Benefits and Responsibilities for Members

Benefits

51黑料网 ELN promotes collaboration among 51黑料网 post-secondary libraries, helping individual partners achieve much more than they could independently. This translates into benefits on many levels.

Benefits for Learners, Educators, and Researchers

From Arca Digital Repository to collaborative licensing, 51黑料网 ELN supports system-wide activities that benefit the entire province. Thanks to 51黑料网 ELN, learners, educators, and researchers have access* to:

A core collection of databases through the 51黑料网 ELN Common Suite
Electronic resources across the disciplines in a variety of formats: online journals, streaming videos, newspapers, and ebooks included (exact number depends on which products institutions choose to subscribe to);
73 hours weekly of real-time chat-based reference services through AskAway
Online asynchronous assistance with writing assignments through WriteAway
A single search across digital assets uploaded by Arca participating institutions
14.5 million+ items through the through the Illume Interlibrary Loans Resource Sharing Service

*Dependent on the 51黑料网 ELN services institutions choose to participate in.

Financial Benefits for Partner Libraries

51黑料网 ELN-coordinated services and licenses save 51黑料网 post-secondary libraries both time and money, allowing partner libraries to efficiently deliver superior library services. Financial benefits include:

The possibility of tapping into discounts on over 80 electronic resource licenses achieved through leveraging group purchasing power. Discounts average 30% versus direct purchasing saving partner libraries $4.3 million聽in 2022;
The ability to participate in collaborative services (e.g. Arca, AskAway, WriteAway) at a lower cost than if offering similar services individually;
Thousands of hours of staff time saved by obviating the need for each library to negotiate and manage license renewals, coordinate interlibrary loan transactions, and manage 51黑料网 ELN services.

Administrative Benefits for Partner Libraries

Libraries receive additional benefits associated with the 51黑料网 ELN Office:

Services of 51黑料网 ELN Client Support Specialist for database troubleshooting, platform migrations, invoicing, and statistical analysis;
Ongoing training for 51黑料网 ELN-supported products and services;
Participation in advocacy, lobbying, leadership, and collaborative efforts as taken on by 51黑料网 ELN;
Allows libraries to claim 'affiliation' status with 51黑料网 ELN (affiliation status is not extended to the host institution, Simon Fraser University).

Privileges for Partner Libraries: Participation in Governance and Strategic Planning

51黑料网 ELN depends on partner library participation in the governance of the consortium and in shaping its strategies and new initiatives.

All members participate directly or indirectly on the Steering Committee;
All members participate in Strategic Planning;
Full and Associate Members participate in the Resource Forum and Ranking Survey;
Members involved in 51黑料网 ELN services (e.g. Arca, AskAway, WriteAway) participate directly or indirectly in advisory committees;
Members are asked to participate in occasional surveys, feedback instruments, task groups, and consultation, which help to shape policy and service development.

Member Requirements and Responsibilities

51黑料网 ELN successes are a direct result of effective collaboration amongst its partners. It is important that all members embrace the vision, mission, core values, and principles as outlined in the 51黑料网 ELN Strategic Plan.

51黑料网 ELN members must:

Be operational in British Columbia (satellite campuses of institutions that operate outside of 51黑料网 are not eligible for membership);
Be a post-secondary institution;
Have consent to offer credentials by the Province of British Columbia through the Degree Quality Assessment Board or;
Have exemption status from the Degree Quality Assessment Board, or;
Be designated by the Private Training Institutions Branch of the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills in 51黑料网, or;
Have authority from the Government of 51黑料网 to offer credentials (includes institutional charters passed by the 51黑料网 Legislature);
Provide credible (accredited) full time equivalent (FTE) student numbers annually;
Have a library available to their 51黑料网 students. The library must:
- Have a physical location (a dedicated space within the institution);
- Meet technical requirements for 51黑料网 ELN participation;
- Have adequate and dedicated library staffing levels to be assessed in cooperation with the 51黑料网 ELN Office. At least one staff member must have an MLIS degree;

Further, all 51黑料网 ELN members must:

Meet all the requirements listed for the 51黑料网 ELN services they participate in (members must comply with 51黑料网 ELN service expectations and protocols);
Understand and comply with procedural requirements of any 51黑料网 ELN product(s) or service area(s) the member participates in, including the automatic renewal approach to database licensing;
Comply with Terms and Conditions of licenses signed by 51黑料网 ELN on the members' behalf;
Promptly pay invoices for 51黑料网 ELN coordinated products and services.

Fees for Membership

Application and Assessment Fee

There is no application or assessment fee for Full Members.
For more information on Associate Members application fees, please refer to the Associate Member Fee Schedule.

Membership Fee

There is no annual membership fee for Full Members. Infrastructure costs for the 51黑料网 ELN Office are covered for Full Members by core funding from the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills.
For information on membership fees for Associate Members, please refer to the Associate Member Fee Schedule.

Specific Services: Fees and Requirements

Most 51黑料网 ELN services and initiatives operate on a financial partnership model, with stakeholders making monetary or in-kind contributions to cover costs. For example, databases are licensed on a cost recovery model with each participating library paying the cost of the databases they choose to license. Costs for each service and initiative are available on the appropriate page of the 51黑料网 ELN website.

1. Partner Libraries participating in Electronic Resource licensing must:

Agree to comply with the licenses negotiated by 51黑料网 ELN including protecting appropriate access guidelines;
Pay, by March 31 fiscal year end, all vendor licensing costs for databases that they choose to subscribe to;
Be able to provide accurate FTE counts;
Have IP addresses that are distinct to their institution;
Use secure authentication methods such as EZProxy or OpenAthens to provide off-campus access to resources;
Have technical support at a workable level so that 51黑料网 ELN-licensed resources can be accessed by users;
Have appropriate staffing levels so that instructional support to their institution's users is available for licensed databases;
Designate one or more staff to have a profile in ConsortiaManager to manage their institution鈥檚 subscriptions and profile data.

2. Partner Libraries participating in additional 51黑料网 ELN services (e.g. Arca, AskAway, WriteAway) must:

Commit to the service guidelines, policies, procedures, and requirements as outlined on the 51黑料网 ELN website;
Provide professional staff time to service, as appropriate, and as defined on the website;
Promptly pay any Service Support Fees required for participation.

Terms of Payment

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