Capturing and Analyzing Publication, Citation and Usage Data for Contextual C...NASIG
Libraries have long sought to demonstrate the value of their collections through a variety of usage statistics. Traditionally, a strong emphasis is placed on high usage statistics when evaluating journals in collection development discussions. However, as budget pressures persist, administrators are increasingly concerned with looking beyond traditional usage metrics to determine the real impact of library services and collections. By examining journal usage in the context of scholarly communication, we hope to gain a more holistic understanding of the use and impact of our library’s resources. In this session, we begin by outlining our methodology for gathering comprehensive publication and citation data for authors affiliated with Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, utilizing Web of Science as our primary data source and leveraging a custom Python script to manage the data. Using this data we discuss various potential metrics that could be employed to measure and evaluate journals in institutional and field-specific contexts, including but not limited to: number of publications and references per journal, co-citation networks, percentage of references per journal, and increases or decreases of references over time per title. We then consider the development of normalized benchmarks and criteria for creating field-specific core journal lists. We also discuss a process for establishing usage thresholds to evaluate existing journal subscriptions and to highlight potential gaps in the collection. Finally, we apply and compare these metrics to traditional collection development tools like COUNTER usage reports, cost-per-use analysis, Inter-Library Loan statistics and turnaway reports, to determine what correlations or discrepancies might exist. We finish by highlighting some use-cases which demonstrate the value of considering publication and citation metrics, and provide suggestions for incorporating these metrics into library collection development practices.
Speakers: Joelen Pastva and Jonathan Shank, Northwestern University
Project GitHub page: https://goo.gl/2C2Pcy
A snake, a planet, and a bear ditching spreadsheets for quick, reproducible r...NASIG
Presenter: Andrew Kelly, Cataloging & E-Resources Librarian, Paul Smith's College
This poster has two accompanying handouts: https://www.slideshare.net/NASIG/a-snake-a-planet-and-a-bear-ditching-spreadsheets-handout1 and https://www.slideshare.net/NASIG/a-snake-a-planet-and-a-bear-ditching-spreadsheets-handout2slides.
How Accessible Is Our Collection? Performing an E-Resources Accessibility ReviewNASIG
Michael Fernandez, presenter
While the growth and adoption of electronic resources has been exponential, there has been a concurrent lag in ensuring that e-resources are accessible by users with disabilities. Vendors have become increasingly aware of this issue and are taking steps to address it; however, given the sheer size of the library marketplace, there is a noticeable lack of consistency across vendor platforms. In the Summer of 2016, American University Library began evaluating the accessibility of its web content as part of a university-wide initiative focusing on Section 508 compliance. This review entailed not only library hosted websites, but also third party platforms for databases, e-journals, and e-books. In order to assess the accessibility of the library’s subscribed e-resources, the Electronic Resources Management Unit created an accessibility inventory. All subscribed e-resources were evaluated to gauge the efforts being made by vendors to make their products accessible. The methodology for this inventory involved seeking out voluntary product accessibility templates (VPATs), identifying clearly marked accessibility statements on the vendor site or platform, and reviewing current license agreements for verbiage that ensures a commitment to accessibility regulations and allows for remediation of accessibility issues that may be identified. This inventory represented an initial but crucial step towards e-resource accessibility. AU Library was able to identify the vendors who have already taken measures, and for those who had not, we identified the opportunity to create a dialogue. In this presentation, I’ll detail methods and resources that can be used in order to assess the status of a collection’s accessibility. Additionally, I’ll describe how AU Library was able to collaborate on this shared goal by identifying allies across the university in the offices of assistive technology and procurement. Finally, I’ll discuss our strategies for further educating and engaging with vendors.
