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Survey of Academic & Research Library Journal Purchasing Practices

Published by: Primary Research Group

Published: Nov. 1, 2008 - 177 Pages


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SURVEY PARTICIPANTS

SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS

Spending on Journals

Journal Acquisitions in Bundles as a Percentage of Total Journal Acquisitions

Title Cancellations and Additions

Spending on Journal Articles “by the slice”

Spending on Print Alone, Online Access Alone and Joint Print/Online Access Journal Subscriptions

Financial Assistance from Non-Library Academic or Administrative Departments for Journals

Opinions on the Impact of Open Access Journals

View of Impact on Journal Pricing of the Control of Peer Review by Journal Publishers

Perpetual Access

View of the Future of Print Journals

Barcoding Journals

Keeping Track of Journal Subscriptions in the Library

Use of URL Link Resolvers

Familiarity with CLOCKSS

Percentage of Journal Spending through Consortium

Change in Storage Space/Shelf Space for Journals

Use of Subscription Agents

Number of Subscription Agents Used

Percentage of Libraries in the Sample that have Changed Subscription Agents Within the Past Three Years

Margins Paid to Subscription Agents

Customer Satisfaction with Subscription Agents

Attitude Toward Uniform Date of Subscription Renewals

Views of the Pricing Policies of Selected Major Publishers of Academic Journals

Trends in the Number of Titles Canceled from a Select Group of Journal Publishers

Chapter One: Spending on Academic Journals

Chapter Two: Acquisition Practices

Chapter Three: Open Access

Chapter Four: Managing Electronic Access

Chapter Six: URL Link Resolvers

Chapter Seven: CLOCKSS

Chapter Eight: Consortiums

Chapter Nine: Space for Periodicals

Chapter Ten: Subscription Agents

Chapter Eleven: Journal Pricing

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Abstract

This report looks closely at the acquisition practices for scientific, technical and academic journals of academic and research libraries. Some of the many issues covered:
attitudes towards the pricing and digital access policies of select major journals publishers, preferences for print, print/electronic access combinations, and elelctronic access alone arrangements. Covers spending plans, preferences for use of consortiums, and use of, and evaluation of subscription agents. Charts attitudes towards CLOCKSS, open access, use of URL resolvers and other pressing issues of interest to major purchasers of academic and technical journals.

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