Journals: Subscriptions Substitutions Cancellations

1. Journals: Subscriptions Substitutions Cancellations Chandra Prabha Research Scientist Carolyn Hank Research Intern* XXV Annual Charleston Conference November 3, 2005 *Currently TRLN Doctoral Fellow, UNC-Chapel Hill

2. Presentation Overview • Research question • ARL • Specific objectives • Commonly used terms • This presentation available online:http://www.oclc.org/research/presentations/prabha/charleston05.ppt

3. Research question ARL Specific objectives Commonly used terms Study design Data collection Findings Forecasting Presentation Overview

4. Research Question • When are journal collections in libraries likely to become electronic?

5. Association of Research Libraries (ARL) • Established December 29, 1932 • Formed to provide avenue for discussing common concerns and to organize coordinated actions • 42 Charter Members • Sources: • http://www.arl.org/pubscat/pubs/celebrating70/history.html http://www.arl.org/pubscat/pubs/celebrating70/members.html

6. Scholarly Communication Public Policies Advancing Goals Fostering Exchange Source: http://www.arl.org/arl/arlfacts.html Association of Research Libraries (ARL)

7. Scholarly Communication Public Policies Advancing Goals Fostering Exchange Source: http://www.arl.org/arl/arlfacts.html 123 Current Members Criteria for membership Source: http://www.arl.org/members.html http://www.arl.org/newsltr/197/criteria.html Association of Research Libraries (ARL)

8. Specific Objectives • % of active subscriptions • characteristics of cancelled subscriptions • % of journals received in both p- and e- format • % of journals subscribed in print only • % of journals subscribed solely in e- format.

9. Journals e-Journals Open Access Journals Publisher Packages Journal Aggregators Full-Text Databases Journal Access Frequently Used Terms

10. Journal ManagementFrequently Used Terms • Subscriptions • Current or Active • Ceased • Cancellations

11. Subscriptions Current or Active Ceased Cancellations Format Substitution Duplication Archiving Digital Print Journal ManagementFrequently Used Terms

12. Study Design • Journals subscribed by ARL • Sampling • Unit of analysis • Journal status and journal format(s)

13. ARL Journals OCLC WorldCat • Members indicate subscribed journals • Example: Princeton University PUL • ARL members: • Subscribe to 200,000 unique titles • Combined holdings – 2,000,000 • Excluded non-university ARL members: • Public libraries • Federal libraries and archives • State libraries • Research libraries

14. Sampling Process • Journals are coded in the fixed fields of the MARC record. • Coding in the fixed fields indicate whether journal is active or has ceased.

15. Data Collection • OPACs • Catalog Record • ISSN 0011-1384 University of Alabama; • http://library.ua.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=bbSearch • Link Tool • E.g. SFX • http://www.exlibrisgroup.com/sfx.htm • http://www.lib.ua.edu/ejournals/ • Library Staff • Via email and/or phone

16. Subscriptions & Cancellations

17. Make-Up of Collections2002 & 2004

18. Format or Status Changes in Subscribed JournalsBetween 2002 & 2004

19. Shifts in Subscription of Dual Formats

20. Changes between 2002 & 2004 2002 2004

21. Make-Up of Journal Collections in 2008 • Between 2002 & 2004: • Print only subscriptions decreased by 14% • Electronic only subscriptions increased by 16% • At this rate of change, in 2008: • 53% of subscriptions will be in p-format • 84% of subscriptions will be in e-format

22. Questions???

23. Journals: Subscriptions, Substitutions, Cancellations Chandra Prabha & Carolyn Hank XXV Annual Charleston Conference November 3, 2005 chandra@oclc.org 614-764-6086 http://www.oclc.org/research/presentations/prabha/charleston05.ppt