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An idea born out of an idealAn idea born out of an ideal

An Open Society Institute project An Open Society Institute project for transition in developing countriesfor transition in developing countries

One Aim of an Open SocietyOne Aim of an Open Society One Aim of an Open SocietyOne Aim of an Open Society

• To level the Educational and Research To level the Educational and Research Playing Field for transition & developing Playing Field for transition & developing countriescountries

• eeIFLIFL contributes to this goal by contributes to this goal by providing broader access to electronic providing broader access to electronic information at affordable pricesinformation at affordable prices

Two Assumptions re: OperationTwo Assumptions re: OperationTwo Assumptions re: OperationTwo Assumptions re: Operation

• Application of the principle of marginal Application of the principle of marginal costing to widespread access of digital costing to widespread access of digital materials; thereby opening the gates to materials; thereby opening the gates to much needed information to poorer much needed information to poorer parts of the worldparts of the world

• Consortial purchasing power of many Consortial purchasing power of many libraries leads to affordable and libraries leads to affordable and sustainable access to electronic sustainable access to electronic informationinformation

The ResultsThe ResultsThe ResultsThe Results

• Over 5,500 journals in the Social Sciences, Over 5,500 journals in the Social Sciences, Humanities and Business available onlineHumanities and Business available online

• Subset available on CD ROMs where internet Subset available on CD ROMs where internet access is still restricted access is still restricted

• Medline also available through Medline also available through eeIFL IFL • Currently testing 2,300 S&T journalsCurrently testing 2,300 S&T journals• Russian language journals onlineRussian language journals online• Nearly 2,500 libraries participating in 40 Nearly 2,500 libraries participating in 40

countriescountries

eeIFLIFL HistoryHistoryeeIFLIFL HistoryHistory

• April 1999:April 1999: invitation to tender for invitation to tender for provision of electronic journals in Social provision of electronic journals in Social Sciences & Humanities to countries in Sciences & Humanities to countries in OSI/Soros foundations networkOSI/Soros foundations network

• 1999:1999: contract with EBSCO Publishing contract with EBSCO Publishing

• 2000:2000: consolidation of registration, consolidation of registration, accessaccess

eeIFLIFL HistoryHistoryeeIFLIFL HistoryHistory

• 2001/2002:2001/2002: S&T tender and free trials S&T tender and free trials

• 2002:2002: building of global multi-country building of global multi-country consortium of librariesconsortium of libraries

• 2002:2002: beginnings of geographical beginnings of geographical expansion (West Africa, South/East expansion (West Africa, South/East Asia)Asia)

GlobalGlobal eeIFLIFL Family of CountriesFamily of CountriesGlobalGlobal eeIFLIFL Family of CountriesFamily of Countries

• 27 countries in Central & Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia and Mongolia

• 10 Southern African countries

• Nigeria

• Guatemala and Haiti

InstitutionsInstitutionsInstitutionsInstitutions

• Eligible participants:Eligible participants: academic, research, national, public, & academic, research, national, public, & parliamentary librariesparliamentary libraries

• NGOs that provide public access on a NGOs that provide public access on a not-for-profit basisnot-for-profit basis

• Nearly 2,500 libraries registeredNearly 2,500 libraries registered

Licensing ModelLicensing ModelLicensing ModelLicensing Model

• To date To date eeIFLIFL has operated on the basis has operated on the basis of country-wide site licensesof country-wide site licenses

• In the future In the future eeIFLIFL will adopt a more will adopt a more differentiated approach to licensingdifferentiated approach to licensing

Funding ModelsFunding ModelsFunding ModelsFunding Models

• Central funding by governments Central funding by governments (Czech Republic, Croatia, Estonia, (Czech Republic, Croatia, Estonia, Slovenia, Serbia)Slovenia, Serbia)

• Subscription covered by participating Subscription covered by participating libraries (Belerus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan)libraries (Belerus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan)

• Hybrid:Hybrid: One part central, one part from One part central, one part from libraries (Lithuania, Poland) libraries (Lithuania, Poland)

• Funding (whole or part) by donor Funding (whole or part) by donor agency (Armenia)agency (Armenia)

eeIFL National ConsorIFL National Consor tt ia Modelsia ModelseeIFL National ConsorIFL National Consor tt ia Modelsia Models

• By type of library or mixed By type of library or mixed (academic/public – Estonia, Slovenia)(academic/public – Estonia, Slovenia)

• Run by National Library (Slovakia, Run by National Library (Slovakia, Czech Republic) Czech Republic)

• Run by consortium office (Poland, SRun by consortium office (Poland, S A, A, Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan)

• Only for Only for eeIFL IFL or for or for eeIFLIFL plus other plus other activities (Lithuania, Armenia)activities (Lithuania, Armenia)

• Central Asian regional modelCentral Asian regional model

Why ConsorWhy Consor tt ia?ia?Why ConsorWhy Consor tt ia?ia?

