Presented by Robert Kelly, Collection Development and Economics Librarian Susann deVries, Education Librarian Eastern Michigan University

1. Downsizing from the Big Deal:
education
What’s love got to do with it?
Robert Kelly, Collection Development and Economics Librarian
Susann deVries, Education Librarian
Eastern Michigan University

2. Eastern Michigan University
Bruce T. Halle Library
Lay of the Land
 Size of Institution
 # of Colleges and departments
 Student population

3. Times are
changing
Reasoning
and
Purpose
http://aegishi4.com

4. Overall EMU materials budget
expenditures: 2008-2011
$1,400,000
$1,200,000
$1,000,000 Print Books
$800,000 Print Journals
$600,000 Ejournals
$400,000 Databases
$200,000
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5. Electronic Journal Packages = 14
Average cost per article
download=$2.96
Big Deal Packages = 7
Average cost per article
download = $5.72

6. EMU E-Journal Packages

7. Data Collected
# of titles
Usage
Cost per use
Impact factor
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8. Data Analysis
Data driven
investigation
www.thevideoanalyst.com/
Assessment
Faculty
interview and
outreach

9. Strategy
Departmental Level
• Economics
College Level
• College of
Education
http://ayeshanaveed.files.wordpress.com

10. Working with faculty: Identification
www.emich.edu/economics
www.emich.edu/focus
msupress.msu.edu
www.emich.edu/focus
www.emich.edu/coe/ted/edps
http://people.emich.edu/myaya
www.emich.edu/focus
www.emich.edu/economics

11. Department
of
Economics:
Process
 No vetting ahead of time
 Gave all subject titles
 No dollar limit
http://courses.moodleshare.com

12. Results: Economics
 Initially looked ONLY at
titles and not data to avoid
bias
 Primary decision factors for
Core: Courses
taught, graduate
programs, faculty research  Eager participants
 Personal experiences
 Data helped refine decision  Order of importance
on core titles - Retained 2
of 5 original core
 Revised Core cost
increased from $2K to $4K.

13. College of Education
 Vetted titles
 Identified journals “on the
fence”
 No dollar limit
http://katerawlings.com

14. Results: College of Education
 Willing participants
 Reemphasized how
education is
interdisciplinary in nature
 Liaison in department will
have to work closely with
their faculty

15. Impact of
cancelling
Informed
decision
Cost
Suite of titles
How packages
are being used

16. Additional
Benefits
www.stress-relief-tools.com/benefits-of-positive-attitude

17. Scalable?
Working Departments
Other
with
packages Colleges
librarians

18.  Any size library
 Software
 Impact factor
 Working with faculty
 One package at a time
 Which one?
 What time?
 Looking ahead

19. Thank you!
Questions?
Robert Kelly- rkelly4@emich.edu
Susann deVries- sdevries@emich.edu