The Kaleidoscope of Impact: same data, different perspectives, constantly cha...Kudos
Scholars, scientists, academic institutions, publishers and funders are all interested in impact. We have different roles and goals, and therefore different reasons for needing to understand impact; we are therefore asking different questions about impact, and those questions continue to evolve, much as the concept of impact itself is evolving. To answer our different questions, do we need different data, in separate silos, or are we looking at the same data, from different angles? This session gathered researcher, library, publisher and metrics provider perspectives to consider who has an interest in impact, what data they are interested in, how they use it, and how the situation is evolving as e.g. business models and technical infrastructures shift.
UMass Medical School's Experience: NAHSL Open Forum 2013Elaine Martin
UMass Medical School School Library Director Elaine Martin, Head of Education & Clinical Services Len Levin, and Associate Director Jane Fama present how Lamar Soutter Library has implemented the 4Rs to reject old models, rethink, redo, and rejuvenate the library to offer improved services and resources for patrons.
Capturing and Analyzing Publication, Citation and Usage Data for Contextual C...NASIG
Libraries have long sought to demonstrate the value of their collections through a variety of usage statistics. Traditionally, a strong emphasis is placed on high usage statistics when evaluating journals in collection development discussions. However, as budget pressures persist, administrators are increasingly concerned with looking beyond traditional usage metrics to determine the real impact of library services and collections. By examining journal usage in the context of scholarly communication, we hope to gain a more holistic understanding of the use and impact of our library’s resources. In this session, we begin by outlining our methodology for gathering comprehensive publication and citation data for authors affiliated with Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, utilizing Web of Science as our primary data source and leveraging a custom Python script to manage the data. Using this data we discuss various potential metrics that could be employed to measure and evaluate journals in institutional and field-specific contexts, including but not limited to: number of publications and references per journal, co-citation networks, percentage of references per journal, and increases or decreases of references over time per title. We then consider the development of normalized benchmarks and criteria for creating field-specific core journal lists. We also discuss a process for establishing usage thresholds to evaluate existing journal subscriptions and to highlight potential gaps in the collection. Finally, we apply and compare these metrics to traditional collection development tools like COUNTER usage reports, cost-per-use analysis, Inter-Library Loan statistics and turnaway reports, to determine what correlations or discrepancies might exist. We finish by highlighting some use-cases which demonstrate the value of considering publication and citation metrics, and provide suggestions for incorporating these metrics into library collection development practices.
Speakers: Joelen Pastva and Jonathan Shank, Northwestern University
Project GitHub page: https://goo.gl/2C2Pcy
A snake, a planet, and a bear ditching spreadsheets for quick, reproducible r...NASIG
Presenter: Andrew Kelly, Cataloging & E-Resources Librarian, Paul Smith's College
This poster has two accompanying handouts: https://www.slideshare.net/NASIG/a-snake-a-planet-and-a-bear-ditching-spreadsheets-handout1 and https://www.slideshare.net/NASIG/a-snake-a-planet-and-a-bear-ditching-spreadsheets-handout2slides.
How Accessible Is Our Collection? Performing an E-Resources Accessibility ReviewNASIG
Michael Fernandez, presenter
While the growth and adoption of electronic resources has been exponential, there has been a concurrent lag in ensuring that e-resources are accessible by users with disabilities. Vendors have become increasingly aware of this issue and are taking steps to address it; however, given the sheer size of the library marketplace, there is a noticeable lack of consistency across vendor platforms. In the Summer of 2016, American University Library began evaluating the accessibility of its web content as part of a university-wide initiative focusing on Section 508 compliance. This review entailed not only library hosted websites, but also third party platforms for databases, e-journals, and e-books. In order to assess the accessibility of the library’s subscribed e-resources, the Electronic Resources Management Unit created an accessibility inventory. All subscribed e-resources were evaluated to gauge the efforts being made by vendors to make their products accessible. The methodology for this inventory involved seeking out voluntary product accessibility templates (VPATs), identifying clearly marked accessibility statements on the vendor site or platform, and reviewing current license agreements for verbiage that ensures a commitment to accessibility regulations and allows for remediation of accessibility issues that may be identified. This inventory represented an initial but crucial step towards e-resource accessibility. AU Library was able to identify the vendors who have already taken measures, and for those who had not, we identified the opportunity to create a dialogue. In this presentation, I’ll detail methods and resources that can be used in order to assess the status of a collection’s accessibility. Additionally, I’ll describe how AU Library was able to collaborate on this shared goal by identifying allies across the university in the offices of assistive technology and procurement. Finally, I’ll discuss our strategies for further educating and engaging with vendors.
