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Accessing Yesterday’s Information for Tomorrow’s Research:

This presentation discusses the growth of electronic backfiles in the e-journal publishing landscape, including options, benefits, concerns, and the experience of libraries. It explores different content, format, distribution, subscription, and ISSN options available. The benefits of electronic backfiles are assessed, and concerns related to full-text vs. full-content, publisher policies, stability, and redundancy are addressed. The session also encourages libraries to share their experiences and offers advice for others.

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Accessing Yesterday’s Information for Tomorrow’s Research:

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  1. Accessing Yesterday’s Information for Tomorrow’s Research: The Growth of Electronic Backfiles Yvette Diven – Director of Serials Product Management – 15th North Carolina Serials Conference - March 31, 2006

  2. Agenda • The E-Journal Publishing Landscape • Growth of Electronic Backfiles • Options • Assessing the Benefits • Addressing the Concerns • Sharing Your Library’s Experience 15th North Carolina Serials Conference - March 31, 2006

  3. The E-Journal Publishing Landscape • Profile of “Online Editions” • 46,274 active online journals/magazines • 37,468 have an ISSN (~81%) • 22,900 use ISSN of the current print edition • 12,723 have their own “e-ISSN” • 1,327 use ISSN of former (historic) titles • 399 use the ISSN of a ceased print edition (Source: Ulrich’s™, 3/29/2006) 15th North Carolina Serials Conference - March 31, 2006

  4. Growth of Electronic Backfiles • Definitions • Electronic versions of older journals • Back runs of current titles • Digitized versions of long-ceased titles • “Archives” with a focus on preservation • Databases with a focus on content 15th North Carolina Serials Conference - March 31, 2006

  5. Growth of Electronic Backfiles • Who is digitizing? • Commercial publishers • Scholarly and learned societies • Secondary (A&I) publishers • Aggregators (e.g., JSTOR) • Why? • Market demand • Competitive advantage • Seeking new revenue streams • Taking on archival responsibility 15th North Carolina Serials Conference - March 31, 2006

  6. Options, Options, Options! • Content options vary: • From first volume forward • “Retrospective” • Selected date ranges • Selected titles only • Subject silos • Overlapping collections 15th North Carolina Serials Conference - March 31, 2006

  7. Options, Options, Options! • Format options vary: • Exact page-by-page reproductions • Articles only (“full-text” vs. “full content”) • Additional citations and abstracts • Static PDF • Searchable PDF and HTML • XML feeds • Linkable citations and full-text • DOI-enabled articles • Interactive images 15th North Carolina Serials Conference - March 31, 2006

  8. Options, Options, Options! • Distribution options vary: • Publisher’s website or platform • Aggregator databases (e.g., JSTOR) • Online host/distributor (e.g., HighWire) • Library’s server 15th North Carolina Serials Conference - March 31, 2006

  9. Options, Options, Options! • Subscription options* vary: • Free access • Institutional (standalone) • Institutional (included in current subscription) • Individual (standalone) • Individual (included in current subscription) • One-time purchase/perpetual license • Pay-per-view • Document delivery/Interlibrary loan • Other * (Categories suggested by ALPSP, 12/2003) 15th North Carolina Serials Conference - March 31, 2006

  10. Options, Options, Options! • ISSN options vary: • New electronic with own ISSN • New electronic w/ceased print’s ISSN • New electronic with no ISSN • Multiple ISSN in one retrospective database • ISSN linked may also vary by aggregator 15th North Carolina Serials Conference - March 31, 2006

  11. Assessing the Benefits • Publisher positioning: • “serve as a substitute for journal volumes on the shelves” • “help fill gaps in existing library collections” • “brings out of print titles back to the desktop” • “restore a crucial connection with historical material” • “offers an essential foundation of knowledge for researchers” • “Digitized content opens access to more researchers than ever.” 15th North Carolina Serials Conference - March 31, 2006

  12. Addressing the Concerns • Full-text vs. Full-content • Does it matter? • Is it more critical for some subjects than others? • Publisher policies on creation and access • Embargoes • Stability • Redundancy • Other concerns? 15th North Carolina Serials Conference - March 31, 2006

  13. Sharing Your Library’s Experience • Some ideas for discussion: • Do you evaluate them first? • Are your library’s users taking advantage of these new resources? • Are fee-based backfiles worth the investment? • Does your library have its own “e-archiving” policy? • Advice to others? 15th North Carolina Serials Conference - March 31, 2006

  14. Thank You for Attending! Yvette Diven Director, Serials Product Management ydiven@csa.com 15th North Carolina Serials Conference - March 31, 2006

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