The document discusses Turkey's National Academic License for Electronic Resources (EKUAL) project and Hacettepe University's experience managing library resources. It provides details on: 1) ULAKBIM, the organization that operates Turkey's national academic network and provides online resources through EKUAL to over 300 universities and research institutions. 2) The scope and goals of EKUAL, which provides access to thousands of journals, papers, and databases to support scientific research across Turkey. 3) Hacettepe University's libraries and their resources, including over 150,000 print books and 3 million e-books, which are managed through an organizational chart presented in the document.

1. Prof. Dr. Cem SARAC
Vice-rector Hacettepe University
“Turkey National Academic License for Electronic Resources
Experience” and “How to manage library resources in large
universities-Hacettepe University Experience “

2. ULAKBIM..
The Turkish Academic Network and Information Centre (ULAKBIM) was founded as a R&D Facility Institute of
TÜBİTAK(*) in 1996.
ULAKBIM’s main objectives have been set as operating a high speed computer network enabling interaction within the
institutional elements of the national innovation system, and providing information technology support and
information services to help scientific production.
ULAKBIM aims at providing technological facilities such as computer networks, information technology support, and
information and document delivery services, to meet the information requirements of universities and research
institutions, and to increase the efficiency and productivity of their end users.
ULAKBIM consists of National Academic Network (ULAKNET) Unit, which undertakes the task of formation and
operation of research and education network infrastructure in Turkey, and Cahit Arf Information Center, which provides
information and document supply services nationwide.
ULAKBIM consists of National Academic Network Unit, which undertakes the task of formation of academic network
infrastructure in Turkey, and Cahit Arf Information Center, which provides information and document supply services
nationwide.

3. CABIM
(Cahit Arf Information Center)
ULAKNET
(Network Technologies Department)
ULAKBIM consists of:

4. ULAKNET
Provides “free internet access” for all Turkish Universities and
governmental R&D institutes (total of 204 institutions).
Also gives for all Turkish Universities:
• VOIP Service
• IPv6 Service
• Grid Service
• QoS
• Internet Security / CSIRT Service

5. EKUAL LICENSE (National Academic License for
Electronic Resources )
TÜBİTAK EKUAL - National Academic License for Electronic Resources
The Project aims at providing equal opportunity for researchers both in universities
and hospitals in Turkey, to access to international scientific and academic content;
thus stimulating the production of scientific knowledge in Turkey. Considering the
key role of information technology in our world, it is clearly seen that investment in
information technologies has critical importance for the scientific, technologic and
economic development of Turkey.
EKUAL Project coverage has been extended to include Ministry of Health Training
and Research Hospitals by the decision of TÜBİTAK Scientific Council dated
February 11, 2006 and numbered 139.
The vast quantity of online academic resources and their high prices have left the
libraries confronted with various access and pricing models.

6. TUBITAK EKUAL AIMS AND COVERAGE
TÜBİTAK EKUAL Project has been initiated under Turkish Research Area (TARAL) by the decision of
TÜBİTAK Scientific Council dated November 19, 2005 and numbered 136.
TÜBİTAK EKUAL – Aims
• to create equality of opportunity in accessing scientific information among research institutions with
unequal budgets,
• to help researchers save time by ensuring proper use of databases,
• to enhance the efficiency of research activities nationwide,
• to provide efficient and economical use of the resources of our country,
• to increase the production of scientific publications at national and international scale,
• to increase the competitive power of our country in the field of scientific research.
TÜBİTAK EKUAL – Coverage
• All Turkish universities, 6 Military Institutions, 81 Training and Research Hospitals, and TÜBİTAK and
Institutes; amounting to a number of 346 institutions, take place in EKUAL project.
• Access to over 15.000 fulltext academic journals, over 70.000.000 bibliographic records, over
990.000 international papers and roughly 2000 standards is provided nationwide.
•

7. SCOPE (Members)
• All the institutions delivering trainings in Turkey
• Universities
• Military Schools (Naval Military College, Air Force Academy, Turkish Military
Academy)
• Staff College
• Police Academy
• Ministry of Health Training and Research Hospitals
• TÜBİTAK

8. Scope (Information Source)
• Full text electronic accession journal sources
• Significant publishers
• Priorities of Turkey
• Institutional Requests
• Bibliographic and reference information sources
• Determination of Turkish Research Area and priorities
• Research and scientific performance indicators
• Primary qualifications for accessing to the scientific information

