15th North Carolina Serials Conference - March 31, Accessing Yesterday’s Information for Tomorrow’s Research: The Growth of Electronic Backfiles Yvette Diven – Director of Serials Product Management –

15th North Carolina Serials Conference - March 31, Agenda The E-Journal Publishing Landscape Growth of Electronic Backfiles Options Assessing the Benefits Addressing the Concerns Sharing Your Library’s Experience

15th North Carolina Serials Conference - March 31, The E-Journal Publishing Landscape Profile of “Online Editions” 46,274 active online journals/magazines 37,468 have an ISSN (~81%) 22,900 use ISSN of the current print edition 12,723 have their own “e-ISSN” 1,327 use ISSN of former (historic) titles 399 use the ISSN of a ceased print edition (Source: Ulrich’s™, 3/29/2006)

15th North Carolina Serials Conference - March 31, Growth of Electronic Backfiles Definitions Electronic versions of older journals Back runs of current titles Digitized versions of long-ceased titles “Archives” with a focus on preservation Databases with a focus on content

15th North Carolina Serials Conference - March 31, Growth of Electronic Backfiles Who is digitizing? Commercial publishers Scholarly and learned societies Secondary (A&I) publishers Aggregators (e.g., JSTOR) Why? Market demand Competitive advantage Seeking new revenue streams Taking on archival responsibility

15th North Carolina Serials Conference - March 31, Options, Options, Options! Content options vary: From first volume forward “Retrospective” Selected date ranges Selected titles only Subject silos Overlapping collections

15th North Carolina Serials Conference - March 31, Options, Options, Options! Format options vary: Exact page-by-page reproductions Articles only (“full-text” vs. “full content”) Additional citations and abstracts Static PDF Searchable PDF and HTML XML feeds Linkable citations and full-text DOI-enabled articles Interactive images

15th North Carolina Serials Conference - March 31, Options, Options, Options! Distribution options vary: Publisher’s website or platform Aggregator databases (e.g., JSTOR) Online host/distributor (e.g., HighWire) Library’s server

15th North Carolina Serials Conference - March 31, Options, Options, Options! Subscription options* vary: Free access Institutional (standalone) Institutional (included in current subscription) Individual (standalone) Individual (included in current subscription) One-time purchase/perpetual license Pay-per-view Document delivery/Interlibrary loan Other * (Categories suggested by ALPSP, 12/2003)

15th North Carolina Serials Conference - March 31, Options, Options, Options! ISSN options vary: New electronic with own ISSN New electronic w/ceased print’s ISSN New electronic with no ISSN Multiple ISSN in one retrospective database ISSN linked may also vary by aggregator

15th North Carolina Serials Conference - March 31, Assessing the Benefits Publisher positioning: “serve as a substitute for journal volumes on the shelves” “help fill gaps in existing library collections” “brings out of print titles back to the desktop” “restore a crucial connection with historical material” “offers an essential foundation of knowledge for researchers” “Digitized content opens access to more researchers than ever.”

15th North Carolina Serials Conference - March 31, Addressing the Concerns Full-text vs. Full-content Does it matter? Is it more critical for some subjects than others? Publisher policies on creation and access Embargoes Stability Redundancy Other concerns?

15th North Carolina Serials Conference - March 31, Sharing Your Library’s Experience Some ideas for discussion: Do you evaluate them first? Are your library’s users taking advantage of these new resources? Are fee-based backfiles worth the investment? Does your library have its own “e-archiving” policy? Advice to others?

15th North Carolina Serials Conference - March 31, Thank You for Attending! Yvette Diven Director, Serials Product Management