To bin or not to bin? Deselecting print back-runs available electronically at Imperial College London Library
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Accepted version
Author(s)
Cooper, R
Norris, D
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Increasingly, academic libraries are investing heavily in e-journals which duplicate their print back-runs. For libraries facing acute pressures on space, one solution to their problem is to dispose of or relegate print back-runs which overlap with their electronic holdings. This case-study focuses on work at Imperial College London Library to provide a tool-kit for staff making such deselection decisions. Imperial has established criteria to determine the sustainability of their e-journals. A purpose-built database has been developed to store data on sustainability and enable staff easily to identify the overlap between print and electronic holdings at each Library site. Librarians at Imperial are now using the database and have already identified 700 metres of print journals with sustainable electronic access for disposal.
Version
Accepted version
Date Issued
2007-11
Citation
Serials: The Journal for the Serials Community, 2007, 20 (3), pp.208-214
ISSN
0953-0460
Publisher
United Kingdom Serials Group
Start Page
208
End Page
214
Journal / Book Title
Serials: The Journal for the Serials Community
Volume
20
Issue
3
Copyright Statement
© Ruth Cooper and David Norris
Source Volume Number
20
Coverage Spatial
United Kingdom