Stimulate 4 Stimulate 4 E-information at the UA Anke Jacobs - UA - Campus Drie Eiken 27 October 2004

E-info in general Storage place needed is growing  E-info available online, no physical storage needed Only one person can borrow a book  E-info, more simultaneous users Library has got closing hours  E-info available 7/7 24/24 any time, any place Establishing results and communicating them through a journal article takes very long  Electronic publishing goes faster – article in press Stimulate 4

E-info in general Stimulate 4 Paper libraryHybrid libraryDigital library ??? time

E-info at the UA E-journals Individual journals Packages by publisher Packages by supplier Databases (secondary, full text) Stimulate 4

E-info at the UA Request Conditions Order Activation – Installation Visibility for the end-user Training Stimulate 4

Request On the request of an UA member Advertisement Sales representatives Stimulate 4

Conditions – License IP authentication Availability for all UA members Pricing Consortia Stimulate 4

Order Check with library advisor Key figure for library matters for a specific faculty Order from our journal agent Swets Information Services Intermediary who manages all our subscriptions One invoice, for all our subscriptions DataSwetsConnect Stimulate 4

Activation Confirmation from the publisher, through our journal agent. Activation of access Installation of databases on the UA network Stimulate 4

Visibility One stop shop Website Library catalogue Stimulate 4

Training Library introductions for new students Training on demand for specific databases Training for library staff Quick reference cards Stimulate 4

To conclude User has to be the first and most important concern of the librarian KIS-principle (Keep it Simple) User becomes very demanding Stimulate 4

Questions? Stimulate 4