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CERL has several categories of membership and also provisions for participation by non-members and commercial customers. | CERL has several categories of membership and also provisions for participation by non-members and commercial customers. |
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| ^ Annual Fee ^ Members ^ Votes ^ Clusters ^ Access (2011-12) ^ Committee Membership ^ | | ^ Annual Fee ^ Members ^ Votes ^ Clusters ^ Access (2013) ^ Committee Membership ^ |
^ [[:membership:categories_of_membership#Full Membership|Full]] | €8,000 | 1 | 1 | max. 15 | HPB, 200 free searches on WorldCat | yes | | ^ [[:membership:categories_of_membership#Full Membership|Full]] | €8,000 | 1 | 1 | max. 15 | HPB | yes | |
^ [[:membership:categories_of_membership#Group Membership|Group]] | €8,000 | max. 16 | 1 | no | HPB, 200 free searches on WorldCat | yes | | ^ [[:membership:categories_of_membership#Group Membership|Group]] | €8,000 | max. 16 | 1 | no | HPB | yes | |
^ [[:membership:categories_of_membership#Special Membership|Special]] | €1,000 | 1 | 1 | no | HPB, 200 free searches on WorldCat | no | | ^ [[:membership:categories_of_membership#Special Membership|Special]] | €1,000 | 1 | 1 | no | HPB | yes | |
^ [[:membership:categories_of_membership#Associate Membership|Associate]] | €150 | 1 | no | no | -- | no | | ^ [[:membership:categories_of_membership#Associate Membership|Associate]] | €150 | 1 | no | no | -- | no | |
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=== Full Membership === | === Full Membership === |
Membership allows full access to and full use of the records in the HPB Database and to such other databases as the Consortium can allow on terms as negotiated by the Consortium with OCLC every year. Each partner or member is invited to participate in annual meetings and is allowed one vote in Consortium decisions put to the meeting. Member institutions are eligible for representation on the Board of Directors and on the Consortium’s committees. CERL has decided that its Full Membership fee will not exceed €9,000. The annual fee was fixed at €8,000 for the 2009--2012 funding period. Full Members may nominate up to 15 smaller libraries as [[::membership:categories_of_membership#Cluster Libraries]]. | Membership allows full access to and full use of the records in the HPB Database. Each partner or member is invited to participate in annual meetings and is allowed one vote in Consortium decisions put to the meeting. Member institutions are eligible for representation on the Board of Directors and on the Consortium’s committees. CERL has decided that its Full Membership fee will not exceed €9,000. The annual fee was fixed at €8,000 for the 2012--2013 funding period. Full Members may nominate up to 15 smaller libraries as [[::membership:categories_of_membership#Cluster Libraries]]. |
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=== Group Membership === | === Group Membership === |
Group membership allows a group of libraries to become Full members at a reduced rate. | Group membership allows a group of libraries to become Full members at a reduced individual rate. |
The essentials of the scheme are: | The essentials of the scheme are: |
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* A Group pays a subscription, committed for three years. | * A Group is made up of up to 16 libraries (i.e. the equivalent of one full member with 15 cluster libraries). |
* One institution in the Group undertakes responsibility for full payment by the Group members. | |
* Only one national or state library is allowed to be part of each Group. | * Only one national or state library is allowed to be part of each Group. |
* Groups may have multi-national membership. | * Groups may have multi-national membership. |
| * A Group pays a subscription, committed for three years. |
| * Each member of the Group undertakes responsibility for full payment by the Group as a whole. |
* A Group is entitled to one vote at CERL meetings. | * A Group is entitled to one vote at CERL meetings. |
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=== Special Membership === | === Special Membership === |
