1. Stimulate 4 Stimulate 4 E-information at the UA Anke Jacobs - UA - Campus Drie Eiken 27 October 2004

2. E-info in general Storage place needed is growing  E-info available online, no physical storage needed Only one person can borrow a book  E-info, more simultaneous users Library has got closing hours  E-info available 7/7 24/24 any time, any place Establishing results and communicating them through a journal article takes very long  Electronic publishing goes faster – article in press Stimulate 4 http://lib.ua.ac.be

3. E-info in general Stimulate 4 http://lib.ua.ac.be Paper libraryHybrid libraryDigital library ??? time

4. E-info at the UA E-journals Individual journals Packages by publisher Packages by supplier Databases (secondary, full text) Stimulate 4 http://lib.ua.ac.be

5. E-info at the UA Request Conditions Order Activation – Installation Visibility for the end-user Training Stimulate 4 http://lib.ua.ac.be

6. Request On the request of an UA member Advertisement Sales representatives Stimulate 4 http://lib.ua.ac.be

7. Conditions – License IP authentication 143.169.12.38 Availability for all UA members Pricing Consortia Stimulate 4 http://lib.ua.ac.be

8. Order Check with library advisor Key figure for library matters for a specific faculty Order from our journal agent Swets Information Services Intermediary who manages all our subscriptions One invoice, for all our subscriptions DataSwetsConnect Stimulate 4 http://lib.ua.ac.be

10. Activation Confirmation from the publisher, through our journal agent. Activation of access Installation of databases on the UA network Stimulate 4 http://lib.ua.ac.be

16. Visibility One stop shop Website Library catalogue Stimulate 4 http://lib.ua.ac.be

17. http://lib.ua.ac.be

26. Training Library introductions for new students Training on demand for specific databases Training for library staff Quick reference cards Stimulate 4 http://lib.ua.ac.be

27. To conclude User has to be the first and most important concern of the librarian KIS-principle (Keep it Simple) User becomes very demanding Stimulate 4 http://lib.ua.ac.be

28. Questions? Anke.Jacobs@ua.ac.be http://lib.ua.ac.be Stimulate 4 http://lib.ua.ac.be