How can one specify the number of remote electronic resources in the annual report of the library? In what units is this measured? Do I need to add their numbers to the total library collection?
Dear Professional,
Its a separate category of under the heading of digital or electronic resources and it may be counted if you made subscription for that year. It is increased and decreased as per need of the library users and usage you may check from the statistics provided by the databases to the administrators only. Thank you
Its the statistics or the No of journals available with the online database. In an Annual Report one can mention about the availability of databases under the same mention about the Number of resources available full text , Providing Abstract and bibliographical details and total no etc.
It depends on the regularity of use of those remote resources. If it is used regularly, then you could enumerate it by using the library log (with the permission of the library administrative staff), but I do not think these resources should be part of the library collection. These remote resources could be under copyright protection.
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Dr. Avishag Gordon
I recommend determining what is counted by what needs to be reported. In the US for example, the NCES report has specific definitions of what's included, and we use that for all reporting. We no longer write an internal annual report (no one ever read them anyway), and all statistics are gathered as needed by NCES, IPEDS, etc. Hope this helps.
Note that purchased electronic resources (units such as books or journal titles or journal volumes) may be counted, or counted in a different category, than electronic resources provided on a temporary bases, such as available "on demand", which are seen differently and where the numbers often change... it depends on what is required for reporting.
If the library budget pays for electronic resources, and they're made available from the library/information services website or VLN, then they ARE part of the library collection. You need someone to administer them, monitor stats, and train students and colleagues in their effective use. For information searching, you can't beat a professional librarian!
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