The Kaleidoscope of Impact: same data, different perspectives, constantly cha...Kudos
Scholars, scientists, academic institutions, publishers and funders are all interested in impact. We have different roles and goals, and therefore different reasons for needing to understand impact; we are therefore asking different questions about impact, and those questions continue to evolve, much as the concept of impact itself is evolving. To answer our different questions, do we need different data, in separate silos, or are we looking at the same data, from different angles? This session gathered researcher, library, publisher and metrics provider perspectives to consider who has an interest in impact, what data they are interested in, how they use it, and how the situation is evolving as e.g. business models and technical infrastructures shift.
UMass Medical School's Experience: NAHSL Open Forum 2013Elaine Martin
UMass Medical School School Library Director Elaine Martin, Head of Education & Clinical Services Len Levin, and Associate Director Jane Fama present how Lamar Soutter Library has implemented the 4Rs to reject old models, rethink, redo, and rejuvenate the library to offer improved services and resources for patrons.
Nottingham Trent University and Alexander Street have
partnered to pilot an in-depth view on analytics, demonstrating
user engagement and impact of use. They will share findings
on how e-resources were used and how these analytics can
go beyond simple cost-per-use evaluation to support effective
decision making on the marketing and promotion of resources
and improve our understanding of how library users are
engaging with the resources we provide.
Accessibility Compliance: One State, Two ApproachesNASIG
Accessibility compliance is a growing concern for academic institutions as it pertains to instructional materials on websites, course management systems, and in course documents. This extends to materials provided by academic libraries such as electronic resources. This presentation will discuss the approaches that both systems governing Tennessee public colleges and universities are using to ensure that vendors are compliant with standards as described in WCAG 2.0, EPUB 3, and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
The session will be divided into three parts as follows:
Introduction to the difference between accessibility and accommodation. Discussion of the types of disabilities of which librarians should be aware when acquiring and assessing different electronic resources. Brief mention of the laws and standards related to accessibility compliance.
An overview of the University of Tennessee System’s approach to encouraging accessibility compliance by incorporating detailed conformance language into licenses with the vendors and publishers of electronic and information technology.
A discussion of the Tennessee Board of Regents system’s approach to encouraging accessibility compliance by conducting an accessibility audit of resources held in common among the system’s libraries and through a collaborative process of compliance document collection from vendors/publishers and sharing in an AIMT (Accessible Instructional Materials and Technology) database. An introduction to the different types of documents and their content: Accessibility Statement, Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT), WCAG 2.0 (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) Checklist, EPUB 3 Accessibility Checklist, and a Conformance and Remediation Form.
Stephanie J. Adams
Electronic Resources Librarian, Tennessee Tech University
Ms. Adams is the Electronic Resources Librarian at Tennessee Tech University where she is responsible for the acquisition and set-up of all electronic resources at the Volpe Library.
Corey S. Halaychik
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Licensing guy, negotiator of master agreements at the University of Tennessee Libraries, and co-chair of The Collective, I work to make libraries more efficient, saving time and money for institutions and the people they serve.
Jennifer Mezick
Pellissippi State Community College
Acquisitions and Collection Development Librarian at Pellissippi State Community College in Knoxville, TN. In addition to these roles, I manage the libraries' electronic resources and website, and provide instruction and research support to students and faculty.
The stories we can tell ebook usage in academic librariesJane Schmidt
The uptake of ebooks is increasing in academic libraries despite myriad complexities. Providing perspectives from university libraries and consortia, this presentation will explore the evaluation of ebooks. Topics include usage by acquisition method and intended purpose, ebook management complexities and their effect on usage, and analysis of consortial purchases.
