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LIBRARY CONSORTIA AND INFORMATION PROVISIONIN DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES: COSALC
IATUL 2003 3 June 2003Hannie Sander, Chairperson: COSALCChief
Director: RAU Library and Information Centre
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LIBRARY CONSORTIA AND INFORMATION PROVISION AND
COSALCIntroductionConsortia in AfricaSouth African regional
consortia Coalition of SA Library Consortia (COSALC)
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LIBRARY CONSORTIA AND INFORMATION PROVISION AND COSALC (3)
Reachng agreements wth publshersThe Road aheadConclusion
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CONSORTIA IN AFRICAAfrica consortia in
contextBotswanaLesothoKenyaMalawiNamibia
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CONSORTIA IN AFRICA
(2)NigeriaSwazilandTanzaniaUgandaZambiaZimbabwe
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GAUTENG AND ENVIRONS LIBRARY CONSORTIUM
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SA REGIONAL CONSORTIACALICOesALFRELICOGAELICVision, mission and
objectivesStructureSEALSSANRIC
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INTRODUCTIONTO COSALCWIGLITCHET workshopsTowards smart solutions
for information usage in HETowards regional models2 July 1999NPHE
March 2001NEPADProposed mergers
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STRATEGIC PARTNERS NEDACNational Library of SAOther national
professional partners: FULSA, ITLC, LIASASABINETOnlineMinistry of
EducationMinistry of Arts, Culture, Science,Technology
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COSALCs vision is to enhance access to information and the
sharing of resources to benefit the clients of library consortia in
South Africa through national co-operation
http://www.uovs.ac.za/lib/cosalc
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COSALC FOCUS AND OBJECTIVESNational level: promoting and
supporting national co-operative initiativesAccess to
informationTraining and capacity buildingCommunication and
liaisonInfrastructure and funding
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PROJECTS AND SERVICESSouth African Site Licensing Initiative
(SASLI) 1 May 2002Co-ordinate access, administrate, trainSetting
prioritiesNational auditService level agreementsEvaluation
criteria
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NATIONAL AND EXTENDED REGIONAL AGREEMENTS
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COMPARISON OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
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COMPARISON OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
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NATIONAL AUDIT OF DIGITAL DATABASESNeeds analysis,
2000SurveyCurrent accessWish listResults
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DIGITAL DATABASE DUPLICATION
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SOUTH AFRICAN DIGITAL DATABASE WISH LIST
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EBSCOHOST USAGE JUNE 2002 eIFL AND AFRICA
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EBSCOHOST TOP 10 USERS IN eIFL
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CountryLoginsSearchesFT Articles
South Africa101960349547269037
Poland191766002649890
Estonia77343755423217
Czech95413422617564
Lithuania50842507617209
Russia63742761017178
Slovakia4458166138277
Slovenia65882387513432
Latvia124347252467
Bulgaria32041465811573
Serbia64522571290
Croatia29551124813803
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REACHING AGREEMENTS WITH PUBLISHERSQuality, relevance, use,
priceCountry price: tiersFlexibility: phase inCurrent subscribers
benefitWin-win, or no deal
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COMMON DIFFICULTIES IN REACHING AGREEMENTDiscrepancies:license
agreements and national licensing principlesContinuous price
increases and surcharges for e-accessSettling for best for
mostDecentralised collectionsChanges to access models and pricing
models Librarians schizophrenia
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THE ROAD AHEADFacilitate equitable, affordable access to
informationCreative and innovative information
accessSustainabilityTENET and ICT infrastructureNational strategy
for access to electronic informationNew SA Research &
Development Strategy National System of InnovationScholarly
communication and publishing
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THE ROAD AHEAD (2)SPARC, Open Archives InitiativeEducate
publishersContact: Other consortia and stakeholdersAfrica library
consortium?Optimising available information resourcesIndigenous
knowledge systemsAssociation of African Universities (AAU)
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IN CONCLUSIONCreative and innovative information access
Affordable access for membersSharing resources library consortia
clientsNational and international collaboration of library
consortia in South Africa through national co-operationInformation
highway ..www AND lll
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CONTACT ADDRESSESCOSALChttp//www.uovs.ac.za/library/cosalcCOSALC
[email protected]
Hannie [email protected]
