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Datum
2001-07-14Typ
- Journal Article
ETH Bibliographie
yes
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Abstract
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. Mehr anzeigen
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https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000018575Publikationsstatus
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Zeitschrift / Serie
LIBER QuarterlyBand
Seiten / Artikelnummer
Verlag
SaurOrganisationseinheit
00060 - Abt. ETH-Bibliothek / ETH-Bibliothek
ETH Bibliographie
yes
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