1. Managing Consortium Finances – the Case of CARLIGH Joel Sam jsam@csir- insti.org/egy28@yahoo.co.uk

2. Background Economic downturn from the 1980s to the early 1990s Inadequate financial, human and material resources Serious problems - access to and delivery of relevant information 1993 – ILLDD Section of IFLA discussion 1996 – Informal cooperative network (GILLDNET)

3. Background, cont. 2002 - access to online databases through INASP Resources were very useful - ‘life’ into the libraries GILLDNET informed DANIDA support to cease - 2004 Idea to establish a Consortium

4. Background, cont. Open to academic and research libraries Full and Affiliate members (40) Three tier governance structure Five Working Groups (Bibliographic services, ICT, Training and Human Resource Development, Advocacy and Marketing, E- Resources) – E-resources negotiations, training, advocates for increased funding

5. Financing (1) Seed money of $40,000 - National Council for Tertiary Education Annual membership fee Payment for e-Resources Levies – periodic Grants Workshops and Conferences Investment of funds – Fixed Deposit of Six Months/91-Day Treasury Bill

6. Financing (2) Formula for payment – – simple; equal payment irrespective of size and usage – 12 databases (Ebsco Host, Emerald, Wiley, Taylor and Francis, Sage, Credo) used by all consortium members – Total amount divided by the number of members Subscriptions for E-resources shared equally Annual membership fee – equiv. of $220

7. Challenges Late payment of e-resources by members Members required to pay between November and March For 2015 – 1 st Payment (25/11/14); Last Payment (14/09/15) Payment in local currency instead of US Dollars

8. Overcoming Challenges Investment of funds over the years Transparency in management of finances Reminders to head of institutions Publish list of members not in good standing (extreme case) Call for proposals