What is CARE ?
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What is CARE ? At the end of 2005 CRUI (Conference of Rectors of
Italian Universities) assembly approved a 3 year project called CARE
CARE (Coordinamento per l’accesso alle risorse elettroniche) is a coordination group based on the experience of the 3 italian consortia to allow access to electronic resources
Board composition 12 members 1 representative for each consortia 2 representatives for each consortia users
organisation 3 people designated by CRUI (Conference
of Rectors of Italian Universities). The Care President is chosen from among them
Main objectives
Care was created to find a solution to two important needs of academic institutions
Buying electronic research and knowledge tools
Developing common initiatives for the universities, saving money by obtaining the best conditions from the publishers
Activities 1 In order to achieve its goals Care considers the following activities
important
Improving access and e-resources related services at national level
Promoting national deals
Negotiating best license clauses
Devising cost sharing models, proposing business models
Optimizing activities management concerning negotiations, acquisitions and agreements, thereby reducing the costs for institutions
Activities 2
Spreading information avoiding duplication, developing at the same time speed, degree and quality of knowledge
Acting on government VAT issues or other issues penalizing e-resources and their dissemination
Promoting national solutions for long term digital preservation
Maintaining contacts with national and international organisations acting in this area
Working groups and communication
CARE’s activities require working groups and the maximization of internal and external communication
Working groups based on member’s competences focused on common issues
Negotiation groups (direct or indirect negotiation of agreements)
Secretary’s office
Working groups and communication Working groups
Examples of working groups on common issues based on member’s competences
Downloads and subscriptions data harvesting working groupThis group collects and organizes the data regarding statistics on e-resourcesuse. The aim is to improve knowledge about real situation and university collection growth
policies
Contracts analysis working groupThis group evaluates foreign contracts. The goal is to identify the most fitting contract
models
Care’s website planning and developing working groupThe objective is to develop a site useful for CARE’s members (data and information storage)
and able to provide information about institutions documentation, best practices, studies for best e-resources accessing and managing as well
Working groups and communicationNegotiation groups
Different teams are in charge to negotiate directly with each publisher, reporting to the steering group during meetings or through related discussion lists
In the case of the Elsevier agreement we have chosen to rely on an external negotiator (Content Complete and a local consultant). The Italian mediator has been useful to keep CC up to date and aware about the situation in Italy
CARE Results Negotiations
Closed deals
Elsevier 2008-2012 (first italian national deal, through external negotiators)
Springer 2008-2011 (in house negotiators)Portico 2008-2013 (in house negotiators)
Newly started negotiationsBlackwell-Wiley (in house negotiators)
CARE results Non contractual activities
Producing documents like: E-resources financial and accounting treatment
recommendations Portico and Lockss digital preservation systems
analyses and reportsand Lobbying activities for e-resources VAT
reduction
Other CARE’s activities
CARE has outlined other high priority activities
Evaluation of the most recent EU norms concerning e-resources acquisition procedures
Suggesting guidelines to interpret the VAT norms concerning non EU acquisitions
Preparing a document on licensing principles