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    Making the Cut: Do Faculty Want to Be Involved in Library Database Cancellations?

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    Garczynski, Joyce
    Date
    2011
    Type of Work
    9 pages
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    Garczynski, J. (2011). Making the Cut: Do Faculty Want to Be Involved in Library Database Cancellations?. Practical Academic Librarianship: The International Journal Of The SLA Academic Division, 1(1), 16-27. Retrieved from https://journals.tdl.org/pal/index.php/pal/article/view/986
    Subjects
    Collection management
    Databases
    Faculty
    Cancellations
    Subscriptions
    Marketing
    Collection development
    Abstract
    Because of the recent economic crisis, a number of academic libraries have faced the possibility of having to cancel database subscriptions. As a major user group of academic libraries, faculty have a history of being involved in collection decisions, but it is unclear to what extent they want to be involved in cancellations. Also, while the library literature outlines a variety of processes that libraries have used to involve faculty in their serials cancellation decisions, very little is written about eliminating databases. This study examines whether the strategies outlined for involving faculty in serials cancellations are applicable to database cancellations. We surveyed tenure-track and full-time faculty members at Towson University to determine their preferences for involvement in database cancellations and to determine if those preferences are a function of knowledge about the library and/or discipline of study.


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    Towson University
    8000 York Road
    Towson, Maryland 21252

    Website:
    www.towson.edu

    Contact Info:
    azukowski@towson.edu
    410-704-5318
    http://libraries.towson.edu/md-soar


    If you wish to submit a copyright complaint or withdrawal request, please email mdsoar-help@umd.edu.