CONCERT 2001: Status Report

石美玉 (Mei-yuh Shih )

科學技術資料中心國外資源組International Resources Division, STIC

October 3-4, 2001

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CONCERT

CONsortium on Core Electronic Resources in Taiwan

Debuted in September 1998

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What to Brief

• Role

• Governance

• Advisory Committee

• Funding

• Our Members

• Selection Policy

• E-resources

• Training

• Usage

• Expectations

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Role

• Improve the R&D Environment in Taiwan via the Licensing of Electronic Resources

• Negotiate National or Consortial Prices for Members

• Share Resources with Members

• Coordinate and/or Conduct Training Courses

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Governance

National Science Council

Ministry of Education

Advisory Committee

STICDirector General

MOEProject Manager

SelectingLicensing

Training Promotion

Technical Enhancement

ProjectAdministration

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Advisory Committee

Library Directors of … (in alphabetical order) • National Cheng Kung University ( 成功大學 ) - Coordinator ( 召集人

)

• National Chengchi University ( 政治大學 )

• Natioal Chiao Tung University ( 交通大學 )

• National Chung Cheng University ( 中正大學 )

• National Taiwan Normal University ( 師範大學 )

• National Taiwan University ( 台灣大學 )

• National Tsing Hua University ( 清華大學 )• Southern Taiwan University of Technology ( 南台科技大學 )

• Tamkang University ( 淡江大學 )

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Funding

• Ministry of Education (MOE)

• National Science Council (NSC)

• Members’ Own Source

Members who are qualify to apply the MOE subsidy have to have the

other 70% budget of their ends.

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Funding: 2000-2001

130

4418

212

70

180

50

100

150

200

250

2000 2001

(Unit:NT$/Million)

Member MOE NSC

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Funding in 2001

26%

74%

Non-Subsidized (43)

Subsidized (120)

59%

41%

≧ 1 million (21)

< 1 million (99)

subsidized

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Funding in 2001

24%

23%

48%

5%

National University (29)

Private University (28)

Inst. of Tech. (College) (57)

Junior College (6)

By Members

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Our Members

• 67 Public & Private Universities

• 74 Public & Private Colleges

• 23 Public & Private Junior Colleges

• 21 R&D Institutes

Total 185 members

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Our Members

36%

41%

12%

11%

University (67) College (74)

Junior College (23) R&D Institute (21)

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Collaboration with Members

• National Chiao-tung University (NCTU)– Technical Consultants to CONCERT– Host CSA, EiVillage, WOS Local Sites– Develop Database of Union List of E-Journals

• Academia Sinica– Host the SDOS and SilverPlatter Local Site

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Selection Policy

• Needs from Members• Annual Questionnaire Demanding List• Recommendation from Advisory

Committee• Research Reports on Domestic Needs• Resources Acquired by the ICOLC • Follow Timetable (Selection→Licensing)

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Timetable (Selection → Licensing )

I tem Month 5-12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Collect RecommendationList

Send out AnnualQuestionnaireEvaluate and Decide FinalList (Committee)

Start Licensing Procedure

MOE/ NSC Meeting

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CSA IDS, Chadwyck-Healey, Ei Engineering Village, eShaman.com, EBSCOhost,

GaleNet, Grolier Online, IDEAL, IEL Online, JCR Web, JSTOR, Lexis-Nexis, LINK,

OCLC FirstSearch, Ovid, ProQuest, PQDD, SDOS, SilverPlatter Webspirs,

SwetsnetNaviagor,Web of Science, CSA IDS, Chadwyck-Healey, Ei Engineering

Village, eShaman.com, EBSCOhost, GaleNet, Grolier Online, IDEAL, IEL Online, JCR

Web, JSTOR, Lexis-Nexis, LINK, OCLC FirstSearch, Ovid, ProQuest, PQDD, SDOS,

SilverPlatter Webspirs, SwetsnetNaviagor,Web of Science, CSA IDS, Chadwyck-

Healey, Ei Engineering Village, eShaman.com, EBSCOhost, GaleNet, Grolier Online,

IDEAL, IEL Online, JCR Web, JSTOR, Lexis-Nexis, LINK, OCLC FirstSearch, Ovid,

ProQuest, PQDD, SDOS, SilverPlatter Webspirs, SwetsnetNaviagor,Web of Science,

CSA IDS, Chadwyck-Healey, Ei Engineering Village, eShaman.com, EBSCOhost,

GaleNet, Grolier Online, IDEAL, IEL Online, JCR Web, JSTOR, Lexis-Nexis, LINK,

OCLC FirstSearch, Ovid, ProQuest, PQDD, SDOS, SilverPlatter Webspirs,

SwetsnetNaviagor,Web of Science, CSA IDS, Chadwyck-Healey, Ei Engineering

Village, eShaman.com, EBSCOhost, GaleNet, Grolier Online, IDEAL, IEL Online, JCR

Web, JSTOR, Lexis-Nexis, LINK, OCLC FirstSearch, Ovid, ProQuest, PQDD, SDOS,

SilverPlatter Webspirs, CSA IDS, Chadwyck-Healey, Ei Engineering Village,

eShaman.com, EBSCOhost, GaleNet, Grolier Online, IDEAL, IEL Online, JCR Web,

E-Resources•Licensed Databases in 2001

•Access Channel in 2001•Members’ Subscription

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Licensed Databases in 2001 - by Database

7%

20%

52%

21%

Electronic-Journal (6) FullText (18)

Citation & Abstract (47) Reference (19)

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Access Channel in 2001 - by System

25%

75%

Local Site (5) Remote Site (15)

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Members’ Subscription - Year 2000/2001

444041

33

2021

2021

1516

11

18

8 9

1

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402

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5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14Number of systems

2000 2001

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Training

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Training

Channels• Release News on Internet (A)• Feature Web Page for Each Licensed Product (B)• Set Up Discussion Forum (C)• Conduct Site or District Training Sessions (D)• Organize Annual Meeting• Convey Messages via Emails

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Training (A)http://www.stic.gov.tw/fdb/news/index.html

News Release

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Training (B)http://www.stic.gov.tw/fdb/oclc/index.html

Feature Web Page of Licensed Product

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Training (C)http://www.stic.gov.tw/fdb/consortium/fdbforum.html

Discussion Forum

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Training (D)

• Coordinate Local & Int’l Information Providers for Training Sessions – 227 Sessions Were Conducted (Jan. - June 2001)

– Provide ID/PW Authenticated Mechanism for Members to Access Statistics for Reference (D.l)

• The total Usage, Average Usage, Highest Usage, Member Institute Usage (by Month, by System) Were Provided

• Contact and Remind Members of Low Usage

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Training (D-1) http://www.stic.gov.tw/cgi-bin/fdb/viewpage.cgi

Usage Statistics of Each Licensed Product

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Usage

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Difficulties Ahead

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What Will Governance for 2003 Onward Be?

National Science Council

Ministry of Education

Advisory Committee

STICDirector General

MOEProject Manager

SelectingLicensing

Training Promotion

Technical Enhancement

ProjectAdministration

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How Will Funding of 2003 and Onward Be?

280

35 53

368

0 180

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

(Unit: NT$/Million)

2002 2003

Member MOE NSC

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Expectations

• Committed and Continuous Support from the Ministry of Education (MOE) as well as National Science Council (NSC)

• Closer Contact from EACH Member

• Minimum Feature Gap Between the Intranet vs Internet

Make Our Money and Effort Worthier

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http://www.stic.gov.tw/fdb/index.html

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Heartfelt Thanks!!