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E-Resource Management in University Consortia: Challenges & Opportunities in Kenya

Explore the complexities and cost implications of managing e-resources in Kenyan university libraries, the formation of KLISC consortium, impact on resource sharing and cost-saving strategies. Discover survey results, management challenges, and recommendations for effective consortium movement.

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E-Resource Management in University Consortia: Challenges & Opportunities in Kenya

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  1. MANAGEMENT OF E-RESOURCES IN UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONSORTIA MOVEMENT IN KENYA

  2. OUTLINE • INTRODUCTION • UNIVERSITY EDUCATION IN KENYA • BACKGROUND TO FORMATION OF KLISC • MEMBERSHIP TO KLISC • INASP AND PERI OVERVIEW

  3. OUTLINE (CONT.) • THE SURVEY • RESULTS OF THE SURVEY • CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS

  4. INTRODUCTION Setting of the Paper Complexity, variety of e-resources Cost implications Limited budgets ICT Challenges Management challenges

  5. UNIVERSITY EDUCATION IN KENYA • 7 Public Universities (public funds) • 18 Private Universities ( funds from parent institutions and fees) • Total student population (90,000) - 2006

  6. FORMATION OF KLISC (Consortium) • SCANUL-ECS in 2002 • Decreasing budgets • Pressure from PERI Initiative • Collective Subscription

  7. RATIONALE FOR KLISC • Need to share costs and resources • Avoid duplication and overlap • Consolidate capacity development • An opportunity to network

  8. 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

  9. OTHER E-RESOURCES INITIATIVES • HINARI ( Health Internetwork Access to Research Initiatives) – WHO efforts • AGORA (Access to Global online Research in Agriculture) – FAO efforts

  10. THE SURVEY AIMS/OBJECTIVE Challenges and way forward METHODOLOGY Sample:- Public and Private Universities - Electronic questionnaire and telephone - Data Analysis

  11. 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

  12. Accessibility &Usage/E-resources & ICT Facilities • Types &Formats-journals, full-text, e-books, citation databases, AV materials • Print Versions with or without online • Availability of computers (Av. 15-50) • Computer Labs • Internet Connectivity (full internet, controlled access where #s are large)

  13. Accessibility & Usage (Continued) User Education / Information Literacy • User Education to New Users • Examinable Information Literacy Modules • Problems of yahooing and googling (complexity of e-resources

  14. 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

  15. Budgets & Costs (Continued) Concerns being raised • Price increases at short notices • Need for more members to join Consortium

  16. Capacity Building • Consortium handles specialized training • Confusion caused by ICT Departments taking up training • Management of e-resources in Computer Labs away from the libraries.

  17. Marketing & Publicity Strategies used • Emails, User Guides, Newsletters/Bulletins, Notices/Alerts • User Education/Information Literacy

  18. Staffing & Management of e-resources Staffing Structures • Reorganize existing departments • New establishments • Re-train staff • Consortium training initiatives

  19. IMPACT OF KLISC ON MANAGEMENT OF E-RESOURCES • Coordination hiccups • Long decision making chains • Uniform digitization of libraries • Cooperative network across the borders

  20. 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

  21. ICT Infrastructure • Bandwidth problems • Power outages • Increased # of computers • Computer labs

  22. ASANTE SANA THANK YOU

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