The Anatolian University Libraries Consortium (ANKOS), which was originally established to coordinate university libraries' electronic serials purchases, today plays an active role in selecting, providing access to, managing and evaluating electronic information resources in Turkey. A substantial volume of subscriptions and purchases of e-journal, e-book and e-reference resources is conducted through ANKOS. In order to measure the usage rate of these resources, to conduct cost analyses and to use the findings in strategic planning cycles of both the institutions and the consortium, a New Electronic Resources Management System (ERM) has been developed by ANKOS. In this study, the authors explain how the new system was developed, its technical features, data entry and collection, the system's contribution to the collection of institution and usage statistics, and its impact on strategic planning. Available statistical facts are also provided to illustrate the development and the impact of the new ERM system
Purpose ? The paper aims to describe a new national system for resource sharing and document supply in Turkey.\ud Design/methodology/approach ? The paper takes a historical and descriptive approach.\ud Findings ? KITS has been very successful in linking academic and other institutions in Turkey to an effective and efficient system of document supply.\ud This is illustrated by figures provided on its expansion in the last two years.\ud Practical implications ? The paper is useful for all librarians concerned with national document supply systems, especially in the developing world.\ud Originality/value ? This is the first published review of the national system that is transforming document supply in Turkey, and it deals frankly with\ud the obstacles that KITS faces, at the same time indicating the ways in which success has been achieved
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