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The presentation gives impressions of the daily work of consortial acquisition and consortial management of e-ressources, taking the Library Center of the federal state of North-Rhine Westphalia (hbz) in Cologne/Germany as an example for a regional consortia leader. The consortial landscape in Germany is described. The e-book market is shown as a dynamic, but still emerging market with not yet fully developed business models for e-book consortia. Some of the characteristics of the e-book market are explained, and some features of rivalry and collaboration between academic consortia and commercial library suppliers and agencies are hinted to.
The presentation gives an impression of the daily work of consortial acquisition and consortial management of e-ressources, taking the Hochschulbibliothekszentrum des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen (hbz) in Cologne/Germany as an example for a regional consortia leader. The consortial landscape in Germany is described and the requirements of an consortial Electronic Ressources Management System (ERMS)are outlined. The "Erwerbungsdatenbank", a tool developed by the hbz, is presented as one possible solution, tailored for the needs of the consortial administrators in the hbz, which does not claim to be DLF ERMI compliant.