giers-Fidler ©Melita Ambrožič Promotional Activities o Video tutorials o Promotional Materials

Main Challenges Language! English!! low usage Information Illiteracy : Googled Instant Knowledge Sustainable Financial Support o Reality: In 2012 all Public Libraries received 30 % less funds from Municipalities/Ministry o Solutions: Centralised Support NUK o Expectations: 2013?

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION! Looking forward to your questions and thoughts! Katja Rapuš National and University Library, Slovenia