Kevin Engel, Rebecca Stuhr, Cecilia KnightGrinnell College Libraries March 18, 2011, ILA-ACRL Annual Spring Conference

On Being EssentialMaking Connections and Facilitating Access,

Collection Development as Public Service

http://www.circumspecte.com/

Collection Development is a Collaborative Effort with the Library Staff and Campus

Data Regarding Interlibrary Loan Request Instigated Acquisitions

2008-09  $11,264.69   330 books  (avg. $34/bk)

2009-10  $16,569.62   517 books  (avg. $32/bk)

2010-11  $ 8,071.74 thru February 283 bks  (avg. $28.52)

Average turn around time about 4 days

Serials Review

• Periodic Serials Review (every 10 years?)

• Budget Crisis of 2008• Process– List of subscriptions to faculty– Liaison librarian work with departments– Identify cancellations & format

changes / new titles /databases– Post cancellations / gather input

Grinnell College

pay-per-view

For Elsevier, how it looks through Serials Solutions …

Or, this …

Click the link, and it takes you to …

For Wiley …

Click the link, and it takes you to …

Use statistics (Elsevier)

• Since June 2008 (through March 14, 2011), the campus has done 3,770 downloads or a total of $82,940.

• Academic year 2008-09: 1,414 ($31,108)• Academic year 2009-10: 1,475 ($32,450)• Rough yearly cost for 2008-09: $31,108 in

downloads + $31,287 for 15 subscriptions (down to 5 subscriptions as of 2011); total $62,395 vs $145,000 (approx. for 2008)

Use statistics (Wiley)

• Since September 2010 (through March 14, 2011), the campus has done 273 downloads or a total of $3,685.50.

• Preliminary cost comparison – $13,500 spent to purchase 1,000 downloads vs $55,731 (2010 prices) in savings from cancelling 27 Wiley journal subscriptions beginning in 2011.

Journal Use• Elsevier journal use remains scattered—no core journals (same

pattern for Wiley through first 6 months)• Most heavily-used journals (Elsevier):June-December 20081. Current Opinion in Neurobiology2. FEBS Letters3. PainJanuary-December 20091. Behavioural Brain Research2. Personality and Individual Differences3. Physiology & BehaviorJanuary-December 20101. Ecological Economics2. FEBS Letters3. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management