Digital Libraries a la Carte: Choices for the Future

Wednesday, 24 August 2005

Module 3: Library Consortia and Licensing

8:30 hrs Registration, Coffee/tea (Coffee corner)

8:45 hrs Welcome and Introduction (EZ 4)

Hans Geleijnse
Chief Information Officer, Director IT Services and Librarian, Tilburg University, NL

9:00 hrs Introduction on Consortia and Licensing (EZ 4)

  • the history of licensing and consortia and the most important legal aspects involved
  • the future of consortia licensing
  • the pros and cons of the big deals
  • the alternative approaches
  • the future of consortia in the era of open archives and open access
  • the future role of academic libraries
  • full abstract
Hans Geleijnse
Chief Information Officer, Director IT Services and Librarian, Tilburg University, NL

10:00 hrs Discussion (EZ 4)

Hans Geleijnse
Chief Information Officer, Director IT Services and Librarian, Tilburg University, NL

10:30 hrs Coffee/tea (Coffee corner)

11:00 hrs E-Collections: Where Are We Going and How Will We Get There? (EZ 4)

  • how e-collections change the way librarians make collection decisions
  • better (or at least more) usage data
  • variations in licenses and price models
  • new partnerships by publishers and libraries
  • new intermediaries, including link resolver companies and metasearch services
  • new ways to think about collections
  • full abstract
Carol Tenopir
Professor of Information Sciences, University of Tennessee, School of Information Sciences, College of Communication and Information, USA

12:00 hrs Discussion (EZ 4)

Carol Tenopir
Professor of Information Sciences, University of Tennessee, School of Information Sciences, College of Communication and Information, USA

12:30 hrs Lunch (University restaurant Tilbury nr 3 - building H)

14:00 hrs The Road is Paved with Good Intentions: Best Practices for Relationship Management in Successful Collaborations (EZ 4)

  • principles and best practices of consortia with regard to relationship management among members, external stakeholders, funders and suppliers
  • factors that can cause good ideas to fail or valuable partnerships to be undermined
  • skill development for consortia that wish to strengthen their "collaboration competencies" and advance licensing initiatives as well as new service ventures
Deb deBruijn
Executive Director, Canadian Research Knowledge Network, CAN

15:00 hrs Discussion (EZ 4)

Deb deBruijn
Executive Director, Canadian Research Knowledge Network, CAN

15:00 hrs

15:30 hrs Coffee/tea (Coffee corner)

16:00 hrs Practical Workshop: Pitfalls and Boobytraps: Consortia, Licenses and Negotiations (EZ 4 and break-out rooms)

  • introduction to consortia, connecting the workshop to the previous presentations
  • workshop to help you identify your own position as member of a consortium
  • analysis of the status of your consortium and its main objectives
  • awareness of threats and opportunities of your consortium
  • formulating answers to the question 'what next'
  • full abstract
Nol Verhagen
Librarian, University of Amsterdam and Chairman of the UKB, NL

17:30 hrs Wrap-up and Review (EZ 4)

Hans Geleijnse
Chief Information Officer, Director IT Services and Librarian, Tilburg University, NL

17:45 hrs End of Sessions

18:15 hrs Joint Dinner (University restaurant Tilbury nr 3 - building H)

19.45 hrs End of Programme

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