ACQNET: "Orphan" e-resources

Date:  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 16:23:00 -0500
From:  Gita Gunatilleke <Gita.Gunatilleke_at_openpolytechnic.ac.nz>
Subject:  "Orphan" e-resources

I am sending the following request to both Colldv-L and Acqnet-L with 
the hope of a response from a wider group and regret any inconveniece 
caused.

For some time we have been purchasing individual electronic resources 
such as e-books or electronic files. As these are not purchased through 
aggregators we do not have any management or retrieval system in place 
for them. Until now we have not purchased much of these materials, but 
as we purchase more, the need to manage them is becoming more pressing.

We'd be keen to hear how other libraries manage these kinds of "orphan" 
resources. We would like to be able to manage access to the files so 
that we can:

- get usage stats,

- limit access to bona fide users (and limit the number of simultaneous 
users if that is a condition of the licence) if necessary,

- make the full-text of the documents searchable if possible.

We'd like to hear about other libraries' experiences with these kinds of 
materials, especially and what the fishhooks are as well.

Thank you

Gita

<>Gita Gunatilleke
Collection Services Manager
Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
Ph: (04) 914 5218
Fax: (04) 913 5644
email: gita.gunatilleke_at_openpolytechnic.ac.nz

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