CONCERT: Status Report 石美玉 (Mei-yuh Shih ) 科學技術資料中心國外資源組 International Resources Division, STIC Oct. 3-4, 2000

2000/10/032 CONCERT CONsortium on Core Electronic Resources in Taiwan Debuted in September 1998

2000/10/033 What to Be Briefed... zRole zGovernance zFunding zMembers zSelection zE-resources zTraining zUsage zUser Aid zExpectations

2000/10/034 CONCERT’s Role zProvide Electronic Resources for Members via Collective Purchasing yConsortium & National License zResource Sharing yManpower & Hardware/Software Cost  Training

2000/10/035 Governance National Science Council Ministry of Education Advisory Committee STIC Director General MOE Project Manager Selecting, Licensing Training, Promotion Technical Enhancement Project Administration

2000/10/036 Funding zMinistry of Education zNational Science Council zMembers’ Own Source

2000/10/037 Our Members z59 Public & Private Universities z74 Public & Private Colleges z22 Public & Private Junior Colleges z15 R&D Institutes Total 170 members

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9 Collaboration with Members zNational Chiao-tung University (NCTU) yTechnical Consultants to CONCERT yHost CSA, EiVillage, OVID, WOS Local Sites yDevelop Union List for E-Journals zAcademia Sinica yHost the SDOS Local Site

2000/10/0310 Selection - Criteria zHighly Demanded zQuality Electronic Product zPriority to Multi-disciplinary zBalance in Subjects zFavorable Consortial Price

2000/10/0311 Selection - Referrals zNeeds from Members zAnnual Questionnaire Demanding List zRecommendation from MOE/NSC Committee zResearch Reports on Domestic Needs zResources Acquired by the ICOLC Consortia

2000/10/0312 Selection - Licensing Timetable

2000/10/0313 E-resources: Licensed in 1999 zEBSCOhost  zEiVillage * ( 21 ) zIDEAL ( 62) zIEL Online ( 21) * host local site in Taiwan  national academic license zOCLC FirstSearch  zSDOS ( 37) zSwetNet  zWeb of Science * ( 5 )

2000/10/0314 E-resources: Licensed in 2000 zCSA IDS * (34) zEBSCOhost (37) zEiVillage* (38) zGaleNet (16) zGrolier Online  zIDEAL (61) zIEL Online (29) zLINK  zOCLC FirstSearch  zOvid * (44) zProQuest (73); PQDD  zSDOS * (52) zSwetsnetNavigator  zWeb of Science* (15) * host local site in Taiwan  national academic license

2000/10/0315 Distribution of Members‘ Subscription

2000/10/0316 What W ill be E-resources in 2001? zReview the old 14 ones zEvaluate New Ones zFinal Decision Made by MOE/NSC Committee

2000/10/0317 Training Channels zRelease News on Internet zFeature Web Page for Each E-resource zSet Up Discussion Forum zConduct Site or District Training Sessions zOrganize Annual Meeting zPass Messages via s

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2000/10/0320 Training in 1999 Sessions 46 Attendants 982 The number does not include those conducted by members themselves.

2000/10/0321 Training in 2000 Sessions 87 (as of Sept. 4, 2000) Attendants 1,635 The number does not include those conducted by members themselves.

2000/10/0322 Training in 2001 Large Room for Improvement zMore participation from Members? zMembers Conduct on Their Own?

2000/10/0323 Usage

2000/10/0324 User Aid/Value-Added Service - New in 2000 zNews Release zChinese Version of User Manual zChinese Version of Licensing Agreement zAvailability of Remote Access (ID/PW) zLink to Web OPACs zLink A&I Database to E-Journal

2000/10/0325 User Aid/Value-Added Service - New in 2001 zUnion Catalogue of Electronic Journals in Taiwan zDevelop UniSearch Interface zMore Links...

2000/10/0326 Expectation from Members 1. Remote Access (ID/PW) to Licensed E-resources  2. Union List of E-Journals (available Nov. 2000)  3. Free Trial for New Members and/or New Resources  4. Smooth Transmission of Data  5. One Interface for All Available Products  6. Links to Web OPACs & Full Text  7. National Academic License More Databases  8. Pay-per-View Pricing Model  9. Interlibray Loan (ILL) Service  10. Provision of MARC Format   moving towards the expectation ;  not yet

2000/10/0327 Expectations of Members zMore Participation … yEvaluate/Review Licensed E-resources yRecommend New E-resources yPromote Legal Use of E-resources  Share Experiences with Other Members

2000/10/0328 Expectation of Information Providers zMore Value-Added Services zAllow Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Service zProvide Flexible Pricing Model zSolve Data Transmission Issue

2000/10/0329 Our Heartfelt Thanks zMinistry of Education zConsultants from Committees zInformation Providers from Abroad zLocal Representative Agents zCONCERT Members

2000/10/0330 See You All Next Year!