INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN COOPERATION IN

E-JOURNAL E-JOURNAL MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT

Evelinde Hutzler, University Library Regensburg

Don Panzera, Library of Congress

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Presentation OverviewPresentation Overview

• The Elektronische The Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek (EZB) -- Zeitschriftenbibliothek (EZB) -- Electronic Journals Library -- and the Electronic Journals Library -- and the Library of CongressLibrary of Congress

• Cooperative e-journal management in Cooperative e-journal management in the EZBthe EZB

• EZB user functionalityEZB user functionality• EZB and vascodaEZB and vascoda• Joint projectJoint project• Q&A/DiscussionQ&A/Discussion

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EZB is a Cooperative EZB is a Cooperative Library Service….Library Service….

• Developed and managed by the Developed and managed by the University Library Regensburg, University Library Regensburg, GermanyGermany

• Supported by German Research Supported by German Research Foundation and Federal Ministry Foundation and Federal Ministry of Education and Research.of Education and Research.

• 291 members: 290 European, 1 291 members: 290 European, 1 North AmericanNorth American

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……Building Access through Building Access through CollaborationCollaboration

• Constant enlargement of the title Constant enlargement of the title contentcontent

• Cooperative collection of the e-Cooperative collection of the e-journalsjournals

• Tools for license and access Tools for license and access information administration for information administration for each of 291 EZB member each of 291 EZB member institutionsinstitutions

• Integration of local requirementsIntegration of local requirements

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Collaboratively Maintaining Collaboratively Maintaining the Databasethe Database

• Collaborative maintenance of the Collaborative maintenance of the bibliographic metadatabibliographic metadata

• Effective updating of the URLsEffective updating of the URLs• Saving of labor for each EZB Saving of labor for each EZB

membermember• High database quality and user High database quality and user

satisfactionsatisfaction

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LC’s “Sutton Strategy”LC’s “Sutton Strategy”

• EZB Database = Research valueEZB Database = Research value– 20,600 e-journals20,600 e-journals

• 8,000 full text at no direct cost8,000 full text at no direct cost• 2,300 born digital2,300 born digital

– supplementary 21,000 titles in supplementary 21,000 titles in aggregator databasesaggregator databases

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Exchanging Digital for Exchanging Digital for Print?Print?

• LC exchange receipts in 2004 = LC exchange receipts in 2004 = 32% of the 1994 total32% of the 1994 total

• LC/ELAD’s serial exchange LC/ELAD’s serial exchange receipts dropped by 8000 titles – receipts dropped by 8000 titles – 50%+ -- between 1998 and 200450%+ -- between 1998 and 2004

• How many have gone digital?How many have gone digital?

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Scholarly Communication & Scholarly Communication & the EZB free e-journal the EZB free e-journal

databasedatabase• Academic publishers: 35%Academic publishers: 35%• Non-profit organizations: 30%Non-profit organizations: 30%• Governments: 9%Governments: 9%• Commercial publishers: 12%Commercial publishers: 12%• Corporations: 6%Corporations: 6%• ““Other”: 8%Other”: 8%

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Non-Commercial Non-Commercial Content.…Content.…

• EZB freely accessible e-journalsEZB freely accessible e-journals– Place of publication:Place of publication:

• Germany: 24%Germany: 24%• U.S.: 23%U.S.: 23%• 19 other countries: 53%19 other countries: 53%

– LanguageLanguage• English: 46%English: 46%• German: 30%German: 30%• Spanish: 15%Spanish: 15%• 6 Other: 9%6 Other: 9%

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EZB Membership Has Its EZB Membership Has Its RewardsRewards

• Free access to the EZB databaseFree access to the EZB database• Persistent URLsPersistent URLs• License and holdings data from the License and holdings data from the

other 290 membersother 290 members• E-journal metadata: MARC 21 E-journal metadata: MARC 21

bibliographic records from the bibliographic records from the Deutsche Bibliothek Deutsche Bibliothek

• Contact with other German Contact with other German national and research librariesnational and research libraries

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EZB CostsEZB Costs

• Direct cost of membership: $0.Direct cost of membership: $0.• Database maintenance: .25 FTEDatabase maintenance: .25 FTE• Other membership Other membership

responsibilities: .25 FTEresponsibilities: .25 FTE

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E-Journal ManagementE-Journal Management

• EZB collaborative e-journal EZB collaborative e-journal managementmanagement

• EZB user functionalityEZB user functionality• EZB as part of digital librariesEZB as part of digital libraries

– Connection between EZB and Connection between EZB and library catalogslibrary catalogs

– EZB Linking in vascodaEZB Linking in vascoda

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EZB user functionsEZB user functions

EZB offers:EZB offers:• Stuctured access to scholarly e-journalsStuctured access to scholarly e-journals• Freely available e-journals together Freely available e-journals together

with licensed ones under a standardized with licensed ones under a standardized user interfaceuser interface

• Browsing in subject and alphabetical Browsing in subject and alphabetical listslists

• Search functionsSearch functions• User information about access User information about access

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Browsing by subject listsBrowsing by subject lists

41 subjects

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Biological e-journalsBiological e-journals

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Direct link to the Direct link to the homepagehomepage

Direct link to the journal homepage

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Access Information Access Information

access information

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License / Access License / Access InformationInformation

Green: free e-journal the full texts are freely available

Yellow: licensed for the libraryfull texts can be accessed by the institutional users

Red: without a subscription full text access is not possible

Yellow/Red: The institution has no continuous subscription on this journal. Therefore, only some of the

published volumes are accessible as full texts.

