30 May 2007LiDA Consortia culture: financial and organizational acquisition models in the academic libraries – example of European library consortia Alisa Martek, Croatian Geological Survey Sonja Avalon, National and University Library Zagreb Vesna Golubović, National and University Library Zagreb

30 May 2007LiDA Presenation layout Introduction Types of consortia Library consortia models in Europe Example of consortia in Croatia International and regional consortia associations Conclusion

30 May 2007LiDA Introduction Associating libraries in consortia Task: rationalization of library activities through coordination of e-resources acquisition Definition: A library consortium is a group of two or more libraries that have agreed to cooperate with each other in order to fulfill certain similar needs, usually resource sharing.

30 May 2007LiDA Types of consortia (Hirshon, 2001) Decentralized –Loosely affiliated –No formal organisation (volunteers) –No staff –Small benefits Centralized –Tightly affiliated –Govt. agency or incorporated –Permanent staff –Large benefits Central organization Tightly knit federations Loose federations

30 May 2007LiDA Library consortia models in Europe Giordano (2004) analyzed library consortium models in Europe. 3 basic models with respect to financing: –national centralized model –national decentralized model –regional model

30 May 2007LiDA National centralized model This model is based on the central role of the national library (or central library authority), which organizes the shared management of electronic resources in the context of a national strategy or long-term project in which the management of electronic licences is one component. The funding model is based on centralized funding from the Ministry of Education and consortium members’ own funding. Examples: –FinELib (Finland) –BIBSAM (Sweden) –HEAL-Link (Greece) – only centralized funding and strong support from EU funds

30 May 2007LiDA National decentralized model The sphere of action for this model is the acquisition and management of electronic licences in a university context. Generally the programme originates in a national perspective, but does not necessarily form part of a specific project or broader strategic design linked with other national digital projects or initiatives. Example: COUPERIN (France)

30 May 2007LiDA Regional model Regional model is a form of cooperation structured in a regional context, namely a territorial area corresponding to federal or decentralized systems. One of the features of this model is that its funding sources come exclusively or principally from the decentralized level. Since libraries cooperate regionally it is an example of regional consortia. Examples: –3 Spanish consortia: CBUC – Consorci de Biblioteques Universitàries de Catalunya, Consortio Madroño and Consortio de Bibliotecas Universitarias de Andalucia –4 Italian consortia CIBER- Coordinamento Interuniversitario Basi dati e Editoria in Rete, CILEA – Supercomputing Applications Consortia, CIPE – Coordinamento Italiano Periodici Elettronici and SBBL – a regional based and subject consortia of medical schools and hospitals in Lombardy

30 May 2007LiDA Other European countries In many countries there are more than one consortial model the United Kingdom where there are a variety of different types of library consortia ranging from regional consortia, to specialist subject based consortia, to national consortia that focus on electronic library resources –NoWAL – North West Academic Libraries – traditional regional consortium –CHILL – Consortium of Health Independent Libraries in London – subject based consortia –CURL – Consortium of Research Libraries –JISC – Joint Information Systems Committee

30 May 2007LiDA Slovenia and Serbia COSEC – Consortium of Slovenian Electronic Collections KoBSON – Consortium of Serbian libraries Both members of eIFL.net

30 May 2007LiDA Example of consortia in Croatia eIFL project of Open Society Institute Committee for Acquisition of the Ministry of Science and Technology – –3 year licence with major publishers (Elsevier Science, Springer Verlag and J. Wiley and Sons). Center for Online Databases –Biomedical consortium National University Library in Zagreb –subject based consortium CALC – Croatian Academic Libraries Consortia –Ofiice with full-time employee(s) dedicated to serials acquisition and licencing –Stronger influence of librarians when deciding upon new e-resources and continuation –Cooperation with Center for Online Databases honouring their tradition and work done in licencing databases

30 May 2007LiDA International and regional consortia associations ICOLC – The International Coalition of Library Consortia eIFL.net NORDINFO – Nordic Council for Scientific Information SELL – Southern European Libraries Link GASCO – German-Austrian-Swiss Library Consortia Organization

30 May 2007LiDA Conclusion Croatia is one of the few European countries that doesn't have formal national consortium established The implementation of a new and highly productive library software Voyager –better cooperation –union catalogue International cooperation is very important –HEAL-Link is inspired by the OhioLink –Nordic coordination being the role model for the SELL – Southern European Libraries Link –ICOLC

30 May 2007LiDA Thank you! Any questions?