commercial serials decision support systems
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Slides accompanied an Oregon Library Association (OLA) / Washington Library Association (WLA) 2008 Joint Conference presentation on commercial serials decision support databases.TRANSCRIPT
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Commercial Serials Decision Support Databases
By Robin Paynter
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Journal Use Reports™
360COUNTER
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About the Survey…
• Purpose
• Methodology
• Handout
• Citations
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Why SDSDs?
• Better understanding of user behavior
• Justification for budgetary decisions
• Required outcome data for administration, reaccreditation, etc
• Sound budgetary management
• Staff time and expertise
• Reduce staff barriers in data usage
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Choosing SDSDs
• Budget and staffing– Research 1 university -> small college
• Type of analysis needed
• Local considerations– Required to support journals for reasons
other than cost/benefit ratio?
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Comparative Collection Holdings
•Comparator institution holdings
•Impact Factor journals
•Core journal lists (ACRL EBSS Core Psychology List)
•Call number/Subject holdings analysis
Journal Use Reports™
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Usage Statistics
• Project Counter/SUSHI reports
• Is title being used? Longitudinal data?
• Serials cut projects
• Cost/use – access via ILL or subscribing?
360COUNTER
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Vendor/Publisher Package Deals
• How well does overall package meet needs
• How much do specific titles get used
360COUNTER
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Resource Sharing - Consortia
*Few publishers supply this Project Counter Report currently*
– Input Measure: Consortial Package Deal
– Input Measure: Last copy»State of Illinois Science Journals
– Outcome Measure: local v. consortial use
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Overlap / Gap Analysis
• Overlap:– Titles in multiple packages
360COUNTER– Bibliographic databases
• Gap:– ILL request data– Turnaway data
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Current Issues
• Publisher Project Counter Reports problems
• Local serials holdings records
• Integration of custom data sources
• Programmable macros
• No ‘one stop shopping’ for all analysis types
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Future Trends• SDSDs support more types of analysis
– Ebook usage, Input & Output measures
• End user friendliness– More ScholarlyStats dashboard display
• Improved reporting tools– More customizable tables, charts, and
graphs like 360Counter