Premium
Print to electronic: measuring the operational and economic implications of an electronic journal collection
Author(s) -
Montgomery Carol Hansen
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
learned publishing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.06
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-4857
pISSN - 0953-1513
DOI - 10.1087/09531510252848908
Subject(s) - news aggregator , circulation (fluid dynamics) , electronic journal , business , collection development , library science , data collection , computer science , operations research , world wide web , sociology , engineering , social science , free access , aerospace engineering
This paper reports the methodology and initial results of an Institute for Library and Information Studies (IMLS)‐funded research study of the operational and economic impact of an academic library's migration to an all‐electronic journal collection. Initial results of measuring staff time indicate Information Services and Systems Operation departments constitute the majority of personnel costs for electronic journals. Technical Services and Circulation account for the majority of staff costs for print journals. Per title subscription costs appear to be substantially lower for electronic titles obtained through aggregator collections.