7th Congress of Baltic Librarians, September 30 - October 2, 2004 The Lithuanian Research Library Consortium under the Umbrella of the Electronic Information for Libraries Network (eIFL.net) Ausra Vaskeviciene, Martynas Mazvydas National Library of Lithuania Emilija Banionyte Vilnius Pedagogical University Library

7th Congress of Baltic Librarians, September 30 - October 2, 2004 Outline  Lithuanian Research Library Consortium (LMBA) in a nutshell  Database subscription  Other eIFL.net related activities  Future perspectives

7th Congress of Baltic Librarians, September 30 - October 2, 2004 Lithuanian Research Library Consortium (LMBA)  Established – December 4, 2001  Legal registration – April 2, 2002  The LMBA headquarters are located at the National Library of Lithuania  The bodies of governance – General Meeting of the Members, a collegial management body – the Board, and the Administration

7th Congress of Baltic Librarians, September 30 - October 2, 2004 The members  Membership in the LMBA is open to all research libraries of the country  The founders – 23 research libraries and institutions holding such libraries  At present there are 30 members  All LMBA members pay enrolment (2 Minimal Life Levels - MGL) and annual (3,5 MGL) fees

7th Congress of Baltic Librarians, September 30 - October 2, 2004 Main objectives of the LMBA  Promoting of the creation of virtual libraries, preparation and implementation of advanced technology and innovative projects in the libraries  Subscription to electronic databases for Consortium members and other libraries  Co-ordination of the acquisition of foreign periodicals among research libraries  Encouragement of the professional development of librarians  Co-operation with foreign and international library associations and other organizations with a relevant profile

7th Congress of Baltic Librarians, September 30 - October 2, 2004 Main activities of the LMBA  are closely linked with subscription to databases and other eIFL.net activities training promotion and publishing international co-operation

7th Congress of Baltic Librarians, September 30 - October 2, 2004 Database subscription Via eIFL.net:  EBSCO Publishing  ProQuest Information and Learning  Cambridge Journals Online (S&T and SSH) Other:  Oxford Reference Online  Science Direct  Springer LINK  ISI Web of Science

7th Congress of Baltic Librarians, September 30 - October 2, 2004 Database subscription: attacks from publishers  Publishers detected new market in the Baltic Countries  From 2001 / 2002 – various proposals from publishers to test a variety of other databases  Proposals are still increasing

7th Congress of Baltic Librarians, September 30 - October 2, 2004 Database subscription: problems  Budget for e- resources  Prices of e-resources  Utilization of Governmental funds  VAT

7th Congress of Baltic Librarians, September 30 - October 2, 2004 Statistical data: EBSCO Publishing usage activity in Lithuania

7th Congress of Baltic Librarians, September 30 - October 2, 2004 Statistical data: EBSCO Publishing usage activity in Baltic countries

7th Congress of Baltic Librarians, September 30 - October 2, 2004 Training activities  Workshops “Searching the Databases: Train the Trainer” (40 hours programme)  Workshops “Metadata” (6 hours programme)  Workshops “Copyright and Libraries” (6 hours programme)  All workshops conducted in 5 largest cities in Lithuania (2002 – 2004)

7th Congress of Baltic Librarians, September 30 - October 2, 2004

Promotion and publishing activities  Corporate style of the LMBA  Information brochures on available databases in Lithuania  Information brochures with basic instructions how to search the EBSCO Publishing  The book “EBSCO Publishing and Springer LINK User Guide” in Lithuanian  Articles in our professional journal, presentations and reports  LMBA web site  LMBA electronic conference (closed, for LMBA members only)

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7th Congress of Baltic Librarians, September 30 - October 2, 2004 International cooperation

7th Congress of Baltic Librarians, September 30 - October 2, 2004 Future perspectives  More e-resources for users  More promotion, consulting and training activities  One portal for access to information  Institutional repositories  Open access to information  Globalization – to work together with international comunity

7th Congress of Baltic Librarians, September 30 - October 2, 2004

Thank you for your attention – Ausra Vaskeviciene – Emilija Banionyte