StimulateStimulate

Electronic information at the University of Antwerp

Anke Jacobs - UA - Campus Drie Eiken3 August 2005

Facts & figures

1.350.000 books and journals (in paper)

Collection of 2.000.000 volumes> 10.000 online journalsCa. 150 databases

Still growing

Stim

ulat

e ht

tp:/

/lib.

ua.a

c.be

E-info in general

Storage place needed is growingE-info available online, no physical

storage needed Only one person can borrow a book

E-info, more simultaneous users Library has got closing hours

E-info available 7/7 24/24 any time, any place

Establishing results and communicating them through a journal article takes very long

Electronic publishing goes faster – article in press

Stim

ulat

e ht

tp:/

/lib.

ua.a

c.be

E-info in generalS

timul

ate

http

://li

b.ua

.ac.

be

Paper

libra

ry

Hybrid

libra

ry

Digita

l libr

ary ?

??

time

E-info at the UA

E-journalsIndividual journalsPackages by publisherPackages by supplier

E-booksDatabases (secondary, full text)

Stim

ulat

e ht

tp:/

/lib.

ua.a

c.be

E-info at the UA

Request Conditions Order Activation – Installation Visibility for the end-user Training

Stim

ulat

e ht

tp:/

/lib.

ua.a

c.be

Request

On the request of an UA member

Advertisement

Sales representatives

Consortium

Stim

ulat

e ht

tp:/

/lib.

ua.a

c.be

Conditions – License

IP authentication 143.169.12.38

Availability for all UA members

Pricing

Consortia

Stim

ulat

e ht

tp:/

/lib.

ua.a

c.be

Order

Check with library advisor Key figure for library matters for a specific

faculty

Order via journal agentSwets Information Services

Intermediary who manages all our subscriptions

1 invoice, for all our subscriptions DataSwetsConnect

Stim

ulat

e ht

tp:/

/lib.

ua.a

c.be

Activation

Confirmation from the publisher, through our journal agent.

Activation of accessInstallation of databases on the UA

network

Stim

ulat

e ht

tp:/

/lib.

ua.a

c.be

Visibility

One stop shop Website Library catalogue

Stim

ulat

e ht

tp:/

/lib.

ua.a

c.be

http://lib.ua.ac.be

Training

Library introductions for new studentsTraining on demand for specific

databasesTraining for library staffQuick reference cards

Stim

ulat

e ht

tp:/

/lib.

ua.a

c.be

To conclude

User has to be the first and most important concern of the librarian

KIS-principle (Keep it Simple)

User becomes very demanding

Stim

ulat

e ht

tp:/

/lib.

ua.a

c.be

Questions?S

timul

ate

http

://li

b.ua

.ac.

be

?Anke.jacobs@ua.ac.be