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Introduction to The European Library business model
Aubéry Escande
Linking library content…
Service of all 48 European National libraries to provide access to their catalogues & digital collections via 1 central, multi-lingual web-interface (= PORTAL)
Libraries Users Alternate point of access Exposure to a wider
audience Platform for collaboration
Single point of access Search multiple libraries
and collections Multi-lingual interface
www.TheEuropeanLibrary.org
www.TheEuropeanLibrary.org
A pan-European service…
Exhibition foyer
Treasures of the national libraries
Napoleonic Wars exhibition
Multilingual portal in 36 languages
e.g. FAQs in Bosniane.g. First Time User
Guide in Armenian
Multilingual collection descriptions
The European Library governanceCENL
Conference of European National Librarians
Executive CommitteeThe European LibraryManagement Committee
The European LibraryContacts Working Group
Technical Working Group
Editorial Working Group
Metadata Working Group
Marketing Working Group
The European Library Office
Working Groups
Basic Participants vs. Full Participants
Basic participants rights and obligations– Library details (opening hours, collections, online services,
exhibitions currently held and major treasures)Full participants rights and obligations :
– collections and resources access via a combination of centralised and distributed indexes of partner metadata
– metadata including collection-level metadata conforming to the TEL Application Profile
– administrative and technical infrastructure to ensure efficient operations, and effective policies, decisions and governance
– marketing to the search engines, academic libraries and learned bodies worldwide
Basic Participants vs. Full Participants
Current business model
Subscription by individual libraries
3-year commitment Fee bands Fee level determined by
– Economic indicators of country• Gross national income per
capita• Purchasing power parity• Gross national income• Gross domestic product• Population size of country
– Library resources• Number of full-time equivalent
(FTE) staff per library
Issues with current model
Economic crisis– Fluctuating exchange rates– Library budget cuts
Perception of fairness of current structure
Future growth of The European Library – Library domain aggregator into
Europeana– Other roles e.g. National
Libraries Global
Decisions on business model
For 2009 – Fees remain unchanged
For 2010– Existing formula retained– Fresh data used
• 2006-2008 time series World Bank
For 2011– Current business model
reviewed
Q & A’s
Thank you