A presentation about Digital Repository @ Iowa State University to faculty from Iowa State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, February 20, 2013.
Prof. Salvacion M. Arlante, university librarian of the University of the Philippines Diliman, presented the challenges for librarians in the acquisitions of quality academic journals during C&E's Academic Publishing Forum on January 26, 2011 at C&E Information and Resource Center, Quezon City.
Walk this way: Online content platform migration experiences and collaboration NASIG
In this session, a librarian and a publisher share their perspectives on content platform migrations, and the Working Group Co-chairs will describe the group’s efforts to-date and expected outcomes. Our publisher-side speaker will describe issues they must consider when their content migrates, such as providing continuous access, persistent linking, communicating with stakeholders, and working with vendors. Our librarian speaker will describe their experience and steps they take during migrations, such as receiving notifications about migrations, identifying affected e-resources, updating local systems to ensure continuous access, and communicating with their front-line staff and patrons.
This webinar is based on experiences of working over the past two years with a number of further education (FE) colleges to help them increase engagement with digital resources and library services. It draws on the recommendations of a number of librarians/learning resources managers on how they have increased engagement with, and use of, their resources. The emphasis will be on non-technical approaches to enhance student experience, learning and teaching.
Lis Parcell will share recommendations which will be particularly useful for librarians and learning resources staff in FE colleges, but may also be of interest to staff working in smaller university library services. Participants will be encouraged to contribute their own views on the challenges they face in increasing engagement with their digital resources and library services. We will also highlight further support available from Jisc in this area. Lis will co-present with Elizabeth Newbold, Library Manager at Activate Learning.
Join us for a comprehensive insight into COUNTER and the COUNTER Code of Practice including:
What is COUNTER?
Why COUNTER is important to library customers
Why COUNTER is important to publishers
How to become COUNTER compliant and the COUNTER Code of Practice
COUNTER reports for books, journals and databases
This presentation was provided by Tyler Walters of Virginia Tech, during the NISO Event "Open Access: The Role and Impact of Preprint Servers," held November 14 - 15, 2019.
June 17, 2015
NISO Virtual Conference: The Eternal To-Do List: Making Ebooks work in Libraries
E-book Workflows: The Ongoing Challenges of Managing Materials and Improving Discoverability
Molly Beisler, MA, MLS, Head, Discovery Services, Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center, University of Nevada
Nottingham Trent University and Alexander Street have
partnered to pilot an in-depth view on analytics, demonstrating
user engagement and impact of use. They will share findings
on how e-resources were used and how these analytics can
go beyond simple cost-per-use evaluation to support effective
decision making on the marketing and promotion of resources
and improve our understanding of how library users are
engaging with the resources we provide.
Accessibility Compliance: One State, Two ApproachesNASIG
Accessibility compliance is a growing concern for academic institutions as it pertains to instructional materials on websites, course management systems, and in course documents. This extends to materials provided by academic libraries such as electronic resources. This presentation will discuss the approaches that both systems governing Tennessee public colleges and universities are using to ensure that vendors are compliant with standards as described in WCAG 2.0, EPUB 3, and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
The session will be divided into three parts as follows:
Introduction to the difference between accessibility and accommodation. Discussion of the types of disabilities of which librarians should be aware when acquiring and assessing different electronic resources. Brief mention of the laws and standards related to accessibility compliance.
An overview of the University of Tennessee System’s approach to encouraging accessibility compliance by incorporating detailed conformance language into licenses with the vendors and publishers of electronic and information technology.
A discussion of the Tennessee Board of Regents system’s approach to encouraging accessibility compliance by conducting an accessibility audit of resources held in common among the system’s libraries and through a collaborative process of compliance document collection from vendors/publishers and sharing in an AIMT (Accessible Instructional Materials and Technology) database. An introduction to the different types of documents and their content: Accessibility Statement, Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT), WCAG 2.0 (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) Checklist, EPUB 3 Accessibility Checklist, and a Conformance and Remediation Form.
