1. M25 Consortium of Academic Libraries
(www.m25lib.ac.uk)
E-BASS25
John Tuck M25 Consortium Chair and Director of
Library Services - Royal Holloway University of London
Library Systems Programme Meeting, Birmingham,
July 13th 2012

2. E-BASS25
E-BASS25 (E-Books Acquisition as a Shared
Service in M25)
Aims:
* To deliver a series of linked reports and
guidelines which will form a navigation tool
for consortia seeking to embark on
collaborative purchasing of e-books
* Focus on patron driven acquisition

3. E-BASS25 - Partners
• Founded in 1993, M25 Consortium has 57 members
• E-BASS25, led by Royal Holloway, University of
London, partnering with:
• Kingston University
• Science Museum (on behalf of MLAG)
• JISC Collections
• SERO Consulting
• Owen Stephens

4. E-BASS25: Deliverables
Project deliverables include:
• E-books landscape report including PDA use case
studies (Anna Grigson)
• Business requirements specification (Rupert
Williams)
• Business model specification with costings (Anna
Vernon)
• Guidelines on procurement options (Amy Warner)
• Systems integration guidelines (Helen Guile)

5. E-BASS25: Activities
• Opening workshop from institutional perspective
(SERO/Owen Stephens)
• End of project dissemination workshop (SERO/Owen
Stephens)
• Close links to KB+, LMS projects
• Timescale: August 1st 2012 – January 31st 2013
• Project Manager: Dominic Tate, Royal Holloway