EIFL Coordinators ask questions one-on-one with a publisher at EIFL's General Assembly.
The number of paid subscriptions to e-resources in EIFL partner countries increased by over 14% from 2017 to 2018.
A student uses e-resources at the University of Yangon e-library in Myanmar. The e-resources were provided through the EIFL eLibrary Myanmar project.
THE CHALLENGE
Research shows that often researchers, students and academics are not aware that their libraries have access to high quality e-resources. E-resources have a higher impact when libraries are fully integrated into the institutional culture of research, teaching and education.
To support libraries in maximizing access to e-resources, the EIFL Licensing Programme works closely with partner library consortia to raise awareness and increase participation and usage of e-resources.
WHAT WE DO
- We raise awareness of licensed e-resources through support materials and resources, email marketing campaigns, and social media outreach.
- We create opportunities for representatives of library consortia from our network to learn more about the content that is available to them by meeting face-to-face with publishers once a year during the EIFL General Assembly.
- We monitor usage statistics of e-resources and work closely with libraries in our network to address barriers to usage.
- We educate librarians on issues surrounding the licensing of commercial e-resources.
- We organize educational webinars on topics of interest.
- Negotiate with vendors for discounted prices for software products that support remote access and management of e-resources.
FACTS
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There were more than 5.8 million full text downloads from EIFL-licensed resources in 2018.