Document Delivery as a Supplement or Replacement for Serial Subscriptions

Changing Times: Assessment of Continuing Resources Due to Budget Cuts Necessitated by COVID-19

“…As previously noted, Murphy and Buckley shared that the average cost of an ILL is thirty-five dollars, assuming that the first five loans for a journal title are free through the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), which is the case at EWU. 34 If the subscription costs more than ILL, it was cut unless it was needed for an accreditation. The librarians chose to rely more heavily on ILL and the CCC for articles the library could no longer access.…”

“…5 According to Murphy and Buckley, the cost of serials has increased by 43 percent since 2013. 6 Arthur saw the rising costs of serials as an opportunity to negotiate with vendors to reduce continuing resources contract rates. 7 Concerns related to a periodical's perpetuity when there is no guarantee that the electronic version will endure after its print counterpart is cancelled.…”

“…11 Murphy and Buckley based theirs on how much an ILL transaction would cost; a cost of thirty-fifty dollars or more merited an ILL request since this is often what a library is charged, depending on how many copies have already been requested or what another library may charge others. 12 Hoeve stated that involving teaching faculty in the assessment process through qualitative surveys or other communicative means is helpful because they can provide feedback on issues such as program accreditation needs or university mission, and explain which journals directly support their course curriculum or research. 13 Departmental response versus relying only on individual faculty responses is important, according to Hardy, Zimmerman, and Hanscom.…”

“…30 Murphy and Buckley shared a new model that integrates a library's OpenURL link resolver with document delivery to make articles more readily accessible. 31 They explained how specific services such as Get It Now, the A-Z Academic Article Collection from Reprints Desk, ReadCube Access, DeepDyve, and IngentaConnect offer access to articles on demand in varied forms. Contracting with one of these platforms provides unsubscribed content directly to end users when they seek full-text for an article.…”

“…Contracting with one of these platforms provides unsubscribed content directly to end users when they seek full-text for an article. 32…”