Hi
you might be interested in looking at a the report of a JISC-funded project
I led called PURCEL a few years ago. The report is at the following url
http://www.library.sunderland.ac.uk/library-services/research-projects/purcel/purcel_final_report.pdf/view
(Exec summary at start)
Stuart Halliday
Gurdish Sandhu wrote:
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> I would like to solicit your views on the funding models of electronic
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> 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.
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> Secondly, data collection for SCONUL returns particularly for electronic
> resources becomes time consuming, difficult and haphazard.
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> I would like to know if any one has come up with any solution to address
> the above issues.
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> 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%.
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> Your views would be most welcomed on the above issue.
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> I would be happy to produce a summary of all the responses received.
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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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