Colleagues,
I would like to solicit your views on the funding models of electronic
resources purchases.
As you are aware that there is no standard funding model for electronic
resources yet. I understand that money is transferred either from
recurrent or non-recurrent funds or sometimes from special pots on adhoc
basis. I feel current mechanisms are inadequate and inappropriate to
cope with electronic resources purchases. They cause quite few problems
such as convincing academic colleagues to cancel print subscriptions.
Secondly, data collection for SCONUL returns particularly for electronic
resources becomes time consuming, difficult and haphazard.
I would like to know if any one has come up with any solution to address
the above issues.
I would like to think that it would be much easier to maintain and
collect financial data if we were to split the library material budget
right at the start into 3 heads i.e. print books, print journals and
electronic resources. But that raises another issue that what % goes to
e-resources. PURCEL report 2000 mentioned that libraries spend 16% on
average on electronic resources. However, there has been a rapid growth
in electronic resources over the last four years. I am sure the current
figure should be higher than 16%.
Your views would be most welcomed on the above issue.
I would be happy to produce a summary of all the responses received.
Gurdish
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Mrs Gurdish Sandhu
Collections Development Manager
Information Services Division
University of Salford
Adelphi Campus
Peru Street
Salford M3 6EQ
Tel: 0161 295 6222
FAX: 0161 295 6189
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