EPIC - Electronic Purchasing In Collaboration
a shared initiative of New Zealand libraries
EPIC's vision is to provide access to high quality electronic information for all New Zealanders.
Over 185 New Zealand libraries have banded together to buy access to a collection of EPIC e-resources, for all New Zealanders to use.
The EPIC resources offer access to thousands of high quality electronic publications, including New Zealand and international full-text journals and magazines, encyclopaedia, dictionaries, photographs and graphics.
The EPIC resources are available in public, school, tertiary and special libraries across New Zealand.
This website will give you information about EPIC , its history , the annual reviews and latest developments. It also answers frequently asked questions and provides technical, training and promotional resources for libraries to use.
LATEST News
Seeking EPIC Sub-Consortia E-Resource Recommendations
EPIC is seeking recommendations from all New Zealand Libraries of e-resources that they would be interested in subscribing to as part of an EPIC administered sub-consortia.
21 April 2009: EPIC Website Survey
Help us improve the EPIC website! Completing our short online survey will take you less than 10 minutes, and will help us learn more about what people want from the EPIC website.
Click here to take our online survey
23 February 2009: EPIC - Future Directions: Summary Report.
This brief Report outlines in just over two pages the reasons behind the 2008 review of EPIC, the processes involved, and key findings. It outlines the decisions taken by the EPIC Governance Group for the way ahead for the consortium.