The Information Resources Working Group (IRWG) and the Information Resources Advisory group (IRAG) have now both met to discuss the list of review subscriptions.

Here is a link to the outcome from both of these discussions.  We are proposing 45 titles for cancellation.  I will send out the final list for consultation all being well later today with a final deadline for feedback end of August.  The outcome from that consultation will go to Library Committee in September.  Helen is the final decision-maker.

IRWG withdrew a number of titles proposed for review based on the feedback we received, and IRAG reduced the list by a further 17 titles.

We are pressing the pause button on 12 titles where IRAG requested more information.  Wendy, Sue and Mariko are working on this at present.  In some cases we need more information from the departments (mainly to check they’re aware and do they have any comments) so Wendy, Mariko or Sue will be in touch with the relevant subject librarian to follow up on this.

In a number of cases the 45 titles proposed for cancellation have alternative access via aggregators or where Interloans is more cost-effective for the university.

Tim Stedman