Stephanie J. Adams
Electronic Resources Librarian, Tennessee Tech University
Ms. Adams is the Electronic Resources Librarian at Tennessee Tech University where she is responsible for the acquisition and set-up of all electronic resources at the Volpe Library.
Corey S. Halaychik
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Licensing guy, negotiator of master agreements at the University of Tennessee Libraries, and co-chair of The Collective, I work to make libraries more efficient, saving time and money for institutions and the people they serve.
Jennifer Mezick
Pellissippi State Community College
Acquisitions and Collection Development Librarian at Pellissippi State Community College in Knoxville, TN. In addition to these roles, I manage the libraries' electronic resources and website, and provide instruction and research support to students and faculty.
The stories we can tell ebook usage in academic librariesJane Schmidt
The uptake of ebooks is increasing in academic libraries despite myriad complexities. Providing perspectives from university libraries and consortia, this presentation will explore the evaluation of ebooks. Topics include usage by acquisition method and intended purpose, ebook management complexities and their effect on usage, and analysis of consortial purchases.
A presentation about Digital Repository @ Iowa State University to faculty from Iowa State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, February 20, 2013.
Prof. Salvacion M. Arlante, university librarian of the University of the Philippines Diliman, presented the challenges for librarians in the acquisitions of quality academic journals during C&E's Academic Publishing Forum on January 26, 2011 at C&E Information and Resource Center, Quezon City.
Walk this way: Online content platform migration experiences and collaboration NASIG
In this session, a librarian and a publisher share their perspectives on content platform migrations, and the Working Group Co-chairs will describe the group’s efforts to-date and expected outcomes. Our publisher-side speaker will describe issues they must consider when their content migrates, such as providing continuous access, persistent linking, communicating with stakeholders, and working with vendors. Our librarian speaker will describe their experience and steps they take during migrations, such as receiving notifications about migrations, identifying affected e-resources, updating local systems to ensure continuous access, and communicating with their front-line staff and patrons.
This webinar is based on experiences of working over the past two years with a number of further education (FE) colleges to help them increase engagement with digital resources and library services. It draws on the recommendations of a number of librarians/learning resources managers on how they have increased engagement with, and use of, their resources. The emphasis will be on non-technical approaches to enhance student experience, learning and teaching.
Lis Parcell will share recommendations which will be particularly useful for librarians and learning resources staff in FE colleges, but may also be of interest to staff working in smaller university library services. Participants will be encouraged to contribute their own views on the challenges they face in increasing engagement with their digital resources and library services. We will also highlight further support available from Jisc in this area. Lis will co-present with Elizabeth Newbold, Library Manager at Activate Learning.
Join us for a comprehensive insight into COUNTER and the COUNTER Code of Practice including:
What is COUNTER?
Why COUNTER is important to library customers
Why COUNTER is important to publishers
How to become COUNTER compliant and the COUNTER Code of Practice
COUNTER reports for books, journals and databases
This presentation was provided by Tyler Walters of Virginia Tech, during the NISO Event "Open Access: The Role and Impact of Preprint Servers," held November 14 - 15, 2019.
June 17, 2015
NISO Virtual Conference: The Eternal To-Do List: Making Ebooks work in Libraries
E-book Workflows: The Ongoing Challenges of Managing Materials and Improving Discoverability
Molly Beisler, MA, MLS, Head, Discovery Services, Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center, University of Nevada
As libraries move to become centers of digital collections, maintaining information on the usage of these collections is ever more critical. It's also essential to be able to maintain common measures across heterogeneous collections, in order to be able to effectively analyze how the library's collection dollars are being spent. The Project COUNTER Code of Practice and the SUSHI protocol aid in this work. This session will explore the newly-published Release 4 of the COUNTER Code of Practice for e-Resources and highlight its use in conjunction with the SUSHI (Standardized Usage Statistics Harvesting Initiative) protocol in an active library environment.
