LLC Meeting

March 24, 2009

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• SciFinder Usage

• Library Space Update

• Library Web Site Changes

• UCB Partnership Update

o LLC Input on Identifying New Journals Relevant to LBNL

AGENDA

SciFinder Registered Users

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ComputationalSciences

3%

Chemical Sciences19%

IT3%

EH&S2%

Nuclear Sciences2%

Life Sciences5%

ALS2%

EETD12%

Material Sciences18%

Physical Biosciences34%

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Scifinder Registered Users

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Library Space

• Finished (almost)!o Minor changes needed for more efficient use

Relocate copier/scanner/printerChange panels for microfilm and ILL

computer areaLower panels behind patron workstations

o Sue, Jose and Emily (Library student) moving later this week

o Old cabinets being removed and tables and chairs put in second sitting area

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Layout

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Compact Shelving Activity

For the Period 01/01/2009 To 03/23/2009

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ALS 9

Chemical Sciences 8

Computational Research

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Earth Science 1

EH&S 6

EETD 5

Facilities 11

Human Resources 1

Material Science 1

Nuclear Science 1

Physics 13

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Retrievals From Warehouse

Journal Title Date Patron Division

Physica Scripta, Vol. T115: 200-201. 2005 12/09/08 Yung-Jin Hu

Nuclear Science

Zeitschrift fur Physik C, Vol. 33, No. 3: 407-. 1987 12/11/08 Spencer Klein

Nuclear Science

Atomic Data 1&2 02/18/09 Liang Tao Chemistry

Journal de Physique 03/17/09 Thornton Glover ALS

IEEE Transactions on Electrical Insulation, Vol. 12, No. 2: 130-136. 1977 03/25/09 Ronnen Levinson EETD

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• Memorandum of Agreement signed

• Procurement making minor changes

• Librarian position posted

• Joint Team meets April 3

• Next step: Send blanket letter to all vendors (publishers) requesting change

UCB Journals Partnership

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• Relevant online journals available to LBNL as a % of relevant journals available to UCB

• Vendors (Publishers) agreeing to provide online journals to LBNL through UCB licenses as a % of publishers of relevant content available to UCB

• Number of new relevant titles available online

• List of additional benefits including access to backfiles, databases, eBooks etc.

Partnership Metrics

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• Many vendors have mix of journals – some of interest to LBNL and some not

• Counting all journals could “over-sell” value

• How do we get input from as many scientists as possible as each deal is negotiated?

Challenge – Identifying Relevance

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• How can we identify which current print subscriptions are no longer needed?

Print Subscriptions

Benefits To Date

New titleso ACS Archiveo SPIE – 7o EDP Sciences – 12 o Karger – 77o ASME - 17o Academic Search Complete – large number available as PDFso Emerald – 140o Annual Reviews – 28 ( waiting for contract)

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Benefits to Date (ctd)

• Increased Scopeo American Chemical Society (ACS) legacy archiveo (Nature and American Geophysical Union back files also available now)

• Reduced Costo ACS Journals and Legacy Archiveo Natureo American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)o EBSCO Academic Search may enable us to reduce cost for some online

contento EDP Scienceso Funding enabled for

SciFinder SPIE

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Partnership Next Steps

• Year end renewals completed• Waiting for UCB contracts office to sign agreement• UCB hiring additional staff – approved but now delayed

o Librariano Other staff

• Annual Reviews agreed but can’t be signed until contract in place• Current negotiations continuing

o American Institute of Physics (AIP)o Institute of Physics (IOP)o Cold Springs Harboro Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)o ProQuesto Elsevier

• When contract in place – UC will send out blanket request to all other publishers

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