Finding the Delicate Balance: Serials Assessment at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Share Those Stats! Collaborating With Faculty to Make Evidence‐Based Serials Collection Development Decisions

“…Journal reviews and high-impact cancellations have become the norm in academic libraries. As Sinha and Tucker (2005) note, most libraries tackle reviews at point of crisis, when librarians are forced to make difficult decisions and are often put in the uncomfortable position of balancing the demands of a reduced budget while maintaining positive relationships with faculty. Multiple authors describe methods of gathering and incorporating faculty feedback into journal cancellation projects for the purpose of improved decision making and protecting working relationships (Murphy, 2012;Carey, Elfstrand, & Hijleh, 2008;Sinha & Tucker, 2005).…”

“…As Sinha and Tucker (2005) note, most libraries tackle reviews at point of crisis, when librarians are forced to make difficult decisions and are often put in the uncomfortable position of balancing the demands of a reduced budget while maintaining positive relationships with faculty. Multiple authors describe methods of gathering and incorporating faculty feedback into journal cancellation projects for the purpose of improved decision making and protecting working relationships (Murphy, 2012;Carey, Elfstrand, & Hijleh, 2008;Sinha & Tucker, 2005). The North Carolina State University and University of Nevada Las Vegas Libraries in particular created a dedicated website to inform faculty of the changes and provide another avenue to share feedback (Day & Davis, 2009;Sinha & Tucker, 2005).…”

“…Multiple authors describe methods of gathering and incorporating faculty feedback into journal cancellation projects for the purpose of improved decision making and protecting working relationships (Murphy, 2012;Carey, Elfstrand, & Hijleh, 2008;Sinha & Tucker, 2005). The North Carolina State University and University of Nevada Las Vegas Libraries in particular created a dedicated website to inform faculty of the changes and provide another avenue to share feedback (Day & Davis, 2009;Sinha & Tucker, 2005). Most case studies that describe journal reviews, which incorporate faculty input, focus on a single cancellation project triggered by a budget reduction and completed once a target budget was reached and not an ongoing effort to refine the journal collection.…”

A journal cancellation survey and resulting impact on interlibrary loan

“…A standard method for gathering faculty input is to compile lists of titles being considered for cancellation in each subject area and to send the lists to faculty in the relevant departments for input [2][3][4][5][6][7]. Other libraries have used a survey approach to solicit input from faculty and other stakeholders in a more quantitative manner [8][9][10][11].…”

Investigating the optimisation of South African university library budgets in an austerity environment.

“…What is important to note is that libraries are willing to solve the budget problems, as observed by Bosch, Albee & Romaine (2019), Collins (2012), Guarria & Wang (2011), Hoeve (2019), Peters (2018), Sinha, Tucker &Scherlen (2005) andTrail (2013). Therefore, it is pertinent to prioritise the training and upskilling of librarians, referred to as Batho Pele (Mojapelo, Modiba & Saurombe, 2023).…”