“Turkey National Academic License for Electronic Resources Experience” and “How to manage library resources in large universities-Hacettepe University Experience“

Prof. Dr. Cem SARACVice-rector Hacettepe University

“Turkey National Academic License for Electronic Resources Experience” and “How to manage library resources in large

universities-Hacettepe University Experience “

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.

CABIM (Cahit Arf Information Center)

ULAKNET (Network Technologies Department)

ULAKBIM consists of:

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

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.

TUBITAK EKUAL AIMS AND COVERAGETÜBİTAK 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.

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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

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

E-Resources Under EKUAL National License

Name Of Database License Period Number Of Members Content

BMJ Online Journals** 2007-2010* 5027 Journals

CAB 2013- 2014(Ağustos) 34736 Journals

EBSCOHOST

2014-2015 187

12823 Journals

Applied Science & Business Periodicals

Retrospective Retro Index

IEEE 2012-2014 187 413 JournalsiThenticate 2014 187 Plagiarism AnalysisOVID-LWW 2014 81 Medicine Schools +34 vocational Schools 332 Journals

ScienceDirect 2013-2015 187 2263 Journals

Scopus 2013-2015 187Bibliographic/ Citation

Taylor & Francis 2014-2015 1871611 Journals

Web of Science 2013-2015 187Bibliographic/ Citation

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.

Visible Results… Databases usage – downloads (million)

Article download Bibliometric Search

Visible Results…

Source : Tubitak’s Website

Visible Results…

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

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.

Hacettepe University At A Glance…

Hacettepe University continues its activities with

14 faculties 14 institutes, 2 applied schools,1 conservatory, 6 vocational schools, and45 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.

Hacettepe University - Facts And Figures…

Medicine Faculty and Hacettepe Hospitals:

Number of Surgeries in 2013 : 35.792 Number of Threated Patients : 915.169

Publication Performance of Hacettepe University Ranking In Turkey

Source : Elsevier Scival Suite

Publication Performance of Hacettepe University vs Country Groups

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.

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)

Organization Chart Of Library

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)

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

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

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

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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.

Thank You For Listening…