Karen S Fischer Copyright (c) 2011 All rights reserved. http://works.bepress.com/karen_s_fischer Recent documents in Karen S Fischer en-us Wed, 26 Oct 2011 02:28:02 PDT 3600 Give ‘em What They Want: A One-year Study of Unmediated Patron-Driven Acquisition of E-Books http://works.bepress.com/karen_s_fischer/11 http://works.bepress.com/karen_s_fischer/11 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:00:31 PDT In September 2009 the University of Iowa Libraries embarked on an experiment with patron driven acquisition (PDA) of e-books with ebrary and YBP. An e-book-only PDA plan was initiated, entirely unmediated and with instantaneous access to the content. MARC records were loaded for each title, determined by our YBP approval profile and other limitations, for a total of 12,000 PDA records. Usage, cost, subject, and publisher data were analyzed for 850 purchased PDA e-books and thousands of other ebrary subscription titles. Results indicate that PDA can be a useful and effective tool for meeting user needs and building the local collection, but the role of PDA in the library’s collection management program presents challenges as well as opportunities.

]]> Karen S. Fischer et al. Scholarly Communication and Librarian Liaisons: Getting the conversation started http://works.bepress.com/karen_s_fischer/10 http://works.bepress.com/karen_s_fischer/10 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:45:27 PDT Knowledge of scholarly communication issues is becoming a skill set required of librarians who have contact with faculty and students. Learning and teaching these complex issues takes time and effort, but there are ways to facilitate the process of empowering librarians with the information they need to be adequately knowledgeable. This presentation, tailored to librarians who are in the planning stages of a scholarly communication program, will include an introduction to the foundations and fundamentals of setting up a program and an overview of the main areas of expertise related to scholarly communication that all academic librarians need.

]]> Karen S. Fischer Give 'em What They Want: Patron-Driven Collection Development http://works.bepress.com/karen_s_fischer/9 http://works.bepress.com/karen_s_fischer/9 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:45:20 PDT Patron-Driven Acquisitions (PDA) is the hot topic in collection management. It sets traditional notions of collection-building upside down, while also presenting vendors and publishers with very different business models. Collaborating with ebrary and YBP, the University of Iowa Libraries established a PDA pilot program in September 2009 which has proven to be extremely popular with users and seems to be working in the Libraries’ favor. PDA has advantages (you only buy materials that are used) but has some potential pitfalls too, like going broke quickly, or building an ebook collection that doesn’t necessarily fit in the long run. To help avoid a skewed collection, Iowa ran the ebrary PDA collection against our YBP virtual approval plan profile to better tailor the selections to our needs. While we don’t yet know very much about what it means for our collection or our monographic budget allocations in the long run, we have been analyzing our PDA e-book usage data, including examining subject areas, prices, and the use of PDA e-books compared to their print counterparts. This analysis is producing some interesting findings about library workflows and business models and we are pleased with where we are now with PDA e-book selection.

This presentation will share what we have learned, gained, and changed as a result of our pilot experience, both from the perspective of the UI Libraries and our vendor partners, YBP and ebrary and how we expect to transition from a pilot project to a mainstream operation. The session will include much interaction with the audience related to alternative ways to filter PDA purchase choices, findings from other institutions, and additional data to be gathered and analyzed.

]]> Karen S. Fischer et al. Presentations Give ‘Em What They Want: Patron-Driven Collection Development http://works.bepress.com/karen_s_fischer/8 http://works.bepress.com/karen_s_fischer/8 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 08:19:04 PDT It’s unorthodox: a small number of libraries nationwide are opening up their acquisitions process for e-books and letting their users make the picks. Known as patron-driven acquisition (PDA), the process involves working with a vendor to develop an e-book subject profile, and then loading MARC records for e-books matching the profile into the library’s catalog. After a certain number of uses, the library owns the e-book and the vendor deducts payment from a deposit account. There is no intervention by subject-specialist librarians or even acquisitions staff.

