MANAGEMENT OF E-RESOURCES MANAGEMENT OF E-RESOURCES IN UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES: IN UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES:

CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONSORTIA MOVEMENT IN FOR CONSORTIA MOVEMENT IN

KENYAKENYA

OUTLINE

► INTRODUCTION► UNIVERSITY EDUCATION IN KENYA► BACKGROUND TO FORMATION OF KLISC► MEMBERSHIP TO KLISC► INASP AND PERI OVERVIEW

OUTLINE (CONT.)

THE SURVEYRESULTS OF THE SURVEYCONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

Setting of the PaperSetting of the Paper

►Complexity, variety of e-resourcesComplexity, variety of e-resources►Cost implicationsCost implications►Limited budgetsLimited budgets►ICT ChallengesICT Challenges

►Management challengesManagement challenges

UNIVERSITY EDUCATION IN

KENYA

7 Public Universities (public funds)18 Private Universities ( funds from parent institutions and fees)Total student population (90,000) - 2006

FORMATION OF KLISC (Consortium)

SCANUL-ECS in 2002Decreasing budgetsPressure from PERI InitiativeCollective Subscription

RATIONALE FOR KLISC

Need to share costs and resourcesAvoid duplication and overlapConsolidate capacity developmentAn opportunity to network

OVERVIEW TO INASP & PERI

International Network for Availability of Scientific Publication (INASP)Program for the Enhancement of Research Information (PERI)Charity Organization From 2000 to assist developing countries :- Access, disseminate, evaluate and utilize e-resources? Capacity building

OTHER E-RESOURCES INITIATIVES

HINARI ( Health Internetwork Access to Research Initiatives) – WHO effortsAGORA (Access to Global online Research in Agriculture) – FAO efforts

THE SURVEY

AIMS/OBJECTIVEChallenges and way forward

METHODOLOGYSample: - Public and Private Universities

- Electronic questionnaire and telephone

- Data Analysis

RESULTS OF THE SURVEY

Accessibility and Usage► E-Resources and ICT facilities► Marketing and Publicity► Budgets and Costs► Capacity building► Staffing and Management of e-

resources

Accessibility &Usage/E-resources & ICT Facilities

Types &Formats-journals, full-text, e-books, citation databases, AV materialsPrint Versions with or without onlineAvailability of computers (Av. 15-50)Computer LabsInternet Connectivity (full internet,

controlled access where #s are large)

Accessibility & Usage (Continued)

User Education / Information Literacy

User Education to New UsersExaminable Information Literacy ModulesProblems of yahooing and googling (complexity of e-resources

Budgets & Costs

►Public Universities- US$24,000 each►Private Universities-US$5,000 each►Research Institutions- US$ 2,400 each►Total Paid by consortium in 2006

$186,000►Journals accessible 15,000 journal titles►Estimated cost if one went alone ► $700,000

Budgets & Costs (Continued)

Concerns being raised

Price increases at short noticesNeed for more members to join Consortium

Capacity Building

Consortium handles specialized trainingConfusion caused by ICT Departments taking up trainingManagement of e-resources in Computer Labs away from the libraries.

Marketing & Publicity

Strategies used

►Emails, User Guides, Newsletters/Bulletins, Notices/Alerts

►User Education/Information Literacy

Staffing & Management of e-resources

Staffing Structures

Reorganize existing departments New establishments Re-train staff Consortium training initiatives

IMPACT OF KLISC ON MANAGEMENT OF E-RESOURCES

Coordination hiccupsLong decision making chainsUniform digitization of librariesCooperative network across the borders

Conclusion & Recommendations

More Challenges

►Funding (Cooperation with faculty and University Admin.

►Automate Library Services (LMS &ERMS)►Accessibility and Password (Need to have labs managed from the libraries►Reduced complexity from the publishers►Open Access (Library Portals (BioMed and NeLH models

ICT Infrastructure

►Bandwidth problems►Power outages►Increased # of computers►Computer labs

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