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Accessing Yesterday’s Information for Tomorrow’s Research:
The Growth of Electronic Backfiles
Yvette Diven – Director of Serials Product Management –
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Agenda
The E-Journal Publishing LandscapeGrowth of Electronic BackfilesOptionsAssessing the BenefitsAddressing the ConcernsSharing Your Library’s Experience
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The E-Journal Publishing Landscape
Profile of “Online Editions”46,274 active online journals/magazines37,468 have an ISSN (~81%)22,900 use ISSN of the current print edition12,723 have their own “e-ISSN”1,327 use ISSN of former (historic) titles399 use the ISSN of a ceased print edition
(Source: Ulrich’s™, 3/29/2006)
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Growth of Electronic Backfiles
DefinitionsElectronic versions of older journalsBack runs of current titlesDigitized versions of long-ceased titles “Archives” with a focus on preservationDatabases with a focus on content
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Growth of Electronic Backfiles
Who is digitizing? Commercial publishers Scholarly and learned societies Secondary (A&I) publishers Aggregators (e.g., JSTOR)
Why? Market demand Competitive advantage Seeking new revenue streams Taking on archival responsibility
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Options, Options, Options!
Content options vary:From first volume forward “Retrospective”Selected date rangesSelected titles onlySubject silosOverlapping collections
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Options, Options, Options!
Format options vary: Exact page-by-page reproductions Articles only (“full-text” vs. “full content”) Additional citations and abstracts Static PDF Searchable PDF and HTML XML feeds Linkable citations and full-text DOI-enabled articles Interactive images
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Options, Options, Options!
Distribution options vary:Publisher’s website or platformAggregator databases (e.g., JSTOR)Online host/distributor (e.g., HighWire)Library’s server
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Options, Options, Options!
Subscription options* vary: Free access Institutional (standalone) Institutional (included in current subscription) Individual (standalone) Individual (included in current subscription) One-time purchase/perpetual license Pay-per-view Document delivery/Interlibrary loan Other
* (Categories suggested by ALPSP, 12/2003)
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Options, Options, Options!
ISSN options vary:New electronic with own ISSNNew electronic w/ceased print’s ISSNNew electronic with no ISSNMultiple ISSN in one retrospective
database ISSN linked may also vary by aggregator
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Assessing the Benefits
Publisher positioning: “serve as a substitute for journal volumes on the
shelves” “help fill gaps in existing library collections” “brings out of print titles back to the desktop” “restore a crucial connection with historical
material” “offers an essential foundation of knowledge for
researchers” “Digitized content opens access to more
researchers than ever.”
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Addressing the Concerns
Full-text vs. Full-content Does it matter? Is it more critical for some subjects than others?
Publisher policies on creation and access Embargoes Stability Redundancy
Other concerns?
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Sharing Your Library’s Experience
Some ideas for discussion:Do you evaluate them first?Are your library’s users taking advantage of
these new resources?Are fee-based backfiles worth the
investment?Does your library have its own “e-archiving”
policy?Advice to others?
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Thank You for Attending!
Yvette Diven
Director, Serials Product Management
