A Leap in the Dark A Leap in the Dark A Pilot Project for an A Pilot Project for an Electronic-Only Electronic-Only Engineering Collection Engineering Collection Laurel Kristick and Margaret Mellinger Oregon State University Libraries
A Leap in the Dark A Leap in the Dark
A Pilot Project for an A Pilot Project for an Electronic-Only Engineering Electronic-Only Engineering
CollectionCollection
Laurel Kristick and Margaret MellingerOregon State University Libraries
IntroductionIntroduction
How we got here…How we got here…
IntroductionIntroduction
Making the case for e-onlyMaking the case for e-only– What’s in it for the users? What’s in it for the users? – What’s in it for the library? What’s in it for the library?
Why is it still a “leap in the dark?”Why is it still a “leap in the dark?”– Challenges, issues, considerationsChallenges, issues, considerations
What strategies can we use to move What strategies can we use to move forward? forward?
Why focus on Engineering?Why focus on Engineering?
Engineering FacultyEngineering Faculty
PressuresPressures– Greater responsibility for funding their own Greater responsibility for funding their own
research research – Balancing research & teachingBalancing research & teaching
PreferencesPreferences– Comfortable with online accessComfortable with online access– Benefits of convenienceBenefits of convenience– Types of information neededTypes of information needed
Engineering students Engineering students
Undergraduate curriculum tightly definedUndergraduate curriculum tightly defined
Less use of the library than other studentsLess use of the library than other students
Technologically adeptTechnologically adept
Benefits of e-onlyBenefits of e-only
Benefits of e-journalsBenefits of e-journals
Save the time of the userSave the time of the user
Access anywhere, anytime, multiple usersAccess anywhere, anytime, multiple users
Currency, earlier access Currency, earlier access
Enhanced functionalityEnhanced functionality– Search capabilities Search capabilities – Ability to link to other sourcesAbility to link to other sources– Ability to include multi-media elementsAbility to include multi-media elements
Benefits of e-onlyBenefits of e-only
Possible cost savings on subscriptionsPossible cost savings on subscriptions– Only one formatOnly one format
Save shelf spaceSave shelf space
No physical items to check-in, mark, No physical items to check-in, mark, shelve, claimshelve, claim
Save costs of binding and replacementSave costs of binding and replacement
Leap! Leap!
What’s stopping us? What’s stopping us?
Odin’s RavensOdin’s Ravens
MunninMunnin
MemoryMemory
HuginnHuginn
ThoughtThought
Challenges of e-onlyChallenges of e-only
Challenges of e-onlyChallenges of e-only
Publisher considerations? Publisher considerations? – Archiving issues Archiving issues – License agreementsLicense agreements– Pricing modelsPricing models– BundlingBundling– Availability of usage statisticsAvailability of usage statistics
Challenges of e-onlyChallenges of e-only
Content issuesContent issues– Content discrepanciesContent discrepancies
Version of record? Version of record?
Differences between vendors Differences between vendors
– Disappearing or masked contentDisappearing or masked content– Contents of bundled packagesContents of bundled packages
ChallengesChallenges
Technological issuesTechnological issues– Interface quality, ease of useInterface quality, ease of use– Staff expertise and time to provide systemsStaff expertise and time to provide systems– Hardware and software, server capacityHardware and software, server capacity– Pressures on campus computer network and Pressures on campus computer network and
printing provisionsprinting provisions– Interoperability with other online tools: Interoperability with other online tools:
catalogs, link resolvers, meta search toolscatalogs, link resolvers, meta search tools
Challenges of e-onlyChallenges of e-only
E-journal managementE-journal management– Electronic collection more expensive to Electronic collection more expensive to
maintain: administrative, CD, PR and maintain: administrative, CD, PR and especially reference related expensesespecially reference related expenses
– Both print & electronic systems in placeBoth print & electronic systems in place– Aggregator duplication; embargoesAggregator duplication; embargoes
Challenges Challenges
Staff time to select, acquire, represent in Staff time to select, acquire, represent in catalog and manage e-subscriptionscatalog and manage e-subscriptions
Staff trainingStaff training
User training User training
ReferenceReference
OSU LibrariesOSU Libraries
OSU Engineering Journal CollectionOSU Engineering Journal Collection
OSU Engineering Subscriptions 2003 265 Subscriptions (includes combined subscriptions) $301,562.73 226 Are available electronically $278,454.02 85.28% 87 Print only at OSU (could go e-only) $128,491.43 32.83%
139 OSU has both Print and Electronic $149,962.59 52.45% OSU Electronic-only Subscriptions 2003: 95 ACM Journals & Newsletters $2,848.00
200 ACM Conferences 125 IEEE Proceedings Order Plan $22,995.00 81 Other electronic-only (aggregators)
OSU LibrariesOSU Libraries
2004 Focus2004 Focus– IEEE Electronic Library (IEL)IEEE Electronic Library (IEL)– American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)– American Society of Mechanical Engineers American Society of Mechanical Engineers
(ASME)(ASME)– American Society of Agricultural Engineers American Society of Agricultural Engineers
(ASAE)(ASAE)
Looking Ahead: Looking Ahead: Going Beyond JournalsGoing Beyond Journals
StandardsStandards– IEEE Standards included in IELIEEE Standards included in IEL– ANSIANSI– ASTMASTM– Other standardsOther standards
Electronic booksElectronic books– KnovelKnovel– CRC HandbooksCRC Handbooks
Open Access JournalsOpen Access Journals
Criteria used to judge IELCriteria used to judge IEL
Rupp-Serrano, et al. 2002. Canceling Rupp-Serrano, et al. 2002. Canceling Print Serials in Favor of Electronic: Print Serials in Favor of Electronic: Criteria for Decision Making. Criteria for Decision Making. Library Library Collections, Acquisitions & Technical Collections, Acquisitions & Technical Services Services 26:369-378.26:369-378.
CriteriaCriteria
LicensingLicensing– RestrictionsRestrictions– ArchivesArchives
ProviderProvider– ReliabilityReliability– Aggregator DuplicationAggregator Duplication
CriteriaCriteria
Publication structurePublication structure– CompletenessCompleteness– Nature of the publicationNature of the publication
Technological considerationsTechnological considerations– Reproduction capabilitiesReproduction capabilities– AuthenticationAuthentication– Hardware, software, etcHardware, software, etc
Criteria Criteria
Local issuesLocal issues– Availability in local consortiaAvailability in local consortia– Importance to discipline, curricula, researchImportance to discipline, curricula, research– Faculty inputFaculty input– Institutional commitmentInstitutional commitment– SubjectSubject– User preference/usageUser preference/usage
CriteriaCriteria
Local resourcesLocal resources– Cost savingsCost savings– Space savingsSpace savings– StaffingStaffing
ConclusionsConclusions
Despite challenges, OSU moving ahead to meet Despite challenges, OSU moving ahead to meet needs of Engineering faculty and studentsneeds of Engineering faculty and students
Focus is on publishers with stable content which Focus is on publishers with stable content which match our needsmatch our needs
Bundles & “Big Deals” with weak titles or Bundles & “Big Deals” with weak titles or unneeded content not being considered right unneeded content not being considered right nownow
Customer service key for libraries and publishers Customer service key for libraries and publishers to work directlyto work directly
BibliographyBibliography
http://www.oregonstate.edu/~mellinma/bibliography.dochttp://www.oregonstate.edu/~mellinma/bibliography.doc
Discussion? Discussion?