I also think it will prove to be more time consuming to be in e-format, although I don't have figures to back up this assumption. I do know that time is spent on different things. As another point, while e-formats permit much more access for your primary clientele - students, faculty, staff - it is more restrictive for both the community that may use your library (if it's a public institution) and, in some ways, for Interlibrary Loan. It works quite well for serial articles, it's true, but for e-books, borrowing a whole book through ILL is no longer an option. This list doesn't cover e-books, but it is an e-format and it is a consideration. Aline Aline Soules Cal State East Bay 510-885-4596 aline.soules@csueastbay.edu -----Original Message----- From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Rothbaum, Ellen Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 8:16 AM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Losing periodical space I agree that in the short term moving from print to electronic access is time consuming. However, in the long run, once legal and technical issues are resolved electronic access is less labor intensive. Plus, if license agreements are properly written, users can use library resources from their desk tops, at any time. Electronic usage statistics are also valuable in determining whether titles should be maintained. 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 -----Original Message----- From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Cole, Louise Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 8:49 AM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Losing periodical space 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 -----Original Message----- 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 -----Original Message----- From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [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 -----Original Message----- From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [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 This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs Email Security System. This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs Email Security System.