Smaller organisations can also join the Consortium as members, subject to approval by the Directors. To this category are reckoned to belong specialist rare-books libraries which are too small to be Full members, and collections in institutions not normally funded by public funding. Special members sign the [[http://www.cerl-org.de/web/_media/en/about/funding_agreement_2006-2009.pdf?id=en%3Aabout%3Alegal_documents&cache=cache|Funding Agreement]] and have full voting rights. They pay a reduced annual fee. They have the same access as Full members to the HPB database and to such other databases as the Consortium can allow, which may not be on the same advantageous terms as that of Full members. They are not eligible to stand for election for the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee. | Smaller organisations can also join the Consortium as members, subject to approval by the Directors. To this category are reckoned to belong specialist rare-books libraries which are too small to be Full members, and collections in institutions not normally funded by public funding. Special members sign the [[http://www.cerl-org.de/web/_media/en/about/funding_agreement_2006-2009.pdf?id=en%3Aabout%3Alegal_documents&cache=cache|Funding Agreement]] and have full voting rights. They pay a reduced annual fee. They have the same access as Full members to the HPB database and to such other databases as the Consortium can allow, which may not be on the same advantageous terms as that of Full members. They are not eligible to stand for election for the Executive Committee. |
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=== Associate Membership === | === Associate Membership === |
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| ^ Annual Fee ^ Members ^ Votes ^ Clusters ^ HPB Access ^ Committee Membership ^ | | ^ Annual Fee ^ Members ^ Votes ^ Clusters ^ HPB Access ^ Committee Membership ^ |
^ [[:membership:categories_of_membership#Library schools|Library schools]] | €500 | -- | no | no | IP addressing;\\ 200 free WorldCat searches| no | | ^ [[:membership:categories_of_membership#Library schools|Library schools]] | €500 | -- | no | no | IP addressing | no | |
^ [[:membership:categories_of_membership#Cluster libraries|Cluster libraries]] | none | -- | no | no | 1 HPB access | no | | ^ [[:membership:categories_of_membership#Cluster libraries|Cluster libraries]] | none | -- | no | no | 1 HPB access | no | |
^ [[:membership:categories_of_membership#ClusterPlus libraries]] | €500| -- | no | no | IP addressing| no | | ^ [[:membership:categories_of_membership#ClusterPlus libraries]] | €500| -- | no | no | IP addressing| no | |
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| ^ Annual Fee ^^ Members ^ Votes ^ Access ^ | | ^ Annual Fee ^^ Members ^ Votes ^ Access ^ |
^ \\ [[:membership:categories_of_membership#Antiquarian booksellers|Antiquarian booksellers]] \\ \\ | Large\\ Medium\\ Small\\ | €5,000\\ €2,500\\ €1,000\\ | \\ no\\ \\ | \\ no\\ \\ | HPB\\ 200 free WorldCat searches | | ^ \\ [[:membership:categories_of_membership#Antiquarian booksellers|Antiquarian booksellers]] \\ \\ | Large\\ Medium\\ Small\\ | €5,000\\ €2,500\\ €1,000\\ | \\ no\\ \\ | \\ no\\ \\ | HPB | |
^ \\ [[:membership:categories_of_membership#Museums and similar institutions|Museums]] and [[:membership:categories_of_membership#Projects|Projects]] \\ \\ | Large\\ Medium\\ Small\\ | €2,500\\ €1,000\\ €500\\ | \\ no\\ \\ | \\ no\\ \\ | HPB\\ 200 free WorldCat searches | | ^ \\ [[:membership:categories_of_membership#Museums and similar institutions|Museums]] and [[:membership:categories_of_membership#Projects|Projects]] \\ \\ | Large\\ Medium\\ Small\\ | €2,500\\ €1,000\\ €500\\ | \\ no\\ \\ | \\ no\\ \\ | HPB | |
^ [[:membership:categories_of_membership#Cataloguing consortia|Cataloguing consortia]] | €8,000 + multiple of €3,500 || no | no | HPB\\ 200 free WorldCat searches | | ^ [[:membership:categories_of_membership#Cataloguing consortia|Cataloguing consortia]] | €8,000 + multiple of €3,500 || no | no | HPB | |
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=== Antiquarian booksellers === | === Antiquarian booksellers === |