Edit - Deposit Accounts Overview

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Last updated: May 25, 2023
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1 Purpose | 2 Deposit Accounts Payments | 3 Deposit Account Process | 4 Annual Timeline | 5 Reports

Purpose

The eResources Deposit Account (deposit account) is an important part of OCLS’s strategy to streamline work processes across the college system. The deposit account holds funds for your eResource purchases over the fiscal year.

By decreasing the number of invoices your library receives, your deposit account creates local capacity and minimizes overhead costs. And with funds on hold, OCLS can process your vendors’ invoices efficiently.

Deposit Accounts Payments

OCLS uses your deposit account to pay your vendor invoices for online products acquired under our eResources Management service. Any other OCLS fees must be paid by separate invoice.

You may use your deposit account for new acquisitions that were not included in your latest Estimate. If your account has a deficit at year end, OCLS issues a top up invoice.

OCLS requests that the bulk of your resources are paid with your deposit account funds. To accommodate special circumstances, you can request separate invoicing instead. Then, OCLS pays the vendor’s invoice with its own funds, and bills the college for the final total in CAD.

  1. Log in to ConsortiaManager.

  2. Navigate to your Subscriptions list.

  3. Locate the given subscription.

  4. Check the "Account" field.

For assistance, please contact the eResources team.

Deposit Account Process

  1. In April, OCLS provides an account forecast for each college (Estimate Report) to determine the appropriate invoice amount.

  2. The colleges have a month to review and approve their Estimate Report before OCLS issues the invoice.

  3. OCLS issues the invoice to the college.

  4. The college libraries deposit funds to their account.

  5. In August, steps 1-4 repeat.

  6. Before year-end, OCLS provides another account report to project each college’s fiscal year closing balance (Balance Statement Report). If it shows a deficit, OCLS issues a top-up invoice.

Annual Timeline

The following image shows the general deposit account timeline for the process.
To view key dates for this fiscal year, see the Edit - Deposit Accounts Calendararchived.

Reports

OCLS prepares three types of account reports for the college libraries:

  • Monthly Statements: Itemized account activity and closing balance for the previous month

  • Estimate: Biannual forecast to determine biannual invoice amounts

  • Balance Statements: Pro forma year-end balance projection to determine whether a third ("top up") invoice is necessary to avoid a deficit

This page provides general information about your eResources Deposit Account. Please see the other pages in this series for more detailed information about the specific topics below:

FAQ: WHAT PAYMENTS CAN I MAKE FROM MY DEPOSIT ACCOUNT?