I would probably not agree that moving from print to electronic access
saves staff time; e-resources are far more complex and even working on
one publisher, sometimes one title, to get a journal up and running, can
take a ridiculous amount of time. However I would agree that this
cannot be assigned to someone who does not appreciate the complexity of
the work they need to do; I wouldn't trust anything but the most basic
of checking to work placement students.
SerialsSolutions can help a lot: it is a fantastic ERM and knowledgebase
system. But it isn't infallible, and there is still a proportion of
man-hours to calculate when looking at how much it 'saves' if you move
away from print.
The main driver of moving print to online is often space constraints,
but just because there is no physical item to work on does not mean the
same issues are not visible (claims, etc.) And do not underestimate the
time spent on licence agreements, which can be very labour-intensive.
Best wishes
Louise
Louise Cole
Senior Information Advisor (Collections)
Nightingale Centre, Kingston Hill Campus
Kingston University
Kingston upon Thames
Surrey
KT2 7LB
Email louise.cole@kingston.ac.uk
Telephone 020 8417 5383
Fax 020 8417 5312
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From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
[mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Ian Woodward
Sent: 15 May 2008 13:33
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Losing periodical space
I have not done a rigorous census of our expenditure of man-hours, but I
cannot imagine if I did that it would reveal that provision of
electronic access had saved labor. We have seen a reduction in the
quantum of clerical work and of the sort of manual work you could assign
to work-study students, but we had to hire someone on salary for
maintenance of digital access (addressing both technical problems) in
addition to subcontracting work to SerialsSolutions. IW
I. Woodward
Serials Office
Colgate University Libraries
Case Library and Geyer Center for Information Technology
13 Oak Drive
Hamilton, N.Y. 13346
Ph.: 315-228-7306
Fax: 315-228-7029
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[mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Rothbaum, Ellen
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 8:18 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Losing periodical space
We have aggressively gone to the online only format. Not only does it
save space, but labor as well. Just be careful about license
agreements, especially in terms of ILLs and cancellation policies.
Ellen
Ellen Rothbaum, MS, AHIP
Assistant Director
Daniel Carroll Payson Medical Library
North Shore University Hospital
300 Community Drive
Manhasset, NY 11030
Voice: (516) 562-4324
Fax: (516) 562-2865
ellenr@nshs.edu
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[mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Barbara A. Shipman
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 3:47 PM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [SERIALST] Losing periodical space
I'm currently on a committee to help in the reorganization of our
periodicals floor. Unfortunately, we will lose space rather than gain
space (no surprises there). We will lose an area that houses our
current journals as well as a couple of ranges for our bound journals.
The periodicals will remain on the same floor. As far as I know,
placing a some of the bound journals in the basement isn't a
consideration. The challenging part for the committee is to figure out
how to work with the same amount of journals with less room. I know a
majority of you have been through the same situation in you libraries.
I would greatly appreciate it if you could share your experiences with
me. I hope to get some great ideas that will help our library
accomplish this challenging feat.
Thank you,
Barbara
Barbara A. Shipman
Acquisitions Department
Kresge Library
Oakland University
Rochester MI 48309
(248) 370-2482
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