journal restoration path forward jane tierney, acting group lead, library february 28, 2005
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Journal Restoration
Path Forward
Jane Tierney,
Acting Group Lead, Library
February 28, 2005
Journal Restoration Status
• Library had 88% or 561 titles of 640 top vote journals prior to cuts
• $580K will restore this, including:
— Elsevier FY05 package restored, $400K through CDL
• 1200 titles, 291 of top 640 journals ≥ 10 voters
• 82 line item specific in our contract, TBD for FY06
—EBSCO FY05 package restored, $140K
• 125 titles within top 640 journals ≥ 10 voters
• possible additional restoration fees
• Additional 18K will purchase other line item journal packages, including: Nature Group, ACS
Survey Data
1330 total respondents
• Includes 1255 of 2005 total Scientists, 63%• View all survey data from desktop
— http://isswprod.lbl.gov/Survey/journal/Reports
—Link to spreadsheet of top journals:https://www.lbl.gov/ITSD/CSAC/LLC/MeetingMinutes/index.htm
• ≤ 10 users = smaller licenses• 640 journals made the top list ≥ 10 voters
Response % by Division
Chem Sci5%
Eng5%
Phys Bio5%
CRD6%
Nuc Sci6%
Physics6%
Gen6%
ALS6%
Earth Sci7%
Mat Sci11%
Life Sci13%
EETD15% AFRD
5%
NERSC2%
ITSD2% 1330 Total Respondents
Includes1255 Scientists(of 2005 total Scientists, 63%)
Respondents/Sci FTEs by Area
118
216244
266
344
251
345
477502
746
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
Comp Sci Gen Sci Bio Sci Energy Sci Phys Sci
Respondents Sci FTEs per Division
47% 63% 51% 53% 46%
640 Top Vote Getter Journals
140 top = $580K a la carte purchases
Below 140, Some, Not All
How to evaluate line item journals
• Cost vs. number of scientists served?
• No answers yet• Discussion?• Overhead vs. Programmatic funding
—Partnering, what is approach?—LLNL combines OH with programs on low user titles
• No real formula or criteria for determining outcomes
Other Library Expenses
• Inspec Database, used by Reference Desk, annual renewal: $22K
• Annual Reviews, renewals: $10K• Other catalog and server software agreements $25K• Hardware/Software Enterprise Solution Reinvention
$250K—Requested 3 years in a row—Current system is without maintenance agrement—When hardware retires, will be out of luck
• Books
Web of Science
• One time fee for back files plus renewable costs
Tech Fee $ 5K Annual feeFixed
Annual
Fee
$ 48K Subscription feeCost of current year subject to increase each year
Back files $ 119K One time paymentNot accessible unless you have paid current annual fee.
2005 -1995
Total $ 172K
Science Citation Index Expanded Backfiles
5 Back Years1/1/1990-1/31/94
10 Back Years1/1/1985-1/31/94
15 Back Years1/1/1980-1/31/94
$17,283 $32,838 $48,382