Online catalogue ESTER and
ELNET Consortium
Erasmus Staff Training Week
8.05.2014
E-catalogue ESTER
ESTER is shared catalogue of the ELNET Consortium member libraries in a two
databases
tallinn.ester.ee tartu.ester.ee
E-catalogue ESTER
15 libraries
3.2 mln bibliographic records
8.9 mln item records
412923 patron records
E-catalogue ESTER
Participating libraries in Tartu catalogue:
Archival Library of Estonian Literary Museum
Library of the Estonian University of Life Sciences
Estonian National Museum Library
Tartu Public Library
University of Tartu Library
E-catalogue ESTER
Participating libraries in Tallinn catalogue:
Repository Library of Estonia
Estonian Academy of Arts Library
Estonian Art Museum Library
Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre Library
Libraries of Estonian Defence Forces
National Library of Estonia
Tallinn Central Library
Tallinn University of Applied Sciences Library
Tallinn University of Technology Library
Academic Library of Tallinn University
Now
Future
Now
Future
Database of Estonian articles - ise.elnet.ee
Estonian Subject Thesaurus - ems.elnet.ee
Digitized Estonian Newspapers - dea.nlib.ee
ELNET Consortium
Nonprofit association established in 1996
9 members:
Estonian Academy of Arts
Estonian University of Life Sciences
Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre
National Library of Estonia
Tallinn (City)
Tallinn University
Tallinn University of Technology
Tartu (City)
University of Tartu
ELNET Consortium
5 partners:
Art Museum of Estonia
Estonian Literary Museum
Estonian National Museum
Repository Library of Estonia
TTK University of Applied Sciences
ELNET Consortium
Consortium has established a number of working groups:
Library System Managers' Board
Working Group on Cataloguing and Name Authorities
Working Group on Classification and Indexing
Working Group on Coordinating the Digitizing Activities
Working Group on Database of Estonian articles ISE
Working Group on Licensing of E-Resources
ELNET Consortium
Main areas of activity are:
the development and management of the shared library system, as well as the e-catalogue ESTER and the Estonian articles
database ISE
the management and development of the Estonian Subject Thesaurus
coordination of joint procurements of electronic research information
holding negotiations on behalf of member libraries for developing e-services.
