Issues in Electronic Delivery of Articles Jean L. Cooper University of Virginia
Requirements for Web Delivery Web server & memory for storage of documents Digital scanner/copier (b/w & color) Central account for borrowing library Possibly Adobe Acrobat software
Identifying & finding journals available in full-text Are electronic journals identified in online catalog or other resource? What impact does this have on the workload? How do you make it easy for your employees to find the electronic materials?
Technical issues Format of the file (.TIF or.PDF or ?) Delivery by or web server? Length of time the file will remain on server (copyright and space issues)
Copyright & licensing issues Does the license agreement allow article to be loaned? Are there restrictions on permission to loan? How do you determine licensing status in day to day use?
How other libraries feel about receiving Web delivery YES Government agencies, large private businesses, small colleges and universities, some public libraries Temporary Ariel problems NO Some public libraries, small businesses Large universities, research institutions
Deliveries of Articles to Other Libraries FY2004FY2005 Electronic Deliveries 14,01014,879 Print Deliveries 1, Total Article Deliveries 15,13915,455
Ariel and Web Deliveries to Other Libraries
Lending via Web Delivery to Virginia & Other Libraries - FY2005