• To unite purchasing power of a large number of To unite purchasing power of a large number of librarieslibraries

• To give one voice to these libraries and their To give one voice to these libraries and their consortiaconsortia

• To represent views and needs of consortia to To represent views and needs of consortia to policy makers & funderspolicy makers & funders

• To create an admin infrastructure for central To create an admin infrastructure for central negotiations, payment, support and servicesnegotiations, payment, support and services

• To share knowledge and expertiseTo share knowledge and expertise

• To maximise use of scarce resourcesTo maximise use of scarce resources

The FuThe Fu tt ureureThe FuThe Fu tt ureure

• To create an independent foundation to To create an independent foundation to run the central operations funded run the central operations funded primarily by OSI for the first three years; primarily by OSI for the first three years; later on, having proved itself, it should later on, having proved itself, it should attract other sources of fundingattract other sources of funding

• The new foundation will be called The new foundation will be called eeIFLIFL.net.net

eeIFL.netIFL.net Mission, Vision & ValuesMission, Vision & Values


• An international network of library An international network of library consortia that leads, supports, consortia that leads, supports, motivates, and advocates for the motivates, and advocates for the information needs of all library users in information needs of all library users in member countriesmember countries

• Responds to the needs of the national Responds to the needs of the national library consortia in the provision of library consortia in the provision of electronic contentelectronic content



• Collaborative, service oriented, Collaborative, service oriented, communicative, providing cost effective communicative, providing cost effective solutions and resource sharingsolutions and resource sharing

• To continue its association with OSI and To continue its association with OSI and promote the values of an open societypromote the values of an open society

eeIFL.net - Goal 1IFL.net - Goal 1eeIFL.net - Goal 1IFL.net - Goal 1

• To provide electronic content through To provide electronic content through the highly effective acquisition and the highly effective acquisition and management of electronic information management of electronic information resourcesresources

• expand availability of commercial electronic expand availability of commercial electronic resources in all subject areasresources in all subject areas

• expand international access to locally expand international access to locally produced digital contentproduced digital content

• engage in the debates on model licenses for engage in the debates on model licenses for electronic resourceselectronic resources


• Provide educational, consulting and Provide educational, consulting and marketing programs & services that are marketing programs & services that are highly responsive to the needs of the highly responsive to the needs of the membershipmembership

• provide training on consortium issuesprovide training on consortium issues

• provide consulting support servicesprovide consulting support services

• provide further educational, training & provide further educational, training & networking opportunities for membersnetworking opportunities for members


• Influence the information environment; Influence the information environment; influence the debate on pricing influence the debate on pricing models and practices related to the models and practices related to the access & use of electronic resourcesaccess & use of electronic resources

• participate in international fora to advocate participate in international fora to advocate new modelsnew models

• address critical issues in IPR, licensing, address critical issues in IPR, licensing, pricing etcpricing etc

• partner with appropriate groups to encourage partner with appropriate groups to encourage practices meeting the needs of member practices meeting the needs of member countriescountries

eeIFL.net - Activities:IFL.net - Activities:eeIFL.net - Activities:IFL.net - Activities:

Support to National ConsortiaSupport to National Consortia• Advice on building consortiaAdvice on building consortia• Grant scheme for the formation of Grant scheme for the formation of

consortiaconsortia• Support for participation in international Support for participation in international

fora (ICOLC, IFLA)fora (ICOLC, IFLA)• Annual Annual eeIFLIFL coordinators’ general coordinators’ general

assemblyassembly

eeIFL.net - Activities:IFL.net - Activities:eeIFL.net - Activities:IFL.net - Activities:

Support to National ConsortiaSupport to National Consortia• National and regional workshops on National and regional workshops on

consortium buildingconsortium building

• Training and provision of resources in Training and provision of resources in consortium building, licensing, consortium building, licensing, negotiatingnegotiating

• Knowledge and resource sharing Knowledge and resource sharing throughout the throughout the eeIFLIFL network in network in meetings and listservemeetings and listserve

eeIFL.net - Activities: IFL.net - Activities: ContentContenteeIFL.net - Activities: IFL.net - Activities: ContentContent

• Continual expansion of contentContinual expansion of content• Russian content recently launched through Russian content recently launched through

EBSCOEBSCO• S&T free trials of electronic journals currently in S&T free trials of electronic journals currently in

processprocess• Grant provided to the WHO for pilot projectGrant provided to the WHO for pilot project• Discussions underway with other publishersDiscussions underway with other publishers• Help available to access free content on the Help available to access free content on the

webweb• Developments planned for local content in Developments planned for local content in

2003/20042003/2004

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