Taylor and Francis are offering a deal (through CAUL) to their journal archives.

Archive pricing (xlsx)
Titles, collections and archive start dates (xlsx)

All Archives consist of all volumes for each title prior to 1997.

Outright purchase options (one-time cost) are available (column K in the pricing spreadsheet). No ongoing maintenance fee would apply.

Comments and feedback are most welcome.

Could you discuss with me first before sharing the pricing information with anyone who is not a member of University of Canterbury library staff – if it’s an LLO for example that’s fine but it’s really to just be aware that this information is usually supplied to us in confidence.

Tim Stedman

We have received a discounted offer from Oxford University Press for their journal backfile collections.

Details of collections on offer (xls)
List of titles in each collection (xls)

Click the individual worksheets within the above title list to view particular collections.

The backfiles cover 1995 back to the first issue. Current subs start from 1996.

The pricing that would be most likely to apply for Canterbury is 75% off the prices specified in Band A (on a one-off basis). However, there would also be an annual $US750 hosting fee. The backfiles cover 1995 back to the first issue.

Comments and feedback are most welcome.

Could you discuss with me first before sharing the pricing information with anyone who is not a member of University of Canterbury library staff – if it’s an LLO for example that’s fine but it’s really to just be aware that this information is usually supplied to us in confidence.

Thanks

Tim Stedman

ScienceDirect are offering a number of e-book collections using their Evaluation Based Selection (EBS) purchasing model. The way this works is that you get to choose a particular collection of interest, we pay what they call an EBS access fee up front and have access to the whole collection for 12 months. When 12 months is up, you get to select which e-book titles you would like to keep (up to the value of the original EBS access fee we paid).

Example: the Engineering 2011 collection (53 titles) has a value of $US8603. The EBS access fee for this is $US2581. If we pay $US2581 upfront we get access to all 53 titles for 12 months. When 12 months is up, we get to pick and choose titles within the Engineering 2011 collection up to the value of $US2581.

Link to spreadsheet detailing the collections on offer (xls)

The first worksheet (1. Uni Canterbury SDOL EBS) shows you the details of the collections on offer, the total number of books in each collection (column C), the total value of the collection (column F) and the EBS access fee for each collection (column J). The second worksheet (2. All S&T eBooks titles) contains a list of all the individual titles (column B) within each collection (column F) and the price of each of those titles (column G). Usage statistics across the first 12 months will be made available which can help inform decisions about which titles we end up picking and choosing.

Recommendations on collections we could purchase are welcome, send the details through to acquisitions@libr.canterbury.ac.nz. This could be a useful option to consider if you are looking to use up money in book budgets that are currently underspent.

Could you discuss with me first before sharing the pricing information with anyone who is not a member of University of Canterbury library staff – if it’s an LLO for example that’s fine but it’s really to just be aware that this information is usually supplied to us in confidence.

Thanks

Tim Stedman

This is a question that pops up from time to time – if you wish to see a list of titles that have been ordered against a particular book fund this year there are a couple of handy little Titles by budget reports you can run (Titles on order and Titles bought). The “titles on order” report lists everything that is currently on order for a particular fund (but has not yet been received). The “titles bought” report gives you a list of items ordered and received in the library for a particular fund. You need to know the applicable fund code to run the report. The reports will also indicate other sources of recommendations, such as whether the order is a result of a patron-driven request or an interloan recommendation. I have taken the liberty of adding a link to these on the Academic Liaison Team wiki page – Tim Stedman.

We are starting to look at the physical processing we do on material purchased for the library. One specific problem that has been highlighted is the placement of barcodes on the front cover of books. We are hearing it creates confusion with users of the RFID self check machines trying to angle the barcode under the scanner. At some stage we will revisit the need to have a barcode as well as an RFID tag but in the meantime it has been suggested we put the barcode in the inside of the back cover (like we used to). Please post your comments by the end of next week (23rd September). Thanks, Tim Stedman

Hi all – as we are making a start on purchase plans a range of queries are arising. Accordingly, on Friday 23 September at 9am I have booked L207 Education Library for an informal session/discussion for anyone interested and involved in setting up purchase plans so we can talk about these more and share ideas.

From Nicki Moen: The Aoraki region are hoping to host Bill MacNaught (National Librarian) and Jane Hill (LIANZA President) for an evening event on Thursday 8th September. More details to come. Venue is likely to be CPIT with nibbles and drinks included.

Just a heads up that Gresham Bradley from eTV will be visiting 30th August. I have booked L207 Education Library Seminar Room 9-11am. More details to follow, Tim Stedman