E-Resource Use and the Role of the University Library.ppt

E-Resource Use and the Role of the University Library Objectives Review the factors that affect and determine the use of e-resources Explain the part played by the university library in enabling effective and sustainable use Objectives (continued) Indicate constraints under which libraries work Suggest ways that academics and administrators can assist the library Issues in E-Resource Use Technology Costs Management Training Content Medium Technology essentials Dedicated Internet connection with sufficient bandwidth Campus backbone, LAN, WAN, and peripheral hardware, e.g. printers Computer workstations Appropriate software Support - maintenance, trouble shooting Costs Capital (infrastructure) investment: network, bandwidth, hardware (computers, printers, etc.), software Maintenance: insurance, repair, depreciation, replacement, updating Staff salaries Training: staff and students Consumables: journals, databases, document delivery, paper, ink cartridges Examples of costs Bandwidth: Makerere: $22,000 p.m. for 1.5Mbps/768Kbps Univ. Ghana: $10,000 p.m. for 1Mbps/512Kbps Infrastructure Set up an IT network: $75 per student Maintain an IT network: $50 per student p.a. ? Computer Initial purchase price of a Windows Computer is 20% of total cost of ownership over five years Examples of costs (continued) Journal subscriptions Average per title in 2003: Social Sciences $758 Science $1,134 Medicine $661 Big deals (2004) Blackwells Synergy: 670 titles $630,000 Springer (Kluwer): 1,200 titles $840,601 Wiley: 520 titles $654,000 Management Selection and purchase variety of publishers and aggregators different delivery options annual subscriptions Legal implications licences and copyright Organization of information guides to relevant resources archiving evaluation of use Training Users need to: know how to use a PC how to search for and find information resources be aware of resources that are available Different users have different needs: aca