Enssle HR, Wilde ML "So you have to cancel journals? Statistics that help" Library Collections Acquisitions & Technical Services 26(3):259-281 FALL 2003

[Eugene Garfield]

Michelle  Wilde   : mwilde at manta.colostate.edu
Halcyon R. Enssle : henssle at manta.colostate.edu

TITLE     So you have to cancel journals? Statistics that help
AUTHOR    Enssle HR, Wilde ML
JOURNAL   LIBRARY COLLECTIONS ACQUISITIONS & TECHNICAL SERVICES
          26 (3): 259-281 FAL 2002

Document type: Article     Language: English     Cited References: 37
Times Cited: 0      Explanation

Abstract:
Few libraries have been immune to the impact of inflation on journal
prices, and many have been involved in extensive journal cancellation
projects. To aid in the cancellation decision process, Colorado State
University Libraries have been compiling internal statistics on journal
usage and merging them with statistics from commercial sources. This paper
describes the process and outlines how the collected data can be used both
to identify journals for cancellation and to provide justification for
these decisions to the campus community.

As the inflation rate of journals has outstripped many library budgets,
cancellation projects have become a routine part of library collection
management for universities. These projects are extremely difficult since
decisions have serious implications for the collection and library
relations with the academic departments. Deciding which journals should be
canceled becomes a serious and frustrating task. Statistical information
about a library collection can be a valuable tool in both identifying
journals for cancellation and justifying cancellation decisions. The
Colorado State University Libraries (CSUL) have been collecting a variety
of statistics about the periodicals collection for several years. This
article will discuss how these statistics were used in a recent
cancellation project. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.


KeyWords Plus:
RESEARCH-LIBRARIES, PHYSICS JOURNALS, CITATION-REPORTS, SERIALS, IMPACT,
COST

Addresses:
Wilde ML, Colorado State Univ Lib, Morgan Lib, Room 157, Ft Collins, CO
80523 USA
Colorado State Univ Lib, Morgan Lib, Ft Collins, CO 80523 USA

Publisher:
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON,
OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND

IDS Number:
603YX

ISSN:
1464-9055

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