Aggregation Services & Library Consortia N V Sathyanarayana Informatics (India) Limited, Bangalore, India.

Which is the Oldest Aggregation Service? LIBRARY

Aggregation Book is an aggregation of author’s idea Journal is an edited aggregation of articles representing ideas from several authors in a discipline or a special topic. Database is a compiled aggregation of multiple sources of information, presented in a common format & a common interface Library is a full-text aggregator of content they buy and catalog Internet is the largest public aggregator of freely available content

USER SEARCH Metadata Aggregation FETCH ARTICLES Full-Text Aggregation Library Document Delivery Agency Pre-Internet Access Model Online Offline

USER SEARCH Metadata Aggregation FETCH ARTICLES Full-Text Aggregation Library Document Delivery Agency Post-Internet – Seamless Access Online Offline Publisher Aggregator

Single Point Access. Searchability Common display format Content aggregation process is like developing a road map to content. –A map is as good as its index Bibliographic aggregation is a compilation value that provides searchability Full-text aggregation de-brands the content and makes it publisher-neutral at the point of searching Value of Aggregation

Content Metadata Tools & Technology Aggregation Levels Indian Consortia need to move forward beyond content level

Federated Search Engines –Webfeat, Muse Global Link Resolvers –SFX, 1-Kate, LinkSolver Common usage tracking model –Athens Post Search Aggregation –Reference Manager, EndNote, OAI-PMH for metadata harvesting Tools & Technology

Full-Text Content Aggregators Ovid ProQuest Factiva Ebsco J -Stor IEL MedKnow Metadata Aggregators A&I Services (INSPEC, CA, etc.) Portals (like J- Gate) Hosting Services Dialog STN Web of Knowledge Internet Search Engines AOL Google Yahoo Microsoft Aggregators … of different breed

Content Aggregation Market AOL Google Yahoo MSN Dialog The Rest ProQuest Factiva LexisNexis

Flexible Access & Business Model –Subject Bundles –Pick & Choose –Access Only Model –Third-party Archiving Access to smaller publishers’ content Better software tools for search & navigation Cost Advantage Content Aggregators & Library Consortia

Consortia Pricing Model

Publishers’ Licensing Restrictions –Embargo –Media restrictions –Contract cancellations Managing Librarian’s wish list –At software level – Great! –At content level, a mixed bag!! Publisher as competitive threat Problem Areas

Content Usage Behavior Publisher concerns & Restrictions Pricing Models E-Books VS E-Journals Aggregators are needed more for the Books than for the Journals

Library Consortia should take a serious look at aggregation at metadata and technology and level Aggregation model is well in tune with library’s publisher-neutral positioning. Aggregation is a mixed bag. Conclusion

Can Library Consortia evolve itself as an aggregator? Challenge