Apologies to those of you who receive more than one copy of this message.
Here at UCL, a small working group made up of Library Services staff, is
considering how best to take forward our e-journals policy. There has been
a considerable element up until now of "wait and see", and it may be that
we are not alone in this. We are reluctant at the moment to go for
electronic only, not least because of problems over archiving and access
for NHS staff and other "outside" users.
In common with other institutions, we are now faced with increasing costs
combined with continuing demand from users. We should like to find out how
other institutions are tackling this dilemma.
- Have you conducted any formal surveys amongst your users?
- Are extra funds being made available? If so, has this policy been driven
by library staff or by library users? Is the institution's standing in
RAE/QAA assessment felt to be a factor?
- If extra funds are not forthcoming, are you redistributing your existing
budget? If so, which areas are being squeezed?
Some of these issues may be rather sensitive, and you may prefer to reply
direct to me. If I get a lot of such replies, I'll do a summary, suitably
anonymised, for the list.
Many thanks,
Suzanne Page
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Electronic Journals
Periodicals Dept.
The Library
University College London
Gower Sreet
LONDON WC1E 6BT
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020 7380 7091 (Phone)
020 7380 7727 (Fax)
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