Economists Journals and Libraries

A Librarian´s view

2003-08-19

Eva Thomson-Roos

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A scene with 4 or 3 actors

Researchers = ProducersPublishers = SalesmenLibrarians = MediatorsResearchers = Consumers

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Publishers

The clever PeopleProfiteersCompetitors Aggregators

Proquest Business Source Premier

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Researchers = Producers and Consumers

Janus supposedly (!) related to HermesProduce Free of charge !Consume Free of charge!No such thing as a free lunch

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Librarians

Well-meaning MiddlemenHighly user-orientedScapegoats

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What is a Library?

A Heart?A Brain?A Meeting Place?

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What do librarians do?

SelectAcquireCatalogueDisplaySupplyInstruct

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E-journals - Reactions

Reluctant Researchers Threats to research behavior Threats to professional status

Reluctant Publishers Losing profit Losing professional status

Enthusiastic Librarians Information quickly available Possibilities to enrich journals

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Consortia

BIBSAM Sweden Archives Walk in use Off campus access Lending rights

Failure as to costsFailure (?) Big Deal

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Selection

ReferentsImpact factorUseBig deal

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What can a poor librarian do?

Pay and be damnedNegotiate and gain better conditionsCancel and be damned

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ELSEVIER

1 800 titles Science Direct National consortial price SEK 531.000.

66 titles Economics, Econometrics and Finance subject collection SEK 350.263

21 most accessed titles: SEK 256.000

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Threats

Costs Hybrid

EmbargonBig DealGoogle(!)

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Who owns the Problem?

Not the Libraries

YOU

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Who shall take Action?

YOU? Open Access?

SPARC?