Hi Mark,
As Evan said, definitely check out consortia; this is a large part of what they
do. Beyond the state and local level there are also larger organizations like
Lyrasis (http://www.lyrasis.org) that you may be able to participate in. Here
is a large list from a consortium of library consortia:
http://icolc.net/consortia
Jeff Dycus
Library Specialist, Electronic Resources
University of Kentucky
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From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Boyd,
Evan
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 2:03 PM
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Support for Small Libraries
Hi Mark,
Depending on the state the college is based in, the State Library or a
statewide consortia for academic libraries may offer select databases as part
of membership or on a partial cost recovery basis.
For instance, here in Illinois, the State Library pays for what used to be
called a FirstSearch subscription from OCLC, and CARLI, Consortium of
Academic Research Libraries in Illinois, provides all of its paying*
governing members with a subscription to Academic Search Complete and some
other EBSCO products as well as the occasional surprise purchase based on how
their financial picture is for the year (I believe this is all also subsidized
by state appropriations to CARLI).
Normally, this kind of organizational access to membership or state services
requires some sort of certification. The State of Illinois has a few
certification questions, such as having a regularly-staffed library that is
organized in some manner, and CARLI has a few of its own requirements
(certification to offer degrees by the Illinois Board of Higher Education is
central, plus state certification). Other states just negotiate to provide all
residents of their state access to certain databases and sometimes those
overlap with the academic library's needs.
They'll have to dig around and possibly contact a local consortia or librarian
to see if these kinds of options are available to the school.
Best of luck,
Evan
Evan Boyd
Chicago Theological Seminary
*As a school with an FTE of 300, we pay the minimum annually, which is about
$2600. They say that the fully-subsidized products we get out of our membership
would cost $48,000+ if we had to pay for them on our own. Plus all the other
benefits of membership in a statewide library consortia (prof. dev.,
networking, etc.).
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From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Mark
Pernotto
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2015 6:29 PM
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: [CODE4LIB] Support for Small Libraries
Greetings!
I wanted to see if there were any established programs, or any advice at all,
really, about assistance for small college libraries. Specifically, some kind
of affiliate program for small colleges, where the small college could gain
access to electronic resources of the larger institution - either through a
pay-per-user method, pay by quarter/semester, or a flat fee.
The small college in question has less than 50 students, but only offers
graduate degrees.
Any assistance on or off-list would be greatly appreciated!
Mark
