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SHEDL
Scottish Higher Education
Digital Library
Liz Stevenson & Tony Kidd
UKSG Conference, April 2010
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Context
Scottish HE tradition of co-operation Manageable size Separate funding arrangements Competitive concerns Research Pools Examples of other consortia
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History
Previous attempts to implement ‘Scotland-wide’ access too ambitious Cross-sectoral funding
Continuing concerns over patchy access Investigative funding from Principals of
Glasgow/Edinburgh Universities
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Investigative Study
May-October 2007 SCURL sponsored – Scottish Confederation of University and
Research Libraries John Cox Associates Ltd Interviews
Libraries University administrators/Universities Scotland Academics/Research Pools Stakeholders – Scottish Funding Council/JISC etc
Report launched Oct 2007 SCURL website: scurl.ac.uk
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Relationship with JISC Collections/NESLi2
Strong consensus that SHEDL should work within JISC Collections framework
SFC and Principals expect SHEDL to co-exist with and complement JISC
But wish to fill in gaps, to move away from ‘opt-in’ arrangements, to ensure overall access for Research Pools
Plus possibility of wider range of deals (recognising NESLi2’s current work with ‘small/medium publishers’)
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Structure & governance
SCURL SHEDL Steering Group
Interest groups SHEDL Working Group
Buy-in from all 19 HEIs Procurement – APUC
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Practical aspects…
Publishers Practical work Benefits Costs Process Impact
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Phase 1
Steering Group & Working Group – collaborative working
Initial agreement to work with 3 publishers, covering a wide range of subjects
Agreements for 2009-2011 with: American Chemical Society Cambridge University Press Springer
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Costs
Costs are fixed at the start of the contract, with agreed annual price caps
SHEDL institutions continue to fund their own subscriptions, and do not expect to pay more than before
Option to buy print at ddp Reduced overheads – single payment and
early payment where possible
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Process
Verification of holdings and expenditure with each publisher
Confirmation of contract entitlement Licence agreement, based on JISC Model
Licence Local consultation on print retention Adjustments to holdings – link resolvers &
opacs Monitoring of usage – locally and centrally
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Phase 2
Consultation across all 19 HEI’s 40 nominations 6 publishers approached, following consultation with
JISC 3 new publisher agreements for 2010-2012
Berg Edinburgh University Press Oxford University Press
Portico licensed across SHEDL
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Phase 3 – in progress
Consultation process completed 46 nominations 7 publishers identified for 2011 Institutions providing details of expenditure
and holdings Negotiation process underway
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Benefits – HEI’s
Institutional buy-in and support Shift to e-only Single payment Proof of concept
widening access, increased availability of content, increased usage, efficiency gains
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Benefits - Publishers
Reduced overheads – single point of contact for administration and invoicing
Wider dissemination of content Improved compliance Encourages adoption of e-only
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Impact – the users
More content, accessible at the point of need 1800+ titles available Increase in usage across all Phase 1
publishers, and across all institutions Usage increased by 41% from 2008 to 2009 Analysis shows that previously non-
subscribed titles are being used
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Issues
Impact on intermediaries and consortial purchasing agreements
Impact on institutional workflows Monitoring – within and across institutions,
changing patterns of use Resource Discovery and findability User expectations are raised – sustainability Budgets – impacts on collection management
decisions
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Evaluation
RIN – Evaluation of the impact of SHEDL John Cox Associates Usage data Interviews – academics/librarians Reporting July 2010
JISC Collections – Bloc payment mechanisms Cost redistribution criteria Albert Prior/John Cox Experience elsewhere/modelling Reporting June 2010
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Formats
E-journals so far, plus Portico E-books Databases/full-text Backfiles
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Sectors
National Library of Scotland Portico
National Health Service Current discussions
Further Education Scottish Funding Council includes both HE and FE
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Funding
Scalability/viability? UK countries/regions ‘Journals as infrastructure’ Top-slicing – current climate??
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Questions/Discussion
Tony Kidd [email protected]
Liz Stevenson [email protected]
Kidd, T. Collaboration in electronic resource provision in university libraries: SHEDL, a Scottish case study. New Review of Academic Librarianship, 15 (1), 2009, pp 97-119