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CITATIONS
(A)
The Newsletter of the New Mexico State University Library
Vol. 11, No. 3 October 1996
Journal Cancellation Begins
Donnelyn Curtis, Interim Head of Collection Management.
As the NMSU library continues to struggle with staggering i
journal costs, we have been forced to implement journal cancellations (see
list of cancelled journals, page 7). Unless more funding is received, this
is only a prelude to a larger cancellation next year. This year's
cancellation was limited to five departments (Physics, Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mathematical Sciences, and Electrical and Computer Engineering) that accounted for the highest journal expenditures in
1995. Each department was asked to cancel approximately 10% of the
journals assigned to them. To help with the cancellations the library
provided some statistics based on its studies of the use and citation of
individual journals: the departments identified a list of journals for
cancellation that totaled almost $70,000. It's not that these are insignificant journals that can be easily cancelled; in some cases, their selection
was an agonizing and divisive process. The librarians who were involved
lament the loss of these important research i
At a series of meetings with the departments heads, the library liaisons,
and, in some cases, most of the faculty of these departments, librarians
presented the cold, hard
facts: the average
t of s
~3
New Services and Products Ease
the Transition
In conjunction with the cancellation of
journals, the library is seeking cost-effective alternative methods of delivering information. We received helpful feedback
at the meetings. We found that most
faculty in the five departments use e-mail
regularly and have die necessary equipment and network connections to access
online indexes and electronic journals This
opens up exciting possibilities for new
services. We gave the faculty our assurance that the library will continue to provide the popular Pegasus service, delivering articles from journals the library does
not own, as well as from those in our
collection, to all faculty offices. Contact
Cindy Watkins at 6-7676 for more infor-
(continucd on page 2)
NMSV Alamagordo Catalog Available J
journals (already
a significant por- sutw*>*>i» ■ «i.3i
tion of the materials budget) has
risenmorethan50%
during the last five st««iio0sr*Ilhma,Sj728
years, while the regular
library materials budget has remained static and has relied on vanishing special funds (from bond issues
and the legislature) to cover journal inflation.
We were told that PhD programs that are operating in an already-
competetive academic marketplace will suffer seriously if journals are
cancelled, ft wasn't easy for any of the departments to arrive at a
consensus on which journals could be eliminated. For fiscal year 1997-
98 the situation will be much worse. Without new funds there will be a
$500,000 deficit in the materials budget. Therefore, an even larger
cancellation project must be undertaken.
Zia Docs: New Men
tring from Mold 5
Library Journal Cancellations, 1997
Sabbatical: Luther
Tom Lea Murals i
! "Lord Katie"
xveiled inBranson
Ed May field Retires
RGHC Photographs
Ed Erazo presides over Conference
Library Opens Electronic Classroom
Object Description
| Title | Citations: The Newsletter of the New Mexico State University Library |
| Volume/Number | Volume 11, No. 3 |
| Subject | Library publications; New Mexico State University. Library |
| Table of Contents | Bacharach Collection; NMSU Alamogordo catalog available; New preservation efforts at the Library; Zia docs: New Mexico online!; Public library recovering from mold; OLE online catalog via Netscape; Library journal cancellations, 1997; Sabbatical: Luther's "Lord Katie"; Tom Lea murals unveiled in Branson; Documents web page; 1,000,000th volume; Ed Mayfield retires; RGHC photographs; Ed Erazo presides over conference; Library opens electronic classroom |
| Creator | Curtis, Donnelyn; Wilson, Cheryl; Gregory, Gwen; Trujillo, Lara; Wetzel, Bonnie; Brown, M. Marlo; Barclay, Donald A.; Smith, Jeanette C.; Townley, Charles T.; Blevins, Tim; Erazo, Edward; |
| Contributor | McKimmie, Tim; Erazo, Edward; Gregory, Gwen; Mitchell, Mike; Melendez, Noemy |
| Issue Date | October 1996 |
| Date | 1996-10 |
| Publisher | New Mexico State University Library |
| Type | Text |
| Format | image/tiff |
| Collection | New Mexico State University Library Newsletters |
| Source | Scan produced from physical item held by the NMSU Library. |
| Language | eng |
| Rights | Copyright, NMSU Board of Regents |
Page Description
| Title | Page 1 |
| Subject | Library publications; New Mexico State University. Library |
| Publisher | New Mexico State University Library |
| Type | Text |
| Format | image/tiff |
| Collection | New Mexico State University Library Newsletters |
| Identifier | URLN_199610_001 |
| Source | Scan produced from physical item held by the NMSU Library. |
| Language | eng |
| Rights | Copyright, NMSU Board of Regents |
| OCR | CITATIONS (A) The Newsletter of the New Mexico State University Library Vol. 11, No. 3 October 1996 Journal Cancellation Begins Donnelyn Curtis, Interim Head of Collection Management. As the NMSU library continues to struggle with staggering i journal costs, we have been forced to implement journal cancellations (see list of cancelled journals, page 7). Unless more funding is received, this is only a prelude to a larger cancellation next year. This year's cancellation was limited to five departments (Physics, Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mathematical Sciences, and Electrical and Computer Engineering) that accounted for the highest journal expenditures in 1995. Each department was asked to cancel approximately 10% of the journals assigned to them. To help with the cancellations the library provided some statistics based on its studies of the use and citation of individual journals: the departments identified a list of journals for cancellation that totaled almost $70,000. It's not that these are insignificant journals that can be easily cancelled; in some cases, their selection was an agonizing and divisive process. The librarians who were involved lament the loss of these important research i At a series of meetings with the departments heads, the library liaisons, and, in some cases, most of the faculty of these departments, librarians presented the cold, hard facts: the average t of s ~3 New Services and Products Ease the Transition In conjunction with the cancellation of journals, the library is seeking cost-effective alternative methods of delivering information. We received helpful feedback at the meetings. We found that most faculty in the five departments use e-mail regularly and have die necessary equipment and network connections to access online indexes and electronic journals This opens up exciting possibilities for new services. We gave the faculty our assurance that the library will continue to provide the popular Pegasus service, delivering articles from journals the library does not own, as well as from those in our collection, to all faculty offices. Contact Cindy Watkins at 6-7676 for more infor- (continucd on page 2) NMSV Alamagordo Catalog Available J journals (already a significant por- sutw*>*>i» ■ «i.3i tion of the materials budget) has risenmorethan50% during the last five st««iio0sr*Ilhma,Sj728 years, while the regular library materials budget has remained static and has relied on vanishing special funds (from bond issues and the legislature) to cover journal inflation. We were told that PhD programs that are operating in an already- competetive academic marketplace will suffer seriously if journals are cancelled, ft wasn't easy for any of the departments to arrive at a consensus on which journals could be eliminated. For fiscal year 1997- 98 the situation will be much worse. Without new funds there will be a $500,000 deficit in the materials budget. Therefore, an even larger cancellation project must be undertaken. Zia Docs: New Men tring from Mold 5 Library Journal Cancellations, 1997 Sabbatical: Luther Tom Lea Murals i ! "Lord Katie" xveiled inBranson Ed May field Retires RGHC Photographs Ed Erazo presides over Conference Library Opens Electronic Classroom |