New Methods for Extending Access: Implications for Publishers and Library Col...Charleston Conference
Presented at the 2015 Charleston Conference by Julia Gelfand,
Applied Sciences, Engineering & Public Health Libn, Univ of Calif, Irvine Libraries; Scott Ahlberg, Chief Operations Officer, Reprints Desk; Eric Archambault, CEO and President, 1Science and Science-Metrix; Jan Peterson, Publisher Relations & Director, Reprints Desk; Thomas Ramsden, Director Publisher Relations & Licensing Operations, Wolters Kluwer.
Access and Ownership Issues of Electronic Resources in the LibraryFe Angela Verzosa
Presented by Fe Angela M. Verzosa at the Conference sponsored by the Central Luzon Librarians Association, held at Holy Angel University, Angeles City, Philippines on 7 December 2009
Access and Ownership Issues of Electronic Resources in the Libraryguestedf759
Presented by Fe Angela M. Verzosa at the Conference sponsored by the Central Luzon Librarians Association, held at Holy Angel University, Angeles City, Philippines on 7 December 2009
Rethinking Library Acquisition: Demand-Driven Purchasing for Scholarly Books
Librarians must reconsider how they collect monographs. Traditionally, academic libraries purchase books to support their curricular and research needs, without much consideration of use. Even though 40% or more of books in most academic libraries never get used, this model makes sense in a world in which books go out of print, shelf space is available, and collection budgets are stable. But the world has changed: as publishers shift to an electronic model, books will not go out of print, libraries are under pressure to convert shelf space to study space; and libraries have fewer funds to purchase books annually. This panel will discuss approaches to demand-driven acquisition of monographs at two institutions: the University of Arizona and the University of Denver. While discussing plans being developed at these libraries, we will also look at implications for libraries in general, scholarly publishing, book vendors and academia.
Moderator: Becky Clark, Marketing Director, Johns Hopkins University Press
Panelists: Matt Nauman, Director of Publisher Relations, Blackwell; Michael Levine-Clark, Collections Librarian, University of Denver; Stephen Bosch, Materials Budget, Procurement, and Licensing Librarian, University of Arizona Library; Kim Anderson, Senior Collection Development Manager and Bibliographer, YBP Library Services
Academic libraries are increasingly investing in new efforts to support their research and teaching faculty in the activities they care about most. Learn why becoming a publisher can help meet the most fundamental needs of your research community and at the same time can help transform today’s inflationary cost model for serials. We will explore not only why to become a publisher but exactly how to achieve it, step by step, including careful selection of publishing partners, choosing the right platform for manuscript submission and editorial workflow management, one-time processes to launch a new journal, conducting peer reviews, maintaining academic quality, and measuring impact. We’ll also cover the broader range of publishing activities where libraries can have an impact, including open access monographs, general institutional repositories and subject-based author self-archiving repositories. We will close with a review of tools, services, and communities of support to nurture the new library publishing venture.
See accompanying handouts 1-7
Lauren Collister
Electronic Publications Associate, University of Pittsburgh
Timothy S. Deliyannides
Director of the Office of Scholarly Communication and Publishing and Head of Information Technology, University of Pittsburgh
The stories we can tell ebook usage in academic librariesPamela Jacobs
Presented at the Electronic Resources & Libraries conference in Austin, TX on March 18, 2014. With Jane Schmidt, Ryerson University and Klara Maidenburg, Scholars Portal.
What ARE we thinking? Collections decisions in an Academic LibraryLinda Galloway
When faced with multiple competing priorities for investment in library resources, there are many important aspects to consider. From student enrollment to prominence of programs, there are both data-driven and intangible factors to weigh. In addition, most library collections now focus on the immediate needs of students and researchers instead of collecting for posterity. This just-in-time versus just-in-case collection development mindset prioritizes different resource attributes and requires an often unfamiliar level of acquisitions flexibility.
