seminar kebangsaan sumber elektronik di malaysia : 5-7 dis 2012
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Seminar Kebangsaan Sumber Elektronik di Malaysia : 5-7 Dis 2012. 12 years of MOLEC : MOLEC dalam masa 12 tahun Nor Edzan Haji Che Nasir. Consortium. Library consortium/consortia – has been around since the 1960s - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Seminar Kebangsaan Sumber Elektronik di Malaysia : 5-7 Dis 201212 years of MOLEC : MOLEC dalam masa 12 tahunNor Edzan Haji Che Nasir
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Consortium• Library consortium/consortia – has been around
since the 1960s
• Now – library consortium/consortia centers around electronic information sources
• Academic libraries– Users - demand access to a wider spectrum of information
sources– Budget – either shrinking or static– Information sources – migration to digital, faster access,
increasing cost
• Defining consortium– A collectivity of any group of libraries towards a
common goal ~ Prakash, 2005.– Two or more institutions or organisations that have
formally agreed to cooperate or consolidate certain functions to achieve mutual objectives ~ Moorthy, 2009.
– The collaborative acquisition of access rights to electronic databases and journals ~ Varaprasad and Madhusudhan, 2010.
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Consortium• Primary aim of a consortium –achieve as a group
what a member cannot achieve individually
• Involves homogenous institutions with a common focus
• Formation can be local, regional, functional or subject based
• Types – Open consortium, Closed consortium, Centrally-
funded, Shared budget, Publishers’ initiative, National consortium, International consortium
• Management of a consortium – the presence of a committee that links consortium members to vendors/ publishers and deals with financial and legal aspects
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Consortia in Asia Pacific• Involving academic libraries + electronic content
licensing + participating consortia in ICOLC :
– Australia – CAUL (Council of Australian University Libraries)
– India – UGCINFONETDLC - UGCINFONET Digital Library Consortium
– Japan – JUSTICE - Japan Alliance of University Library Consortia for E-Resources
– Korea – KESLI - Korean Electronic Site License Initiative
– New Zealand – EPIC - Electronic Purchasing In Collaboration
– Taiwan – CONCERT - CONsortium on Core Electronic Resources in Taiwan
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MALAYSIA• The National Library & academic libraries – have
been sharing resources since the 1960s – NUC, ILL, DDS, library usage
• PERPUN - Persidangan Perpustakaan Universiti dan Negara
• Now - consortium looking after commercial databases
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MOLEC• JKK PDK (Jawatankuasa Kecil Pangkalan Data
Komersil = Commercial Database Sub Committee) set up in 2000 under PERDANA (Sistem Perpustakaan Digital Negara = National Digital Library System)
• Main function – coordinates pricing of commercial databases since there were obvious differences in pricing of commercial databases offered by publishers/vendors to academic libraries
• 1st meeting – 21 March 2000 held at Tun Seri Lanang Library, UKM in Bangi
• 12 public and private university libraries
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MOLEC• Changed name to JKPDK (Jawatankuasa
Pangkalan Data Komersil = Commercial Database Committee)
• Changed name again in 2010 – Malaysian OnLine E-Resources Consortium = MOLEC– National Library, 20 public university libraries, 5
GLC university libraries, 6 government/non government agency libraries = 32
– Current Chair & Secretariat = UM Library
• Objective of the consortium – Establishes the concept of resource sharing of
commercial databases– Subscribes to commercial databases as a
consortium
• Scope – all commercial databases
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Why a consortium?• Shrinking/static budget
• Increasing number of journals
• Increasing cost of journals
• Increasing demand from users for more resources
• Research-based universities – access to more sources to support their research activities
• Requirements set by publishers/vendors
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What do we do?• Identify, study, evaluate & manage negotiations
for subscription to commercial databases
• Identify ways to address various Government policies & regulations with regards to subscription of non-Malaysian commercial databases
• Source for funds from MOHE
• Conduct workshops/courses/seminars – sharing of experiences & ideas
• Invite publishers/vendors for product presentations
• Meet once every two months or when necessary
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12 years of MOLEC• Developed the Garis Panduan Perolehan Sumber
Maklumat Elektronik = Guidelines for the Acquisition of Electronic Information Sources
• Obtained funding from MOHE for subscription to online databases and one time purchase of electronic books– 2010 to 2012 : ProQuest Dissertation & Thesis Fulltext
• Bernama Library & Infolink Service (BLIS)• Scopus• EBSCO Academic Source Premier and Business Source
Complete • IEEE• NetLibrary EBooks
– 2013 to 2015 : have applied
• Every member has to provide a listing of all their subscribed databases & all freely available databases & e-journals on their website
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12 years of MOLEC• Workshops and documentation usage,
negotiation skills, ROI, evaluation of vendors
• Maintains – MyULIS (Malaysian Union List of Serials)– Master List of Commercial Databases– Master List of Backfiles/Archives
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Future plans?• Register as a participating consortia in ICOLC
• Increase membership especially from private higher education institutions to strengthen the consortium
• Collective negotiations with publishers to curb spiraling price increases
• Explore other existing electronic resources consortia to benchmark for best practices
• Develop new consortial models incorporating new pricing models and licensing practices
• Formation of a national consortium with government funding for country wide access to electronic resources
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ReferencesFrancis, A.T. 2005. Library consortia model for
country wide access of electronic journals and databases. Int Conf on Multilingual Computing and Information Management in Networked Digital Environment, 2-4 February 2005.
International Coalition of Library Consortia. 2010. ICOLC. http://www.icolc.net
Moorthy, A.L. 2009. DRDO e-journals consortium. Journal of Library & Information Technology, 29(5), 18-23.
Ossai, N.B. 2010. Consortia building among libraries in Africa, and the Nigerian experience. Collaborative Librarianship, 2(2) : 74-85.
Parkash, A. J. 2005. Role of e-journals consortium in 21st century. 3rd Convention Planner, 10-11 November 2005.
Varaprasad, S.J.D. and S. Madhusudhan. 2010. E-journal consortium: is it a success story always? Journal of Library & Information Technology, 30(2), 92-96.