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A&I RIP Survey

A&I RIP Survey. Andria McGrath Senior Information Specialist King’s College London. At your institution:. have you already cancelled, or made the decision to cancel, any A&I databases? 22 responses. Not currently. Yes. No. At your institution:. are you considering the

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A&I RIP Survey

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  1. A&I RIP Survey Andria McGrath Senior Information Specialist King’s College London

  2. At your institution: have you already cancelled, or made the decision to cancel, any A&I databases? 22 responses Not currently Yes No

  3. At your institution: are you considering the cancellation of any (or any more) A&I databases? 19 responses Yes Not currently No

  4. Which databases have been/will be/may be cancelled? • ABIX Abstracts - an Australian news index • AMED • ASSIA • Beilstein Crossfire • BHI (British Humanities Index [x2] • BIOSIS [x3] • CAB Abstracts • DAAI (Design and Applied Arts Index )

  5. Which databases - 2 • Emerald Computer Abstracts International • Film & Television Literature Index • Index to Theses • INSPEC [x3 + 1 considered, but rejected] • Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Abstracts • MLA International Bibliography • NTIS (National Technical Information Service)

  6. Which databases - 3 • Philospher's Index • RILM abstracts of Music Literature • RSC Analytical Abstracts • Scopus • Short Story Index • Standards Expert • Urban Studies Abstracts

  7. Drivers for cancellation • Budgetary restraintsranked 1st or 2nd in 9 cases1st – 3, 2nd – 6 • Available by other meansranked 1st or 2nd in 6 cases1st – 2, 2nd – 4 • Low usageranked 1st or 2nd in 4 cases

  8. Drivers for cancellation - 2 • No longer considered useful ranked 1st in 3 cases • Minority interestnot ranked 1st or 2nd • Other – 2“Contracts restrict what we might actually consider.”“Money is the main driver for cancellation as opposed to change of use/ something cheaper/ better for free.”

  9. Who made the decisions? • Research staff – 4 • Teaching staff – 4 • Senior Information service/library staff – 10 • Subject specialists/librarians – 10 • “We consulted with academic staff via library reps” • “Academics still like the A & I databases”

  10. Databases replaced by alternatives • Biosis – CAB Abstracts and Medline • CAB Abstracts – EBSCO Environment Complete • NTIS – most US government reports are now free on the web. • Index to Theses – ETHOS • INSPEC – CiteSeer and GoogleScholar

  11. Other comments • Money is the main incentive • Academics have pushed us hard to prove lack of use • Decision may yet be rescinded (Scopus) • As credit crunch continues – more A&I services will be vulnerable • Free services like Google Scholar don’t give ‘related records’, references, etc.

  12. Priority to keep primary journal subs going – may force another A&I database cancellation • OK this year – but may change in future • OK this year – but will be looking carefully at usage stats– users demand immediate access to full text

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