"Procuring e-content" SLIC Introduction to procurement event, NLS, Edinburgh 09/11/2009. Presented by Jeremy Upton, Acting Director, Library Services, University of St. Andrews.
Presentation describing the changes being wrought by the transition to e-content in Library services. Observations on the challenges that librarians need to meet if they are to continue to provide a good service.
Welcome, thanks to SALCTG and Gill for organizing event and to Heriot-Watt
Relevant because our procurement practices have not yet really caught up with this change, high percentage of staff still working on print etc. Throughout you will see e-content puts new demands requires different ways of working, offers up new opportunities like happier to accept the supply of catalogue records by outside vendors
Final point all about control
Final point, about what people expect when content provided online, also parts of process they cannot handle
Should not underestimate the value of guaranteed revenue stream