E-journals Challenges

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E-journals Challenges

• Shiffman Medical Library/LRCs
• Wayne State University

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Our Environment

• Shiffman Library and LRCs
• Primary Clientele
• School of Medicine
• College of Health Professions
• College of Nursing Faculty

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Our Environment

• Secondary Clientele
• Faculty and students for health sciences
• Largest proportion of unaffiliated patrons
• Health care providers
• Residents of Michigan
• High volume lender within MI Region 3

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Our Environment

• 1,000 faculty
• 2,949 Clinical, adjunct voluntary faculty
• Largest single campus medical school in 14
  buildings

• School of Medicine ranks 22 in NSF expenditures

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General Journal Issues

• Serials cuts in 86, 90 and 00 due to flat budget
• As few as 2,846 titles
• Had been until 00-01
• High percentage of non-clinical, non-domestic
  journals
• Over 30 inflation in 96-97

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Rebuilding Program

• Increases to Medical Library budget
• Commitment to acquiring journals in disciplines
  and areas of excellence

• Values
• Commensurate with our research status
• Accessible to our primary clientele
• Rationalized campus-wide selection

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Values contd.

• Selection in formats that serve the research and
  clinical mission
• PDF
• Participation in Cross-ref or other open URL
  program

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Positive Effects

• Service
• Most primary clientele are delighted
• Few needs for paper back-up

• Staff
• More confidence in collection development
• Usage statistics
• Patron interaction

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Neutral Zones

• Have not decided to eliminate paper
• No effects yet on binding or storage
• Ease of processing is neutralized by

• Lack of persistent access
• Time consuming process of identifying culprit?
• Temporary or permanent?

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Neutral

• In addition to primary clientele, who are other
  stakeholders?
• No effects yet on ILL lending, modest decrease in
  borrowing

• Statewide collaboration
• Aids to access are works in progress

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Downsides

• Inflationary increases to subscriptions
• Cost of e-access when calculated by FTE
• Restrictions on ILL lending with data
  responsibilities on lender

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Downsides

• Different staff involved, overall increase in
  staff time
• - In serials
• - At service points
• - In central tech services

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Downsides

• Additional costs for e-access are staggering and
  unpredictable
• Communication from publishers is haphazard due to
  multiple offices at WSU, etc.

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Current Planning

• Decisions re paper v. e-only
• Tied to physical building issues
• Responsibilities to library community and
  secondary clientele, SE MI residents

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Current Planning

• Reorganization of University Libraries
• University Libraries and Shiffman Library
  strategic planning processes

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Wish List

• Increased Detroit area resource sharing
• Increased statewide collection development
  archiving strategies

• Serials Librarian?