Partnerships

Through FCT|FCCN, b-on is associated with various national and international organizations.

USE.pt – Users of Ex-Libris Systems in Portugal –promotes the co-operation and sharing of information between users of the library management system ALEPH in Portugal and encourages its development as a response to the capabilities that have been created by new information technologies and to the new kinds of organization and operation of the library services.

COUNTER – Counting Online Usage of NeTworked Electronic Resources – is an organization that defines protocols and standards for the consistent and regulated measure of the use of electronic resources.

ICOLC – International Coalition of Library Consortia – is an international consortium of library consortia whose objective is to serve higher education institutions, providing their members with discussion and co-operation on matters of common interest.

SELL – Southern European Libraries Link – is an informal structure which represents the main Electronic Library Consortia of the countries of Southern Europe.

IGeLU – The International Group of Ex Libris Users – is an informal group of users belonging to libraries and other organizations that implement SFX and/or Metalib software products supplied by Ex-Libris. SMUG was formed in July 2002 and promotes the communication and co-operation between those implementing SFX and Metalib in order to increase their awareness about matters related to those two tools. It also provides a mechanism for representing the interests of the SFX and Metalib users as a whole with regard to the suppliers of software and content.

SCOAP³ – Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics is a one-of-its-kind partnership of thousands of libraries, funding agencies and research centers in more than 40 countries. Working with leading publishers, SCOAP³ has converted key journals in the field of High-Energy Physics to Open Access at no cost for authors. SCOAP³ is centrally paying publishers for the costs involved in providing Open Access, publishers in turn reduce subscription fees to all their customers, who can contribute to SCOAP³. Each country participates in a way commensurate to its scientific output in this field. In addition, existing Open Access journals are also centrally supported, removing any existing financial barrier for authors.