Presented by Charles Hillen, Head of Acquisitions & Serials and Glenn Johnson-Grau, Head of Collection Development, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA
Early Career Tactics to Increase Scholarly ImpactElaine Lasda
Workshp for Ph.D. candidates, postdocs and faculy on how bilbiometrics, altmetrics, open access, ORCID, and other resources enable greater visibility of research output.
Access to Freely Available Journal Articles: Gold, Green, and Rogue Open Ac...Jason Price, PhD
A recent bibliometrics study found that 54% of 4.6 million scientific papers from peer-reviewed journals indexed in Scopus during the years 2011-2013 could be downloaded for free on the internet in April of 2014 (Archambault, et al. 2014). As time rolls on, authors and researchers are increasingly using more-and-less legal scholarly article sharing services to "take back the literature," or even just to access it more conveniently (Bohannon, 2016). The objective of this study was to evaluate a manageable sample of journal articles across the sciences, social sciences and humanities for their availability in gold, green and rogue open access forms, including ResearchGate and Sci-Hub. Attendees will gain a greater appreciation of the extent of open access availability through Google Scholar, Google and commercial discovery systems, and will be challenged to roll with the times by expanding the role of libraries in broadening access to the freely available literature.
Discovery or Displacement? A Large Scale Longitudinal Study of the Effect of ...Jason Price, PhD
Plenary session for Charleston Conference 2013. Authors: Michael Levine-Clark, John McDonald, Jason Price. In this first large scale study of the effect of discovery systems on electronic resource usage, the authors present initial findings on how these systems alter online journal usage by academic library researchers. The study examines usage of content hosted by four major academic journal publishers at 24 libraries that have implemented one of the major discovery systems, EBSCO's EDS, Ex Libris' Primo, OCLC's Worldcat Local, or SerialsSolutions’ Summon. A statistically rigorous comparison of COUNTER-compliant journal usage at each library from the 12 months before and after implementation will determine the degree to which usage rises or falls after discovery tool implementation and address rumors that discovery tools differ in their impact on electronic resource usage.
A workshop hosted by the South African Journal of Science aimed at postgraduate students and early career researchers with little or no experience in writing and publishing journal articles.
Thinking of getting a dog? Be aware that breeds like Pit Bulls, Rottweilers, and German Shepherds can be loyal and dangerous. Proper training and socialization are crucial to preventing aggressive behaviors. Ensure safety by understanding their needs and always supervising interactions. Stay safe, and enjoy your furry friends!
How to Add Chatter in the odoo 17 ERP ModuleCeline George
In Odoo, the chatter is like a chat tool that helps you work together on records. You can leave notes and track things, making it easier to talk with your team and partners. Inside chatter, all communication history, activity, and changes will be displayed.
MATATAG CURRICULUM: ASSESSING THE READINESS OF ELEM. PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS I...NelTorrente
In this research, it concludes that while the readiness of teachers in Caloocan City to implement the MATATAG Curriculum is generally positive, targeted efforts in professional development, resource distribution, support networks, and comprehensive preparation can address the existing gaps and ensure successful curriculum implementation.
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
Unit 8 - Information and Communication Technology (Paper I).pdfThiyagu K
This slides describes the basic concepts of ICT, basics of Email, Emerging Technology and Digital Initiatives in Education. This presentations aligns with the UGC Paper I syllabus.
This slide is special for master students (MIBS & MIFB) in UUM. Also useful for readers who are interested in the topic of contemporary Islamic banking.
Macroeconomics- Movie Location
This will be used as part of your Personal Professional Portfolio once graded.
Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
TESDA TM1 REVIEWER FOR NATIONAL ASSESSMENT WRITTEN AND ORAL QUESTIONS WITH A...
