The Global Economic Crisis: What Libraries and Publishers Can Do and Are Doing

Hunter, Karen; Brüning, Robert

doi:10.1080/03615261003623161

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“…The budget squeeze was also felt in Europe, where 6,000 library positions were cut in Great Britain (Kelly et al, 2011). International examples include a 25% reduction for libraries in Iceland, a 15% reduction for Hungarian libraries, and major cuts in the university libraries in Italy (Hunter & Bruning, 2011). Although severe, the reductions were in line with the U.S. national trend as reported by Library Journal's annual budget survey for 2010.…”

Section: Budget Reductionsmentioning

confidence: 65%

Organizational Integration, Strategic Planning, and Staff Assessment in Publicly Funded Libraries

Buck

2016

Public Services Quarterly

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Section: Budget Reductionsmentioning

confidence: 65%

Organizational Integration, Strategic Planning, and Staff Assessment in Publicly Funded Libraries

Buck

2016

Public Services Quarterly

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“…Vendor-supplied usage statistics allowed the authors to extrapolate this data. Tracking documented use increases is critical for effective advocacy of library funds allocated to purchase electronic library resources, especially during times of tight budget constraints (Hunter & Bruning, 2010;Weir, 2010). The repurposing of electronic library resources for greater course integration allows students enjoy financial relief as well as increases the library's resource use and awareness.…”

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confidence: 99%

The Embedded Textbook: Collaborating with Faculty to Employ Library Subscription E-Books as Core Course Text

Ratto¹,

Lynch²

2012

Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship

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Abstract.Student and faculty frustrations with traditional higher education textbook models continue to escalate.These frustrations present an opportunity for academic libraries to forge partnerships with teaching faculty and vendors to repurpose existing library resources. Library and teaching faculty at Southern New Hampshire University collaborated to develop a textbook alternative option from subscription ebook content contained in the Books 24x7 database. This alternative consisted of a series of links embedded into the Blackboard learning-management system. This partnership provided students with significant financial relief, allowed students to experiment with using e-book content, and increased library resource awareness and use.Keywords: Electronic books, textbooks, faculty partnerships, collaboration, vendor relations, BlackBoardWhile there may be no definitive role for academic libraries in the textbook, e-textbook, or open educational resource debate, this article discusses how library and teaching faculty at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) collaborated to leverage existing electronic library resources to serve as the foundational "textbook" for an introductory business course. The purpose of this article is threefold: to introduce a study that measured undergraduate student perceptions of a library resourcedriven textbook alternative, to outline for the reader the steps taken by library and teaching faculty toThe Embedded Textbook 2 produce this textbook alternative so that it can be replicated, and to emphasize the positive impact library and teaching faculty collaboration can have on student learning experiences.The study conducted by library and business faculty provided undergraduate marketing students (N=87) with three content options: traditional textbook only , embedded e-book links from the Books 24x7 database, or a combination of the two. These three options served as the foundational content for three sections of an introductory marketing course. Throughout this pilot course, faculty members monitored student feedback on their experiences using both the traditional textbook and embedded ebook link options via responses to online surveys posted on the course Blackboard site at intervals throughout the semester. Results suggest that students are not fearful of using e-books as a foundational textbook source, and that library subscription resources may be viable options for textbook alternatives or replacements. Students reported high satisfaction levels on cost savings and the convenience of using e-books. Moreover, the library experienced increased use and awareness of its Books 24x7 e-book collection.The results of this study are important in light of the body of literature indicating that college students prefer print books and textbooks to their electronic counterparts. However, perhaps the more valuable outcome of this study is the potential benefit to students when library and teaching faculty collaborate to redefine part of the library's collection to support course curriculu...

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“…This approaches a monopoly in certain subject areas – and hence it is able to charge very high prices generating super profits ranging up to 35 per cent in recent years; a return on investment only matched by the armaments industry. No accident perhaps that a lucrative part of the Reed‐Elsevier empire was until recently, an annual arms fair or exhibition (Hunter and Bruning, 2010). A well‐written article looks at the serials crisis in the UK with particular regard to the dramatic impact of a deteriorating exchange rate.…”

Section: Economic Situation and Journal Pricesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Interlending and document supply: a review of the recent literature: 73

McGrath¹

2011

Interlending &Amp; Document Supply

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to review the current LIS literature for document supply and related issues.Design/methodology/approachThis paper is based on the reading of over 150 journals, reports and websites.FindingsIt was found that the economic situation is generating significant resistance to publisher price rises. Particular attention is paid to patron‐driven purchases of monographs.Originality/valueThis is the only regular review of the LIS literature with document supply in mind.

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The Global Economic Crisis: What Libraries and Publishers Can Do and Are Doing

Cited by 7 publications

References 1 publication

Organizational Integration, Strategic Planning, and Staff Assessment in Publicly Funded Libraries

Organizational Integration, Strategic Planning, and Staff Assessment in Publicly Funded Libraries

The Embedded Textbook: Collaborating with Faculty to Employ Library Subscription E-Books as Core Course Text

Interlending and document supply: a review of the recent literature: 73

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