jisc collections 2011 conference and agm

JISC Collections 2011 Conference and AGMDirector’s Report, Lorraine Estelle

2010 – 2011 focus:

Sustainability of library resources

Keeping price rises to a minimum

Evidence based negotiations

Support of library directors

Results:

Communication

Understanding of requirements

Effective negotiations = good agreements

Over 100 libraries are now using the portal and most of the leading publishers are participating, by allowing JUSP to harvest usage statistics

http://jusp.mimas.ac.uk/

Creating a shared UK academic knowledge base service to support and transform the management of e-resources by the UK Academic Community

http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/KnowledgeBasePlus/

Addressing the practical problems for libraries and scholars arising from journal title transfer

New guide for society publishers includes recommendations and transfer checklist

http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/Reports

Society JournalPublishingTransferGuidelines to HelpAchieve a SuccessfulTransition

Briefing paper on access to e-resources at partner organisations:

- clarifying what is permitted - what is restricted - course of action if access is prohibited

http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/Reports/partnerorganisations/

Organisations Interviewed:Arts and Humanities Research CouncilBiotechnology and Biological Sciences ResearchCouncilBritish Heart FoundationEngineering and Physical Sciences Research CouncilEconomic and Social Research CouncilMedical Research CouncilNatural Environment Research CouncilScience and Technology Facilities CouncilThe Leverhulme TrustThe National Institute for Health ResearchThe Wellcome Trust

Brunel UniversityCardiff UniversityQueen Mary’s, University LondonUniversity of NewcastleUCLImperial CollegeUniversity of ManchesterUniversity of BirminghamUniversity of LeedsUniversity of NottinghamKing’s College LondonHull UniversityThe Royal Society of ChemistryWiley BlackwellThe Royal SocietyThe Society for EndocrinologySpringer

Open Access Fees and the Hybrid Journal

Interviews

Workshop with publishers, funders, librarians

Two reports:

http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/Reports/OA-Fees-Final-Report/

Over 3000 e-books Almost 400 colleges 18 million pages viewed 87 new colleges joined UK access management federation

If the e-book collection were to be replicated in print (one copy per title per collage), it would cost each college £115,322, a value of £44,860,258 when multiplied across the user community

http://fe.jiscebooks.org/

Next year

Exploring the challenges, risks and potential opportunities of open access to scholarly monographs in the humanities and social sciences

Funded by JISC and AHRC and partnering with:

• Palgrave Macmillan• Berg Publishing• Taylor & Francis• University of Wales Press• Liverpool University Press

http://oapen-uk.jiscebooks.org/

• Scholarly Journal Return on Investment Study •New e-book agreements & more e-books for the FE collection

•E-books for ACL and WBL•E-books on mobile devices •UK Access Management Federation (in partnership with EDINA)

The sustainability of libraries, and achieving the very best deals we can for our members, will as always, remain our highest priority

How do we manage this?

Thank you!