Decision-Making Factors Related to Bibliographic Database Cancellation

Banks, Ronald A.

doi:10.1300/j103v25n01_04

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“…The fact that users ignore these rich sources is cause for concern, not least because it marks them as the first to be considered for cancellation when the budget is inevitably strained. Although cost-per-use is only one criterion considered when evaluating retention of databases (Banks 2006), fiscal accountability requires discontinuing any database with a consistently low ratio of uses to cost.…”

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“Database of the Week”: Successfully Promoting Business Databases to Faculty

Dugan

2011

Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship

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This article examines an initiative to increase the awareness and usage of the business databases available at Purdue University among the faculty and graduate students. When users are not aware of the databases that are available to them through library endeavors, they look elsewhere for the information they need. That lack of awareness and subsequent nonuse of subscription databases affect faculty, student, and even librarian success. The ensuing low usage statistics result in high cost-per-use figures and can result in the cancellation of high-quality online resources. With the objective of raising faculty awareness to increase usage of these databases, a simple marketing strategy was undertaken wherein a weekly e-mail highlighting one database at a time was sent to faculty throughout the academic year. The faculty's positive reactions and increased usage demonstrate the effectiveness of this kind of promotion. Examination of the results also proves to be an aid in collection analysis and supports further use of this marketing tool.

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“Database of the Week”: Successfully Promoting Business Databases to Faculty

Dugan

2011

Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship

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“…2 Usage data suggested that one of these five databases, Wilson Social Sciences Abstracts, had lower usage frequency than others. Considering its high cost and high degree of overlap with other databases, the UIUC Library decided to cancel its subscription.…”

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“…One example of database usage analysis affecting retention was a study by Banks at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) Library, which compared five databases in terms of journal coverage, usage, and search activities. 2 Usage data suggested that one of these five databases, Wilson Social Sciences Abstracts, had lower usage frequency than others. Considering its high cost and high degree of overlap with other databases, the UIUC Library decided to cancel its subscription.…”

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Knowing your users: the value of article database usage analysis

Wan

Liu

2010

Learned Publishing

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ntroductionWhether and how often a publication has been read is a major concern for publishers, for a number of reasons. As library users now tend to search licensed online databases instead of scouting print materials on shelves, finding answers to this question is becoming easier. With the help of information technology, librarians can retrieve electronic resource usage data for assessment and decision-making. Usage data establishes how many times a particular article is downloaded, who the users are, and how they search within a database.Data analysis can help understand users' needs, develop strategies to work with them, and improve their search experience.This article analyzes the usage data of IEEE Xplore -a core online database in electrical engineering areas -at Texas A&M University. As the digital library of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), IEEE Xplore covers the organizations' major publications, including journals, proceedings, magazines, and standards. While its coverage includes other engineering disciplines, such as aerospace engineering, industrial engineering, and mechanical engineering, its focus is on electrical/electronic engineering, and computer science/engineering. Texas A&M University Libraries have maintained a full subscription to IEEE Xplore as one of their major electronic resources to support a large user population from related engineering departments. The vendor provides certain types of usage data through a statistics website which librarians can access. Literature reviewMany librarians and information professionals have showed great interest in usage data analysis. Baker and Read's survey of librariKnowing your users: the value of article database usage analysis 225

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