Due to diminishing use of print journals Alkek Library has reviewed its journal retention policy ie criteria to keep or withdraw journals Print Journals to Keep Journalsissues to which the library does ID: 623566
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Journal Retention & JSTOR Journals
Due to diminishing use of print journals,
Alkek
Library
has reviewed its
journal
retention policy,
i.e. criteria to keep or withdraw journals.Slide2
Print Journals to Keep
Journals/issues to which the library does
not
have full-text electronic access
Journals/issues with no permanent/post-cancellation access rights
Journals/issues that are
not
adequately preserved for future access
High print use journals/issues, and
Image-rich journalsSlide3
Library may withdraw…
journals/issues that fulfill
every one of these criteria
:
The library has
reliable full-text
access to the journal, with perpetual/post-cancellation rights
The digital versions are complete, of high-quality and in formats that facilitate preservation
There is sufficient print and digital backup of content, and a sustainable plan to maintain itSlide4
We have such content, in JSTOR!
JSTOR (Journal
S
torage) Project
is a collaborative preservation
effort
by libraries and the Mellon Foundation.
The
purpose of JSTOR is to convert back issues of print journals into electronic format to save libraries space (and the capital costs
associated).Slide5
JSTOR
Cover-to-cover digitization from vol. 1
High-quality digitization process
Content and metadata are in formats that can be converted to new formats as they develop.
JSTOR has been certified as a trusted digital repository by the Center for Research
Libraries.Slide6
JSTOR
Electronic files are stored in three redundant data centers.
Archive Capital
Fees
libraries pay to JSTOR cover the cost for preservation and migration of digital content.
JSTOR works with institutions knowledgeable in the preservation of paper to store multiple copies of the original print publications
(California
Digital
Library, Harvard). Slide7
What Is Being Withdrawn?
Although many libraries have withdrawn all JSTOR journals, at this time we are withdrawing only a subset.
Criteria:
Both
page-verified print repositories, Harvard and
CDL,
must
be storing
over 95% of the
journal issues
.
Low number of images: less
than one image per twenty pages. Slide8
What Is Being Withdrawn?
213 journals that are duplicated in the JSTOR database
Only print volumes currently covered in JSTOR are on the withdraw list
There will be NO LOSS OF ACCESS to the issues
Current subscriptions to these journals are not impacted.Slide9
What are other libraries doing with their JSTOR issues?
SERIALST listserv 2009 – 13 responses:
9 libraries
discarded all JSTOR journals except high-use/high-graphics journals
3
libraries moved
volumes to off-site storage
(and
reported minimal use of these volumes)
1 retained for 10 years then discardedSlide10
Our Plan
1.
Make
JSTOR Withdrawal List
available to faculty, allow
feedback through October.
II.
Contribute withdrawn issues to print repositories or JSTOR. Recycle issues not needed.
III
Repeat process
annually or as needed as
more journals
meet the
criteria.Slide11
Questions?
Contact Paivi Rentz 245-3009 / prentz@txstate.edu