The Long Road to Becoming a “Consortium of Swiss University Libraries”
Although the idea that co-operative licensing of electronically researchable information products would bring positive benefits for academic libraries has probably been grasped by libraries in general, what is often lacking is a highperformance infrastructure, which would ensure its complicated mana...
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| author | Wolfram Neubauer Arlette Piguet |
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| description | Although the idea that co-operative licensing of electronically researchable information products would bring positive benefits for academic libraries has probably been grasped by libraries in general, what is often lacking is a highperformance infrastructure, which would ensure its complicated management and extend the consortium in the medium term. This leads to the conclusion that the benefits of consortium-based solutions are relatively easy to present and would easily be accepted by those „affected“.
On the other hand, the concrete workload often falls upon a few enthusiastic librarians. Up to a few months ago, the situation in Switzerland was no different, whereby in this country, the complex underlying political conditions made the situation particularly difficult for academic libraries. In the meantime, a consortium has managed to establish itself on a national level and the first products licenced in co-operation are in use. The following exposition gives a brief introduction to Switzerland’s specific situation and also sketches the basic structures of this co-operation model. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-933e113b2ed04df08588c7a0bc075ab42024-01-11T16:09:42Zengopenjournals.nlLiber Quarterly: The Journal of European Research Libraries2213-056X2001-07-0111110.18352/lq.7634The Long Road to Becoming a “Consortium of Swiss University Libraries”Wolfram NeubauerArlette PiguetAlthough the idea that co-operative licensing of electronically researchable information products would bring positive benefits for academic libraries has probably been grasped by libraries in general, what is often lacking is a highperformance infrastructure, which would ensure its complicated management and extend the consortium in the medium term. This leads to the conclusion that the benefits of consortium-based solutions are relatively easy to present and would easily be accepted by those „affected“. On the other hand, the concrete workload often falls upon a few enthusiastic librarians. Up to a few months ago, the situation in Switzerland was no different, whereby in this country, the complex underlying political conditions made the situation particularly difficult for academic libraries. In the meantime, a consortium has managed to establish itself on a national level and the first products licenced in co-operation are in use. The following exposition gives a brief introduction to Switzerland’s specific situation and also sketches the basic structures of this co-operation model.https://liberquarterly.eu/article/view/10221 |
| spellingShingle | Wolfram Neubauer Arlette Piguet The Long Road to Becoming a “Consortium of Swiss University Libraries” Liber Quarterly: The Journal of European Research Libraries |
| title | The Long Road to Becoming a “Consortium of Swiss University Libraries” |
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| title_short | The Long Road to Becoming a “Consortium of Swiss University Libraries” |
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