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Shared
Collection Development Committee
May 11, 2009
Present: Carol
Dickerson, Chair, CC; Yem Fong, CU Boulder; Cynthia Hashert, Auraria; Rita Hug,
UCCS; Joan Lamborn, UNC; Terry Leopold, Alliance; Lisa Lister, CC; Michael
Levine-Clark, DU; Rose Nelson, Alliance; Pat Smith, CSU, recorder; Heather
Whitehead, Mines; Sara Williams, UW; and Alan Charnes, Alliance.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. and
asked for additional agenda items.
Discussion of Spectra loading and funding for Airs packages was added to
the agenda.
Minutes of April 20, 2009, were approved.
1. Review of Charge to Committee:
The following changes were suggested: 1)
clarify that this is a standing committee; 2) the name of the committee
is the Shared Collection Development Committee; 3) the membership should be
updated; and 4) remove the phrase "agenda is wide open." The Chair will report these changes to Member
Council May 13.
2. WIKI for Communication:
The committee discussed the advantages/disadvantages of
using a WIKI. One suggestion was that it
could be used to store proposals not to be shared publically on the
website. There was concern about using a
WIKI instead of e mail. Actions: Rose Nelson will review the listserv and only
put names of current committee members on the listserv. Carol will work with Rose and Terry to
identify options regarding the WIKI.
3. Meetings:
The committee still plans to alternate meetings but members
will reserve the third Monday every month just in case a meeting is needed.
4. FMG:
Terry reviewed pricing and options and asked for resolution
of this proposal, which has been on the table several months. After further discussion, Terry will contact
FMG to see if FMG will consider lowering
the discount if the titles are purchased through the Alliance, thus, saving
paperwork, and if FMG will consider the option of letting a library pay less
for the first viewing of an item.
5. Proquest:
Terry recommended that libraries check their invoices to
make sure they are ones that are to be sent to the library instead of the
Alliance.
6. Springer
Backfiles:
Terry asked libraries to let her know by May 15 if they are
interested in these backfiles.
7. Wiley/Blackwell:
Blackwell is offering a flat rate for AnthroSource for
anyone to join. The Alliance Wiley deal
doesn't include Blackwell titles currently.
CU and CSU indicated they might be interested in the Wiley deal through
the Alliance; Terry indicated that the contract runs through 2011 and she will
see if other libraries can join now.
8. Taylor
and Francis:
Wyoming, DU and the CU system are taking the 1-2-3
deal. Terry will check to see if the
health titles are in a package and could become a consortial deal.
9. Task
Force on Approval Plan Report (Michael, Yem, Sara, and Pat):
The task force met May 4 in
Boulder. Alan and George also
attended. Michael first reported on a
phone call with George, Alan, Michael, Carol,
Terry, and CSU, including Pat Burns, Chris Sugnet, and Pat Smith, on
April 29, in which the idea of a shared approval plan among Blackwell libraries
was discussed on a broad level. Since a
single vendor in the state is not likely soon, the idea of having a small group
of Blackwell libraries try to figure out a way to share print plans was further
discussed on May 4 with the rest of the Taskforce. The taskforce agreed that it might be useful
to ask Blackwell to look at the profiles it has with the various libraries to
see if there is significant overlap and also thought it useful to have
libraries in the Alliance identify collection strengths. It was suggested that Yankee libraries might
want to consider a similar effort. Most
of the discussion, however, focused on a model for a patron-driven e book plan
through EBL, as EBL is further along with a purchase on demand model. Using profiles established through Blackwell
was part of the discussion as no one wanted a repeat of the "banana" book
episode by putting all Marc records in the catalogs. The taskforce discussed "expresso" machines
to provide print on demand-the Alliance is requesting three through stimulus
money to be put at various locations.
Publishers are also offering print on demand for a fee. Building a delay period of 3 months is a way
to prefer electronic and allow time for the book to be published digitally. Resource sharing is a major component-could
we all have access to books purchased within the Alliance? Can we extend this access to Prospector
libraries? Tokens or more direct sharing were discussed. The Taskforce also discussed the possibility
of negotiating a deal for table of contents for all libraries if one library
purchases and loads table of contents.
The Taskforce will monitor what Orbis/Cascade is doing. Wyoming raised the possibility of extending
access to its Wildnet libraries, probably for a fee. Joan Lamborn asked if the Taskforce had
considered the idea of one overarching profile, which would greatly simplify a
plan. The idea of linking profiles was
also mentioned. Nothing was
decided. Other discussion focused on
what the goals of these projects were.
Actions: The Alliance has set up
a meeting of the Shared Collection Development Committeee for June 1 at the
Alliance at 10:00 and has invited both Blackwell and EBL to discuss
possibilities. Terry has sent a list of questions
to EBL (since distributed) and will share these with the committee. Carol will raise the issue of what goals
should be achieved at the Member's Council Meeting.
10. Pain
Threshold Survey regarding Approval Vendors:
Carol asked
committee members to respond to the survey she sent.
11.
Alliance Update:
Alan Charnes reported on the
Alliance budget proposed for FY10-travel cuts, no salary increases, and not
filling vacant positions are in the proposed budget. He also reported that Elsevier made it clear
at the ICOLC meeting that it was not changing its policy on holding inflation;
but Alan intends to address this issue again with Elsevier. Given that the $1 million for AIRS databases
has been cut from the state budget, the Alliance is asking EBSCO for a price
that includes Academic Search Premier, Business Source Premier, and
MasterFile. The AIRS committee has
developed a proposal ("Package E") that includes Academic Search Elite and
Business Search Elite. This package
costs $550,000 and would need to be shared by libraries in the state. Alliance libraries feel that Premier versions
are necessary, and there would be an added cost to Alliance members to upgrade
to those versions. The Alliance is also
considering whether to fund Worldcat or not.
Action: Alan will ask the
Alliance Member's Council for a recommendation as to whether the Board should
approve funding half the cost of the databases proposed in the package for
Alliance libraries.
12.
Elsevier Use Statistics:
Pat reported that use statistics
for backfiles are still not complete and Elsevier has been contacted.
13.
Spectra Dimension:
DU plans to continue its
subscription. All libraries except
Wyoming agreed to provide circulation data.
Rose will resend the specifications for loading (these have been sent).
The meeting adjourned at
12:00. Next meeting is June 1, 2009, at
10:00 at the Alliance.
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