E-resources

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E-resources

• Rob Walls
• Libraries Australia
• Database Services

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E-resource survey 2000

• 80 provide access via library web pages
• 70 provide access via library catalogue
• 50 selectively report holdings to the NBD
• 44 do not provide document supply from any
  electronic collection
• 37 provide document supply when permitted by
  licence agreements

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E-resource survey 2005

• 98 provide access via library catalogue
• 41 selectively report holdings to the NBD
• Reasons for non-contribution
• 54 said catalogue access is sufficient
• 46 said licencing restrictions placed on
  document supply
• 28 said other reasons including workload in
  maintaining NBD holdings/URLS dont want ILL
  requests
• 64 include advice on resource access
  restrictions in their records/holdings

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E-resource survey 2005 (2)

• 90 provide onsite access for library patrons
• 80 provide remote access for library patrons
• 35 provide walk-in onsite access
• 17 provide document supply

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E-resource issues

• Need to increase contribution of bibliographic
  records and holdings to NBD
• Accurate holdings including indication of
  availability for resource sharing
• Aim to include document delivery rights in
  e-resource licences

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Libraries Australia

• Create data sets for Australian e-collections
• Acquisition of metadata from Serial Solutions
• Holdings guidelines
• EAG to review and update the Guidelines for
  cataloguing electronic resources

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