Using a Decision Grid Process to Build Consensus in Electronic Resources Cancellation Decisions

Many libraries are expending an increasing part of their collections budgets on electronic resources. At the same time many libraries, especially those which are state funded, face diminishing budgets and high rates of inflation for serials subscriptions in all formats, including electronic resource...

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Published in:The Journal of academic librarianship 2005-11, Vol.31 (6), p.533-538
Main Authors: Foudy, Gerri, McManus, Alesia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Libraries
Acquisition and access: development policy, licenses, censorship
Budgets
Cancellation
Collection development
Collection management
Decision making
Decision support systems
Electronic Libraries
Electronic media
Electronic publishing
Evaluation Criteria
Exact sciences and technology
Information and communication sciences
Information science. Documentation
Information service management
Information sources
Information Technology
Library and documentation centre management
Library collections
Library Materials
Library Services
Maryland
Sciences and techniques of general use
Serials
Subscriptions
University libraries
University of Maryland
USA
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Summary:Many libraries are expending an increasing part of their collections budgets on electronic resources. At the same time many libraries, especially those which are state funded, face diminishing budgets and high rates of inflation for serials subscriptions in all formats, including electronic resources. Therefore, many libraries need to develop ways to evaluate and perhaps cancel, their subscription electronic resources, while still maintaining a viable research collection. The authors describe the quantitative decision grid evaluation process used at the University of Maryland at College Park Libraries to successfully complete a major electronic resources review and cancellation project.
ISSN:0099-1333
1879-1999
DOI:10.1016/j.acalib.2005.08.005