TY - JOUR
T1 - Analysis of format duplication in an academic library collection
AU - Maple, Amanda
AU - Wright, Carol
AU - Seeds, Robert
N1 - Funding Information:
Librarians need to understand more about where libraries fit into changing scholarly communication patterns, and why and how libraries and library use are changing. They must “reach agreement on how to measure the learning and research outcomes and cost-effectiveness of library collections and services” [13] . Therefore, the Digital Library Federation and the Council on Library and Information Resources, with funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, commissioned a study of changing patterns of library use from the research firm Outsell, Inc., to determine how students and faculty view the academic library within their overall scholarly information environment [14] . A focus of the study was student and faculty use of electronic and print information: How do students and faculty use information to support research, teaching, and learning? Which sources and types of access do they prefer? What barriers to access do they perceive? From November 2001 through January 2002, researchers interviewed over 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students and faculty across all disciplines at colleges and universities nationwide. They found that students and faculty are comfortable finding and using information electronically and prefer to work online from their offices and homes. Patterns of information use vary by discipline and application (research or teaching), but students and faculty in all disciplines access electronic resources made available through their own academic library more than from other sources. They choose electronic resources first for their information needs, but a large majority still uses print resources as well, and over half felt that browsing the book and journal shelves is still an important way to find information. The final report and data set of 659 tables in HTML, MSExcel, and PDF formats are available at the Council on Library and Information Resources website [15] .
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In an update to their 1998 statement, ICOLC addressed concerns about the costs of developing and maintaining a collection of electronic resources by issuing additional recommendations for pricing models for electronic journals (including “electronic plus” rather than “print plus,” selective purchase, and other alternative models) to improve the usability of electronic journals, and for long-term access and archiving [43] . In addition to the University of California's study of costs mentioned above [44], Drexel University Library studied the costs of maintaining print and electronic journal collections in a research project funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services [45] . They measured subscription, space, and other costs, staff time, and impacts on all library services, and found that “electronic journals are more cost effective on a per use basis.” Space cost was found to be very high for print journals; staff costs (including collection development and acquisition) were somewhat higher for electronic than for print journals. But figuring in all costs, the “operational cost per use associated with print journals is much higher than that of electronic journals,” with the largest cost factor being space for housing bound journals of relatively low use [46] .
PY - 2003/12
Y1 - 2003/12
N2 - The issue of format duplication in academic library collections is increasingly complicated and perplexing in an environment of static or dwindling resources, soaring user expectations, dynamic access models, and inconsistent and changing publisher and vendor pricing structures. The problem is further complicated for libraries serving a university with multiple campus locations. This paper surveys recent investigative projects and highlights the work of a Duplicate Formats Task Force at Pennsylvania State University charged with determining the extent and nature of format duplication at that institution.
AB - The issue of format duplication in academic library collections is increasingly complicated and perplexing in an environment of static or dwindling resources, soaring user expectations, dynamic access models, and inconsistent and changing publisher and vendor pricing structures. The problem is further complicated for libraries serving a university with multiple campus locations. This paper surveys recent investigative projects and highlights the work of a Duplicate Formats Task Force at Pennsylvania State University charged with determining the extent and nature of format duplication at that institution.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.lcats.2003.09.003
DO - 10.1016/j.lcats.2003.09.003
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0345167037
SN - 1464-9055
VL - 27
SP - 425
EP - 442
JO - Library Collections, Acquisition and Technical Services
JF - Library Collections, Acquisition and Technical Services
IS - 4
ER -