1. Increasing the discovery and use of e-resources in university libraries By Dr M Ishwara Bhat Librarian Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani (Rajasthan) PIN 333031 Email : ibhat@bits-pilani.ac.in

2. An inconvenient truth : Use of e-resources is very much less than what we expect BITS example Duke University study OCLC Study on Perception of libraries Pew Internet and American Life Project

3. E-resources are expensive IEEE download : Rs 95 per article CRC & Springer e-book : $ 30 per book year Average license fee for an e-journal (As per Indest prices 2009) ASCE Journal : Rs 5852 per journal Emerald : Rs 1939 per journal ASME : Rs 6556 per journal Elsevier (Engg) : Rs 4743 per journal

4. Prime reasons for low usage Low awareness of e-resources Too much information; ‘Googling’ effect Lack of good infrastructure

5. Good infrastructure Campus LAN Wi-Fi in the library Bandwidth Leased line VPN Quality of PC Maintenace and upkeep Helpline

6. Access control User ID/Password IP authentication Athens (UK) Internal Marketing to staff

7. Good library website Make it simple to use Provide a link from the university homepage Make the e-resources visible Provide subject guides Provide facility for online registration Promote the library website

8. Traditional methods of promotion List of journals on the library website/OPAC Integrate e-book records into library OPAC Subject guides on the library website Banners, posters, brochures, bookmarks Posters in the physical library Book dummies in the stack area

9. Library newsletters In house magazines brought out by student bodies Distribute research articles pulled out from online databases Encourage users to review databases

10. Face to face interactions Visits to departments Subject training programs As a part of Institute’s events User meets Competitions Launches Stalls and road shows Training sessions, Workshops Promotional workshops by vendors

11. Promotion through the web/Intranet Emails – global E-mails – targeted Screen messages Online tutorials Table of contents RSS Feeds Wikis Blogs Facebook

12. Measuring the effectiveness of promotional programs Usage statistics Surveys Open Houses Feedback from the staff

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24. Thank You Email : ibhat@bits-pilani.ac.in View of BITS-Pilani Library