1. Stimulate Stimulate Electronic information at the University of Antwerp Anke Jacobs - UA - Campus Drie Eiken 3 August 2005

2. Facts & figures 1.350.000 books and journals (in paper) Collection of 2.000.000 volumes > 10.000 online journals Ca. 150 databases  Still growing Stimulate http://lib.ua.ac.be

3. 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 http://lib.ua.ac.be

4. E-info in general Stimulate http://lib.ua.ac.be Paper libraryHybrid libraryDigital library ??? time

5. E-info at the UA E-journals Individual journals Packages by publisher Packages by supplier E-books Databases (secondary, full text) Stimulate http://lib.ua.ac.be

6. E-info at the UA Request Conditions Order Activation – Installation Visibility for the end-user Training Stimulate http://lib.ua.ac.be

7. Request On the request of an UA member Advertisement Sales representatives Consortium Stimulate http://lib.ua.ac.be

8. Conditions – License IP authentication 143.169.12.38 Availability for all UA members Pricing Consortia Stimulate http://lib.ua.ac.be

9. Order Check with library advisor Key figure for library matters for a specific faculty Order via journal agent Swets Information Services Intermediary who manages all our subscriptions 1 invoice, for all our subscriptions DataSwetsConnect Stimulate http://lib.ua.ac.be

11. Activation Confirmation from the publisher, through our journal agent. Activation of access Installation of databases on the UA network Stimulate http://lib.ua.ac.be

17. Visibility One stop shop Website Library catalogue Stimulate http://lib.ua.ac.be

18. http://lib.ua.ac.be

27. Training Library introductions for new students Training on demand for specific databases Training for library staff Quick reference cards Stimulate http://lib.ua.ac.be

28. 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 http://lib.ua.ac.be

29. Questions? Stimulate http://lib.ua.ac.be ? Anke.jacobs@ua.ac.be