The University of Iowa Libraries established a PDA pilot in September 2009 which has proven to be extremely popular with users even while it sets traditional notions of collection development upside down. PDA has a lot of advantages, but has some potential pitfalls too; come learn about how we have tailored our profile over the past year to best address patron needs and library budget limitations. One thing is certain: the UI Libraries are not buying e-books that aren’t used.

]]> Karen S. Fischer et al. Presentations SPEC Kit 310 Author Addenda http://works.bepress.com/karen_s_fischer/7 http://works.bepress.com/karen_s_fischer/7 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:10:23 PDT Faculty at many large academic institutions have endorsed author addenda, to be used by authors when signing a publication agreement. These addenda, if accepted by the publisher, allow the author to retain rights to use their work in several ways. Some examples are: freely posting their article on their own Web sites, depositing copies of their work in a repository (institutional or disciplinary), and using their work in future works, such as new editions or in ways not yet imagined. In short, an addendum allows authors to share their research more widely, and gives them the added benefit of increasing the impact of their research and creative outputs.

This survey was designed to investigate whether and how ARL member libraries are educating authors about their copyrights and promoting the use of author addenda to publication agreements. It explores which addenda have been endorsed and/or promoted, how the library is supporting authors’ use of addenda, which library staff are promoting author addenda and how they are trained, and what kinds of activities the library has engaged in to educate authors about using addenda.

]]> Karen S. Fischer Books Critical views of LCSH, 1990-2001: The third bibliographic essay http://works.bepress.com/karen_s_fischer/5 http://works.bepress.com/karen_s_fischer/5 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:08:57 PST This classified critical bibliography continues the work initiated by Monika Kirtland and Pauline Cochrane, and furthered by Steven Blake Shubert. Kirtland and Cochrane published a bibliography surveying the literature critical of LCSH from 1944-1979 titled "Critical Views of LCSH-Library of Congress Subject Headings, A Bibliographic and Bibliometric Essay." Shubert analyzed another decade of literature in his article titled "Critical Views of LCSH--Ten Years Later: A Bibliographic Essay." This current bibliography compiles the next twelve years of critical literature from 1990-2001. Persistent concerns of the past fifty-seven years include inadequate syndetic structure, currency or bias of the headings, and lack of specificity in the subject heading list. New developments and research are in the areas of subdivisions, mapping, indexer inconsistency, and post-coordination. LCSH must become more flexible and easier to use in order to increase its scalability and interoperability as an online subject searching tool. Reprinted by permission of the publisher.

]]> Karen S. Fischer Articles Scholarly Communication and Collection Development Librarians: Getting the Conversation Started http://works.bepress.com/karen_s_fischer/2 http://works.bepress.com/karen_s_fischer/2 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:05:10 PST In many academic libraries, knowledge of the issues surrounding scholarly communication is considered a skill set required by every librarian who has contact with faculty and students. In fact, these skills are now being written into job descriptions for librarians who are on the front lines with faculty. Learning about these complex issues takes time, but there are ways to facilitate the process of empowering librarians with the information they need to be knowledgeable enough to have conversations with their constituents.

]]> Karen S. Fischer Presentations The landscape of e-journal management http://works.bepress.com/karen_s_fischer/1 http://works.bepress.com/karen_s_fischer/1 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:13:31 PST Skills needed to effectively manage electronic journals are highly valued in libraries today. Some of these include sound technological skills, ability to analyze and prioritize well, knowledge of licensing, and ability to communicate with a wide range of people. Additionally, centralized vs. decentralized e(lectronic)-resources management is debated in many large libraries. A struggle exists between having a few people do all of the work related to electronic journals and resources (i.e., acquisitions, cataloging, and troubleshooting), and parceling out the work among units and integrating electronic journals work into the regular workflow of other materials of all formats. Larger libraries are under pressure to reorganize staff and work flows to accommodate electronic journals, but must make some large decisions before effective electronic resources management (ERM) can be put into place. This article raises staffing and workflow issues to consider when planning electronic resources management.

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