ALUMNI ACCESS TO E RESOURCESTHE SKINNY FROM DUKE!

NANCY J. GIBBSHEAD, ACQUISITIONS

DEPARTMENTDUKE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

NANCY.GIBBS@DUKE.EDU

WHAT WE ARE OFFERING

ATLA Religion DatabaseBusiness Expert Press E Books EBSCO Academic Search Alumni EditionJSTORProQuest ABI/Inform CompleteRefWorksUniversity Press Scholarship Online E Books

OFFERINGS FOR ALUMNI

BUSINESS EXPERT PRESS OFFERINGS

EBSCO CONTENT

UPSO CONTENT FOR ALUMS

WHY/HOW WE DID THIS

Offers good marketing for LibrariesKeeps alumni connected Alumni want those resources they were used to usingWe want to provide more!Once one product was completed others fell into placeNeed cooperation of Alumni Affairs OfficeAuthentication is a challenge

WHAT IS THE COST WHERE DID THE MONEY COME FROMTOTAL cost for the packages we currently offer:$16,692; 3 of the current products offer free access to Alumni!

Funding comes from endowment fundsAlumni Affairs Office contributes technical expertise …bridge between alums and vendors

HOW HAS THIS BEEN RECEIVED

WHAT ARE THE PITFALLS?

A 3rd party designed Alumni Affairs portal siteAuthentication issues Troubleshooting those issues

Meeting expectations of vendors and alumsGetting use stats from vendors