Library consortia's work in 5 easy steps
While ConsortiaManager gathers all the relevant data in one place, the real strength of the tool is its management of the workflow involved with managing the consortia agreements.
1 Evaluation
Make trial accesses
Check cost per use
Evaluate usage data
See price increases
Check member ratings
Make cross member comparisons
2 Information
Find information about your licenses, FTE, terms, content files and contact details
Select information will automatically be made available to consortia members through their own interface, limiting the need to distribute information manually and individually to members
3 Acquisition
Receive and upload prices or make use of the pricing matrix for automated price-modelling based on FTE's, inhabitants, institution type etc.
Avoid the tiresome job or registering renewals manually and have them structured and ready to send off to the publisher at your convenience
4 Invoicing
Validate publisher invoices, based on the actual renewal prices accepted by the members
Apply foreign currency exchange rates if needed and be ready to invoice in minutes or export the invoice data to your own finance system
Invoice agreement individually or consolidate agreement on one-member invoice or simply allow them to select a subscription agent of their choice
Apply consortia fees and manage collection of payments using your own rules, from one interface
5 Administration
Have your members make their own IP-address changes and let ConsortiaManager take care of notifying the publishers for you
Administrate FTE numbers, contact details and other relevant information through the system and have the system prompt members for updated details
Send out messages to members based on a number of variables, such as subscribed agreements, member types, institution types and more