Access information in the EZB is shown by a traffic light symbol

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Readme links Readme links

Readme links provide detailed access and user information

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EZB search functionsEZB search functions

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EZB web pages for each EZB web pages for each membermember

Local access information for each EZB member

EZB / University Library Regensburg EZB / Library of Congress

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EZB as part of digital EZB as part of digital libraries libraries

• Link between the EZB and library Link between the EZB and library catalogscatalogs

• Connection between EZB and Connection between EZB and digital libraries, e.g. vascodadigital libraries, e.g. vascoda

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Linking to library Linking to library catalogscatalogs

From the catalog entry

via persistent URL to the EZB

to the journal homepage

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EZB and vascoda EZB and vascoda

• vascoda: interdisciplinary internet vascoda: interdisciplinary internet portal for scholarly information in portal for scholarly information in Germany (www.vascoda.de)Germany (www.vascoda.de)

• vascoda is the nucleus of the German vascoda is the nucleus of the German Digital LibraryDigital Library

• Partners of vascodaPartners of vascoda– More than 40 rsearch libraries, technical More than 40 rsearch libraries, technical

information centers and other information information centers and other information institutionsinstitutions

– EZB is a partner of vascodaEZB is a partner of vascoda

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Connecting vascoda and Connecting vascoda and EZBEZB

From the search in vascoda

digital libraries

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EZB linking in vascoda EZB linking in vascoda to the result list in vascoda

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EZB linking in vascoda EZB linking in vascoda From the result list in vascoda

via EZB Link

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EZB Linking EZB Linking to the EZB

License information for the article

Link to the article full text

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EZB Article Linking EZB Article Linking

From EZB to the article full text

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EZB Linking via Open EZB Linking via Open URLURL

• EZB connects bibliographic EZB connects bibliographic references to full texts in e-journals references to full texts in e-journals

• EZB informs users about the EZB informs users about the accessibility of the articleaccessibility of the article

• EZB links to the full texts in e-EZB links to the full texts in e-journals on various levelsjournals on various levels– Deep article linking for 8.000 e-journalsDeep article linking for 8.000 e-journals– Linking to issues, volumes or to the Linking to issues, volumes or to the

journal home pagejournal home page– Linking to free and licensed full textsLinking to free and licensed full texts

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International Electronic International Electronic Exchange (IEX) Pilot Exchange (IEX) Pilot

ProjectProject• Purpose: Purpose: Share the burden of Share the burden of

obtaining, maintaining, obtaining, maintaining, preserving, and providing preserving, and providing ongoing access to information ongoing access to information products of research valueproducts of research value– Reduce processing costsReduce processing costs– Provide more timely accessProvide more timely access

• SScope:cope: Government e-journals Government e-journals

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IEX ParticipantsIEX Participants

• Library of Library of CongressCongress

• U.S. U.S. Government Government Printing Printing OfficeOffice

• (NLM)(NLM)• (NAL)(NAL)

• Die Deutsche Die Deutsche BibliothekBibliothek

• State Library in State Library in BerlinBerlin

• EZBEZB • (Bavarian State (Bavarian State

Library)Library)

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IEX Pilot ProjectIEX Pilot Project

• Objectives:Objectives:– Exchange access to contentExchange access to content– Exchange intellectual property Exchange intellectual property

rights to enable downloading and rights to enable downloading and maintenancemaintenance

– Exchange pertinent metadata Exchange pertinent metadata – Develop (more) interoperable IT Develop (more) interoperable IT

systems systems – Cooperative reference serviceCooperative reference service

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Why Germany?Why Germany?

• EZB partnershipEZB partnership• Interest on the part of the Interest on the part of the

national librariesnational libraries• Develop a business model that Develop a business model that

will work for other national will work for other national librarieslibraries

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Thank you for your Thank you for your attention !attention !

• Contact / LCContact / LC– Don PanzeraDon Panzera

Library of CongressLibrary of Congresse-mail: dpan@lov.gove-mail: dpan@lov.gov

• Contact / EZBContact / EZB– Dr. Evelinde HutzlerDr. Evelinde Hutzler

University Library RegensburgUniversity Library Regensburge-mail: evelinde.hutzler@bibliothek.uni-e-mail: evelinde.hutzler@bibliothek.uni-regensburg.deregensburg.deURL of EZB: www.bibliothek.uni-URL of EZB: www.bibliothek.uni-regensburg.de/ezeit/regensburg.de/ezeit/