SURVEY: U.S. LIBRARIES STATUS UPDATE APRIL 2009

JILL EMERYHEAD OF ACQUISITIONS

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS LIBRARIESPRESIDENT, NORTH AMERICAN SERIALS INTEREST

GROUP

NPG Library Committee

Demographics of Survey Pt. I

Twenty libraries surveyed from across the USA

17 respondents 8 respondents from small

to medium sized academic research libraries

4 respondents from medical/research libraries of varying size

5 respondents from large academic research libraries

Demographics of Survey Pt.II

4 respondents were from the Southern US including one medical/research library

4 respondents were from the Eastern US

4 respondents were from the Midwestern US including 2 medical research libraries

5 respondents were from the Western US with one medical/research library

Survey Question# 1

What is the current situation of your library and how do you see it evolving over the next few years?

Financial constraints Move from collections to

library as place Technology infrastructure

growth E-Access Outreach/Liaison services

Survey Question #2

Is your budget being affected, if so what (content/staff/operations) are libraries being forced to cut first and how quickly is this happening?

For 2009, respondents indicated anywhere from flat budget to 19% cuts

For 2010 anticipated up to another 20% cuts

Across content/staff/operations

Survey Question #3

Are there any new government funding initiatives or areas of research that are getting more support?

Special programs=special funding

New programs/new research areas=sheltered from cuts

US Stimulus-maybe? NIH grants?

Survey Question #4

Are there new purchasing groups?

Ad Hoc groups

No new groups but some groups more active than others

Survey Question #5

Would you advocate for a per-per-view article access model from a publisher such as NPG?

Not for Nature ISSN: 0028-0836 due to cost per use

For the monthlies, review journals, & hosted content, more likely to consider

All thought the model should be offered; 6 felt this model wouldn’t work for them

Survey Question #6

What advice would you give to publishers?

Keep price increases flat or nominal

Offer multiple purchasing models/flexibility

Follow ICOLC guidelines Don’t create more silos of

information Be OpenURL compliant Provide stability of

access/not new technology Don’t sit on your laurels

JILL EMERYHEAD OF ACQUISITIONS

PRESIDENT OF THE NORTH AMERICAN SERIALS INTEREST GROUP

J.EMERY@AUSTIN.UTEXAS.EDUJILL.EMERYTX@GMAIL.COMHTTP://WWW.NASIG.ORG

Questions?