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Electronic Access to agronomy journals: A Follow-up study

Electronic Access to agronomy journals: A Follow-up study. Brad Brazzeal Agriculture, Forest Resources & Extension Librarian. Agronomy is …. “that branch of agriculture devoted to the theory, practice, and scientific management of soil, land, and field-crop production”

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Electronic Access to agronomy journals: A Follow-up study

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  1. Electronic Access to agronomy journals: A Follow-up study Brad Brazzeal Agriculture, Forest Resources & Extension Librarian

  2. Agronomy is … “that branch of agriculture devoted to the theory, practice, and scientific management of soil, land, and field-crop production” Lewis, R. A. (2002). CRC Dictionary of Agricultural Sciences. Boca Raton: CRC Press.

  3. overview This study provides two snapshots of electronic availability of JCR listed agronomy journals at 8 ARL libraries serving institutions with doctoral programs in agronomy. First snapshot taken in 2007, and the follow-up was in 2013.

  4. Patron expectations “Information-seekers … expect seamless access to resources such as full text e-journals, online foreign-language materials, e-books, a variety of electronic publishers’ platforms, and virtual reference desk services.” (emphasis added) Connaway, L., Dickey, T. J., & Radford, M. L. (2011). “If it is too inconvenient I'm not going after it:” Convenience as a critical factor in information-seeking behaviors. Library & Information Science Research, 33, 179-190.

  5. Some common questions Does the library provide access to SpringerLink? Why am I being asked to pay for this article? Why can’t I access the most recent issue of this journal?

  6. Research questions for this study • To what extent are research libraries providing online access to agronomy journals? • How is this access provided? • Direct from publishers? • Through aggregators? • Other sources or a combination? • How has this access changed over time?

  7. Methodology • Criteria for journal selection • Inclusion in the agronomy category of the 2005 Journal Citation Reports (n=47) • Criteria for library selection • Member of the Association of Research Libraries • PhD program in agronomy • Allowed access to e-journals list without authentication

  8. methodology • Libraries at the following institutions met the criteria • Cornell University • Louisiana State University • Oklahoma State University • Pennsylvania State University • Texas Tech University • University of Florida • University of Georgia • University of Wisconsin • A convenience sample rather than a random sample

  9. Methodology • Searched the e-journals list of each library (and catalog when needed) • Made screen-shots of the holdings for each journal • Created an Excel spreadsheet • Limited analysis to access under current title

  10. results • Journals with no e-access at any of the institutions • Current access vs. embargoed/limited* access • Aggregator dependent access • Access to all issues by major publishers • JSTOR access • Gold open access * “Limited” is used to describe access that stopped at a certain point for reasons such as journal cancellations.

  11. Journals with no E-access in 2007 The following journals were not available in electronic format at any of the 8 institutions in 2007. Maydica Nippon NogeikagakuKaishi-Journal of the Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology and Agrochemistry Seed Science & Technology Soil and Crop Science Society of Florida Proceedings Tropical Grasslands • Advances in Agronomy • Allelopathy Journal • American Journal of Potato Research • Biological Agriculture & Horticulture • Cereal Research Communications • International Sugar Journal • Journal of the American Pomological Society

  12. Journals with no E-access in 2013 The journals in bold were not available in electronic format at any of the 8 institutions in 2013. Maydica Nippon NogeikagakuKaishi-Journal of the Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology and Agrochemistry Seed Science & Technology Soil and Crop Science Society of Florida Proceedings Tropical Grasslands • Advances in Agronomy • Allelopathy Journal • American Journal of Potato Research • Biological Agriculture & Horticulture • Cereal Research Communications • International Sugar Journal • Journal of the American Pomological Society

  13. New access by Aggregator only • The journals below were only available through aggregators at the institutions studied in 2013. • Allelopathy Journal • Academic Search Complete (2009-present) • Four institutions had access • Journal of the American Pomological Society • ProQuest Research Library (2001-2010) • Three institutions had access

  14. Current access vs. embargoed/limited access “Limited” is used to describe access that stopped at a certain point for reasons such as journal cancellations.

  15. Aggregator dependence

  16. Access to all issues by major publishers • Four current publishers accounted for 30 titles • Elsevier • Springer • Acquired two of the journals between 2007 and 2013 • Taylor & Francis • Acquired three of the journals between 2007 and 2013 • Wiley-Blackwell • Following charts show access to the complete run of the journals, regardless of source • For consistency, even one year of no access was counted as not having access to all issues

  17. Access to Elsevier Titles * Access in ScienceDirect started with volume 5 (1996) at 7 institutions and with volume 8 (1998) at the other.

  18. Access to springer titles * Titles moved to Springer in 2011 and 2008 respectively. ** In 2007, earliest access to Springer titles was 1996.

  19. Access to taylor & Francis titles * Formerly published by AB Academic Press. ** Moved to Taylor & Francis in 2010 *** Published by Wiley-Blackwell 2005-2010 then moved to Taylor & Francis.

  20. Access to Wiley-Blackwell titles * One institution depended upon Environment Complete for access to issues before 1995 or 1996. ** Access for 1986-1996 only through EBSCO aggregators at the 7 institutions.

  21. Jstor access • Of all 47 journals, only 2 included in JSTOR • Weed Science • Weed Technology • Current access through BioOne • All institutions had access to all issues of these journals

  22. Gold Open access • Breeding Science (1999-present) • Journal of the Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology and Agrochemistry (1924-2004) (title ceased in 2004) • Maydica (2002-present) • Plant Production Science (1998-present) • Tropical Grasslands (1967-2010) (title ceased in 2010)

  23. Discussion/conclusion • Access to e-journal content increased from 2007 to 2013, but online access is far from complete • Aggregators continue to be an important source of content at some research libraries • Journals published by agronomy-related societies have made some movements towards open access

  24. Thank you! Brad Brazzeal Agriculture, Forest Resources & Extension Librarian Mississippi State University Libraries bbrazzeal@library.misstate.edu

  25. Questions?

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