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Transition from Print to e-Journals. Academic Library Perspectives Gwen Bird, SFU Library Kim Isaac, UCFV Library Kevin Stranack, SFU Library. Overview. SFU’s Migration to e-Journals Migration at Smaller Institutions Open Source Serials Management. SFU’s Migration to e-Journals. 1999
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Transition from Printto e-Journals Academic Library Perspectives Gwen Bird, SFU Library Kim Isaac, UCFV Library Kevin Stranack, SFU Library
Overview • SFU’s Migration to e-Journals • Migration at Smaller Institutions • Open Source Serials Management
SFU’s Migration to e-Journals • 1999 • >8000 print titles • no e-journals • 2005 • <3,000 print journals • >10,000 e-journals • >90% of journals online in some areas
SFU’s Process • Impact of CNSLP (Canadian National Site Licensing Project) • Regional licenses for e-journals • Criteria for migration developed • Community consultation • Print cancellations
SFU’s Criteria Posted on SFU Library web site • Content • Stability • Archival rights (ownership) • Server reliability • License terms • Image quality
Reaction at SFU • Usage statistics • Library user surveys • Faculty response • Student response • Vendor relations
Next Steps at SFU • Budget implications • Staffing implications • Humanities/Social Science content • Other trends
Migration at Smaller Institutions • The University College of the Fraser Valley (UCFV) • Undergrad, vocational & developmental • 5500 FTE students, 10,000 bodies • Multicampus
UCFV Library • Decline in print subscriptions: • 1998: 1471 • 2005: 833 • Primarily budget driven • Early “migration” experience • Fulltext from aggregators not stable
E-journals at UCFV • 2002: First publisher’s package • 2005: Joined in CRKN licenses • Duplication of print & electronic • Goal: To develop a UCFV policy/procedure for migration
CPSLD Survey • CPSLD (Council of Post Secondary Library Directors of BC) e-mail survey • 18 libraries responded out of 26 • 17 would consider migrating • 2 had policies for print to electronic migration (UBC, SFU) • Most had criteria to be considered
CPSLD Criteria for Migration • Print content translates well (12) • High cost of print title (11) • Lower usage of print title (10) • Full content available (8) • Stability of electronic version (8)
CPSLD Migration Experiences • Most engaged in faculty consultation prior to migration • Most found faculty & student response to be positive • Budget the main driver • Fulltext via aggregators included by many
Back to UCFV… • Policy on migration developed and circulated for discussion January 05 • Have started the process of identifying potential print journals • Will apply criteria to develop short list • Consultation with departments • Final decisions by summer 05
Next Steps at UCFV • Budget implications • Staffing implications • E-journals management issues • CUFTS solutions
CUFTS: Serials Management • What is CUFTS? • Why Open Source? • Future Directions • Further Information
What is CUFTS? • Electronic Resource Management • CUFTS Journal Database • Link Resolving • CUFTS Public Services
Why Open Source? • Stable • Lower costs • Facilitates collaborative development • Allows for community input and decision-making • Contributes to the wider library community
Future Directions • Increased promotion/marketing • Encourage participation from wider library and developer community • Adding functionality • Expanding resources searched
Further Information • Kevin Stranack: Consortial Support Librarian • 604.291.4648 • kstranac@sfu.ca • http://www.theresearcher.ca