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Enhancing Library Consortia and Information Provision in Developing Countries

This document outlines the role of library consortia in promoting information access and sharing resources in developing countries, with a particular focus on COSALC (Coalition of South African Library Consortia). It covers the establishment and operations of consortia in Africa, agreements with publishers, regional collaborative initiatives, and strategic partnerships aimed at enhancing access to information. The report emphasizes the significance of cooperation among libraries to improve access to digital resources, provide training, and build capacity within the information sector in South Africa and beyond.

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Enhancing Library Consortia and Information Provision in Developing Countries

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  1. LIBRARY CONSORTIA AND INFORMATION PROVISIONIN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: COSALC IATUL 2003 3 June 2003 Hannie Sander, Chairperson: COSALC Chief Director: RAU Library and Information Centre

  2. LIBRARY CONSORTIA AND INFORMATION PROVISION AND COSALC • Introduction • Consortia in Africa • South African regional consortia • Coalition of SA Library Consortia (COSALC)

  3. LIBRARY CONSORTIA AND INFORMATION PROVISION AND COSALC (3) • Reachıng agreements wıth publıshers • The Road ahead • Conclusion

  4. CONSORTIA IN AFRICA • Africa consortia in context • Botswana • Lesotho • Kenya • Malawi • Namibia

  5. CONSORTIA IN AFRICA (2) • Nigeria • Swaziland • Tanzania • Uganda • Zambia • Zimbabwe

  6. GAUTENG AND ENVIRONS LIBRARY CONSORTIUM

  7. SA REGIONAL CONSORTIA • CALICO • esAL • FRELICO • GAELIC • Vision, mission and objectives • Structure • SEALS • SANRIC

  8. INTRODUCTIONTO COSALC • WIGLIT • CHET workshops • Towards smart solutions for information usage in HE • Towards regional models • 2 July 1999 • NPHE March 2001 • NEPAD • Proposed mergers

  9. STRATEGIC PARTNERS • NEDAC • National Library of SA • Other national professional partners: FULSA, ITLC, LIASA • SABINETOnline • Ministry of Education • Ministry of Arts, Culture, Science,Technology

  10. COSALC’s vision is to enhance access to information and the sharing of resources to benefit the clients of library consortia in South Africa through national co-operation http://www.uovs.ac.za/lib/cosalc

  11. COSALC FOCUS AND OBJECTIVES • National level: promoting and supporting national co-operative initiatives • Access to information • Training and capacity building • Communication and liaison • Infrastructure and funding

  12. PROJECTS AND SERVICES • South African Site Licensing Initiative (SASLI)1 May 2002 • Co-ordinate access, administrate, train • Setting priorities • National audit • Service level agreements • Evaluation criteria

  13. NATIONAL AND EXTENDED REGIONAL AGREEMENTS

  14. COMPARISON OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

  15. COMPARISON OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

  16. NATIONAL AUDIT OF DIGITAL DATABASES • Needs analysis, 2000 • Survey • Current access • Wish list • Results

  17. DIGITAL DATABASE DUPLICATION

  18. SOUTH AFRICAN DIGITAL DATABASE WISH LIST

  19. EBSCOHOST USAGE JUNE 2002 eIFL AND AFRICA

  20. EBSCOHOST TOP 10 USERS IN eIFL

  21. REACHING AGREEMENTS WITH PUBLISHERS • Quality, relevance, use, price • Country price: tiers • Flexibility: phase in • Current subscribers benefit • Win-win, or no deal

  22. COMMON DIFFICULTIES IN REACHING AGREEMENT • Discrepancies:license agreements and national licensing principles • Continuous price increases and surcharges for e-access • Settling for best for most • Decentralised collections • Changes to access models and pricing models • Librarian’s schizophrenia

  23. THE ROAD AHEAD • Facilitate equitable, affordable access to information • Creative and innovative information access • Sustainability • TENET and ICT infrastructure • National strategy for access to electronic information • New SA Research & Development Strategy • National System of Innovation • Scholarly communication and publishing

  24. THE ROAD AHEAD (2) • SPARC, Open Archives Initiative • Educate publishers • Contact: Other consortia and stakeholders • Africa library consortium? • Optimising available information resources • Indigenous knowledge systems • Association of African Universities (AAU)

  25. IN CONCLUSION • Creative and innovative information access • Affordable access for members • Sharing resources library consortia clients • National and international collaboration of library consortia in South Africa through national co-operation • Information highway ….. • www AND lll

  26. CONTACT ADDRESSES • COSALC • http//www.uovs.ac.za/library/cosalc • COSALC Listserv • cosalc@sabinet.co.za • Hannie Sander • js@bib.rau.ac.za

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