9. E-Resources Under EKUAL National License
Name Of Database License Period Number Of Members Content
BMJ Online Journals** 2007-2010* 50
27 Journals
CAB 2013- 2014(Ağustos) 34
736 Journals
EBSCOHOST
2014-2015 187
12823 Journals
Applied Science & Business
Periodicals
Retrospective Retro Index
IEEE 2012-2014 187 413 Journals
iThenticate 2014 187 Plagiarism Analysis
OVID-LWW 2014 81 Medicine Schools +34 vocational Schools 332 Journals
ScienceDirect 2013-2015 187 2263 Journals
Scopus 2013-2015 187
Bibliographic/ Citation
Taylor & Francis 2014-2015 187
1611 Journals
Web of Science 2013-2015 187
Bibliographic/ Citation

10. In Conclusion
• With this project, TUBİTAK ULAKBİM has realized the fact that the
research institutions are able to access to the electronic
information sources more effectively.
• Kars Kafkas University = Fırat University = Gaziantep University =
Hacettepe University
TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM EKUAL encourages the high ratio and quality
academic information use by providing electronic information services
to support the academic and scientific researches in Turkey.

11. Visible Results…
Databases usage – downloads (million)
Article download Bibliometric Search

12. Visible Results…
Source : Tubitak’s Website

13. Visible Results…

14. How to manage library resources in large
Universities - Hacettepe University Experience

15. Hacettepe University At A Glance…
History
The Chair of Child Health, deemed to be the origin of Hacettepe Faculty of Medicine, was founded as part of
the Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University by Prof. Dr. İhsan Doğramacı on February 2, 1954.
The foundation stone of the university was laid in 1957 with the Child Health Institute and Hospital within
Hacettepe, which began its training, education and research activities and public services in 1958.

16. Hacettepe University At A Glance…
Hacettepe University continues its activities with
14 faculties
14 institutes,
2 applied schools,
1 conservatory, 6 vocational schools, and
45 research and application centers.
Hacettepe University, as one of the leading universities in
the country, keeps contributing to social development and
universal values in the fields of science, technology and art.

17. Hacettepe University - Facts And Figures…
Medicine Faculty and Hacettepe Hospitals:
Number of Surgeries in 2013 : 35.792
Number of Threated Patients : 915.169

18. Publication Performance of Hacettepe
University Ranking In Turkey
Source : Elsevier Scival Suite

19. Publication Performance of Hacettepe
University vs Country Groups

20. Hacettepe University Libraries
• HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY
The Health Sciences Library was established within Hacettepe Children’s Hospital in 1958,
and was named Hacettepe University Library following the foundation of Hacettepe University in
1967. After the present building of Beytepe Library was constructed, the Medical Library was
separated into two: Beytepe Library and the Health Sciences Library.
• THE BEYTEPE LIBRARY
Beytepe Library started to offer services in a temporary building within Beytepe Campus in
1975, and has been actively offering services in its present building since August 22, 1977.
• CONSERVATORY LIBRARY
The history of Ankara State Conservatory dates back to 1924, when the Teacher Training
College of Music was opened in 1924. Following the establishment of the State Conservatory
within the College in 1936, the collection of the Training College was transferred to the
Conservatory. In the same year, Ankara State Conservatory and its library, which had been
operating under the Ministry of Culture and Tourism until the year 1982, were affiliated to
Hacettepe University under the Council of Higher Education.

21. Libraries Resources..
• Number of Staff : 124
• Print Books : 155.500
• E-books : 2.918.690
• Number of Subscribed Databases : 87
• Number of book for disabled students : 1200
e-books (lecture notes)

22. Organization Chart Of Library

23. Management…
Opens 7 days, 24 hours
Library software revision
(every year)
IOS, Android applications
(searching, reserving books)
Give weight to e-books
(more than printed books)

24. H A C E T T E P E U N I V E R S I T Y L I B R A R Y

25. H A C E T T E P E U N I V E R S I T Y L I B R A R Y

26. H A C E T T E P E U N I V E R S I T Y L I B R A R Y

27. H A C E T T E P E U N I V E R S I T Y L I B R A R Y

28. Future Plans For University And Library…
New hospital and second Medicine faculty in Beytepe Campus area have began to built.
A new library (4.th one) is already planned in this complex.

29. Thank You For Listening…