Library management and User Trends for SAGE Editors
1. Trends in journal management and user behavior – A librarian’s perspective Jason S Price, PhD E-Journal Package Analyst Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium and Science & Electronic Resources Librarian, Claremont University Consortium For: SAGE Management and Organizational Studies Editors Academy of Management Annual Conference, August 9, 2008
2. Overview Trends in library journal management Increasing availability through bundles Going electronic-only Evaluating journal usage Trends in user behavior Googlopoly: Where users are coming from Beyond keyword searching: Related, Citing, & Cited Articles Current Awareness / RSS / Faculty of 1000 Reading more, linking more, citing more (?) After each section: What are the implications for you as journal editors/authors? 2
3. Major means of online access Individual subscriptions Print+Online Online Only Publisher package subscriptions Aggregator database subscriptions Third parties aggregate journal content across publishers and sell as part of an A&I database, often with an embargo period SAGE MOST titles: Proquest ABI/Inform (21/55) Ebsco Academic Search Premier (2/55) 3
5. Major means of online access Individual subscriptions Print+Online Online Only Publisher package subscriptions Aggregator database subscriptions Third parties aggregate journal content across publishers and sell as part of an A&I database, often with an embargo period SAGE MOST titles: Proquest ABI/Inform (21/55) Ebsco Academic Search Premier (2/55) 5
6. Libraries are: Increasing availability Claremont’s SAGE past (as of 2006): 91 Current Subscriptions, $XX,000/yr 8 online only, 38 print + online, 45 print only 8 MOST subscriptions Simulation & Gaming (Online only) Human Relations (Print + Online)* Work and Occupations (Print + Online) Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, The (Print Only)* Journal of Management (Print Only)* Organization Studies (Print Only)* Organizational Research Methods (Print Only)* Small Group Research (Print Only) 1 year Embargoed access to 15 more MOST titles ILL-only access to the other half 6
7. Libraries are: Increasing availability Claremont’s SAGE present (as of 2007): 91 ‘subscriptions’ + Premier $XX,000/yr Current and post-cancellation access to all 461 titles,1997-present (including all 55 MOST titles) Purchased backfile, so all older content too 500% increase in access, for 13% increase in price So why isn’t every library doing this? 7
8. Libraries are: Increasing availability Most libraries are… e.g. 90% of SAGE title subscribers in SCELC Despite their drawbacks: Subscription spend is ‘locked-in’ (no individual title cancellations) Price guaranteed to go up 5% per year Maintaining print costs an extra 25% per year New acquisitions & journal start-ups are difficult to accommodate What does this say about the importance of the number of subscribing institutions? // 8
9. Libraries are: going electronic-only Journals’ online suitability means they’re the first to go--Backfiles, front files, even print only Sent to repositories or recycled Motivators: Declining (& in some disciplines negligible) print use space in demand for other services space & staff time costs for processing pay per view & e-document delivery more efficient 9
20. Libraries are: evaluating usage factor Feasibility study of usage factor Standardized alternative to impact factor = ratio of downloads to articles published Advantages Addresses undergraduate & practitioner use* Useful in fields that are less heavily citation-focused No delay to availability, broader coverage? Concerns Potential for manipulation Multiple versions (or versions in multiple locations) http://www.uksg.org/usagefactors 18
25. Implications Page rank matters? (i) being cited by influential papers contributes more to the page rank than being cited by unimportant papers (ii) being cited by a paper that itself has few references gives a larger contribution to the page rank than being cited by a paper with hundreds of references 23
26. Users are: moving beyond keyword Boolean searching is dying Related article functionality is booming PubMed vs Web of Science vs Google Scholar Working from gems Subject-based vs Citation-based Cited by very common, limited utility for non-expert Cited Works More popular than cited by Tech. still behind in providing effective access 24
29. Users are: Reading more, linking more, citing more Anecdotal only (on my part) More efficient: less time or more coverage? More accessible content, more relevant content Undergraduate use is booming 27
31. Take home points Access is growing rapidly Number of subscriptions is unrelated to access Usage matters (a lot) The majority of users are accessing content via Google– How should this affect author/editor behavior? mailto:jprice@scelc.org 29