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Serials Collections Analysis for Libraries and Consortia

Serials Collections Analysis for Libraries and Consortia. Presentation to ICOLC Jim McGinty CEO. Presentation Will Cover. Background on Cambridge Information Group Serials issues What we are trying to do A quick look at Ulrich’s Serials Analysis System Consortia involvement and economics

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Serials Collections Analysis for Libraries and Consortia

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  1. Serials Collections Analysis for Libraries and Consortia Presentation to ICOLC Jim McGinty CEO

  2. Presentation Will Cover • Background on Cambridge Information Group • Serials issues • What we are trying to do • A quick look at Ulrich’s Serials Analysis System • Consortia involvement and economics • Q & A

  3. Cambridge Information Group Cambridge Information Group CSA RR Bowker Refworks Books In Print ISBN Agency Ulrich’s Pubnet and PubEasy

  4. Critical Serials Issues • Increasing costs and decreasing budgets • Increasing demand from faculty and staff for electronic article access • Communicating serials availability /accessibility to faculty, students, departments, and ad hoc requests • Understanding what’s being offered by whom, relative to existing holdings • Analyzing holdings to rationalize selection/deselection • Attaining a consortia system-wide view of serials holdings

  5. Academic Journal Focus • 48,000+ active academic and scholarly • 22,000 peer reviewed journals • 18,000+ e-journals • 6,700 with an impact factor • 4,200 with full-text reviews

  6. What Are We Trying To Do? • Provide institutions with a comprehensive, high quality reference database; combined with • A web-based analytical service which will enable: • A new view of holdings • Enhanced analysis capability • Better communications ability

  7. Ulrich’s Serials Analysis System Institutional Input ISSN’s Ulrich’s Serials Analysis System Reference Databaseulrichsweb.com Serials Analysis Module Serials Maintenance Module Serials Reconciliation Report

  8. Ulrich’s Serials Analysis System Evaluate holdings against the Ulrich’s Core or Universe and filter by: • Ulrich’s subject headings • Peer reviewed • ISI Impact Factor (mutual subscribers) • Katz’s Magazines for Libraries • Electronic availability • Country of publication • Language of publication

  9. The first step will be to load your collections into the system. Compare your collections to the Ulrich’s universe or to a core collection.

  10. Identify coverage by subject Identify gaps in your collection by subject area

  11. View Journals Not Held by the Library Here you see a list of serials your library does not hold in the subject of Biochemistry. By clicking on column headings you can re-sort the list. We have sorted by Electronic Journal.

  12. View Rich Bibliographic Information in Ulrichsweb.com We can link straight to a title’s review in ulrichsweb.com. From here we can further evaluate this title by viewing • title-level details • formats available • publisher information and contacts • link to tables of contents and full text… • your JCR Web, Science Direct, SFX, and Serials Solutions resources.

  13. Identify and Correct Errors Another key feature of the Ulrich’s Serials Analysis System is the ability for your library to correct errors in your holdings file. At the bottom of your library’s report you may see a Note like this one, which will bring you to a separate report on titles with problem ISSNs.

  14. Evaluate the Offerings of Serials Publishers The same information is available to evaluate the offerings of serials publishers. Select a publisher from the “Top Publishers” menu. Select “List Matches” to view only those subjects included in the publisher’s offerings.

  15. Consortia System View of Coverage

  16. View Individual Member Coverage

  17. Consortia System Coverage by Journal

  18. Detailed View of the Members that Subscribe to the Selected Journal

  19. Economics • The annual subscription includes: • Analytical Reports • Unlimited user, site wide access to Ulrichsweb.com (including remote patron access) • ISSN Reconciliation and Maintenance Module

  20. Consortia Discount Structure

  21. Summary Benefits: • Make confident selection and de-selection decisions – credible frame of reference • Analyze consortia holdings to identify gaps and use the information for ILL • Create instant, comprehensive reports that can be shared throughout the system • Avoid major systems development expenses • Save time, effort, and $

  22. Next Steps • Present Ulrich’s Serials Analysis System to your members • Group or committee presentations • Contact Boe Horton to schedule event: Boe Horton Vice President Bowker Worldwide Sales Email: boe.horton@bowker.com Tel: 908-219-0055

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