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INCREASING ROI IN INFORMATION RESOURCES. Presented at: UTS SCONUL Visit Presented by: Ann Flynn Manager, Serials & Interlending. OVERVIEW. Investment in information resources Strategies to increase ROI Integration Effectiveness of integrative strategies on ROI.
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INCREASING ROI IN INFORMATION RESOURCES Presented at: UTS SCONUL Visit Presented by: Ann Flynn Manager, Serials & Interlending
OVERVIEW • Investment in information resources Strategies to increase ROI • Integration Effectiveness of integrative strategies on ROI
INVESTMENT IN INFORMATION RESOURCES AT UTS INFORMATION RESOURCES EXPENDITURE
INVESTMENT IN ELECTRONIC SERIALS AT UTS GROWTH IN ELECTRONIC SERIALS AT UTS
STRATEGIES TO INCREASE ROI INTEGRATION • Single signon – facilitates access • Library website • Catalogue • AutoCat • Scoping • SuperSearch - electronic resource gateway • ERM • X-server
EFFECTIVENESS OF INTEGRATIVE STRATEGIES ON ROI USEAGE ETC. OF INFORMATION RESOURCES • Database usage • E-journal usage E-journal non-use • E-journal title overlap
EFFECTIVENESS OF INTEGRATIVE STRATEGIES ON ROI DATABASE USAGE, e.g. • ScienceDirect 9-fold incr (2002 - SFX data) • ProQuest 5000 6-fold incr (2002 - SFX data) COUNTER-compliant data showing increasing usage
FULLTEXT DATABASES - ROI DATABASE USAGE
E-JOURNALS - ROI E-JOURNAL USAGE VENDOR-GENERATED, COUNTER-COMPLIANT DATA
E-JOURNALS - ROI E-JOURNAL USAGE LIBRARY-GENERATED, SFX DATA
E-JOURNALS - ROI E-JOURNAL USAGE LIBRARY-GENERATED, SFX DATA
E-JOURNALS - ROI UNUSED FULL-TEXT JOURNALS ACCESSIBLE VIA SFX
E-JOURNALS - ROI COUNTER-COMPLIANT REPORTS
DUPLICATION IN E-COLLECTIONS E-JOURNAL TITLE OVERLAP
CHALLENGES • Proving ROI for information resources, particularly electronic • Obtaining data and making sense of it in an integrative strategy environment • Stretching available funds further • Maximising usage of information resources Staying afloat and running ahead
CONCLUSIONS • CSF is staff • Promotion / training / support are essential