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Resources for Users Committee -- Minutes September 10, 2004 -- 10:00 AM Alderman Library, University of Virginia Gene Damon, Presiding Present: Gene Damon, Sherle Abramson, Karen Cary(recorder), Sharon Gasser, Louveller Luster, Paul Metz, Pamela Morgan, Jane Penner, Jim Rettig, Sylvia Rortvedt, Jim Self, John Tombarge, Patricia Van Zandt, John Walsh, and Kathy Perry, VIVA Director. 1. Announcements No announcements 2. Changes to agenda -To be discussed under renewals: Project Muse, Journal of Advanced Nursing. Removed from the agenda for this meeting: Oxford University Press. -To be discussed under Review of new offers: Referex, LION, Digital Dissertation Database -Approval of minutes for the May 13, 2004 meeting postponed to the next meeting 3. Approval of Minutes of May 13, 2004 meeting Postponed. 4. Budget -- K. Perry Kathy Perry distributed a draft showing statistics on searches and article downloads of VIVA resources from FY 95-96 through FY 03-04, noting that there had been 53 million searches. She also distributed the latest VIVA collections budget. She also shared a publication, Viva VIVA!, with the committee. The publication highlights the first ten years of VIVA. 5. Training -- P. Van Zandt Patricia Van Zandt reported that CSA is changing their interface; notice of this change will be posted on the VIVA listserv. Patricia suggested eliminating the separate VIVA training webpage and incorporating the information into the vendor help page. Kathy will work with Pat to resolve this. Pat noted that if VIVA acquires new products this year, training will be provided as necessary. 6. Renewals A. Galenet - J. Rettig 5% increase for publics; $0.82 per FTE for privates. If VIVA acquires the Literature Resource Center, then Contemporary Authors would be redundant. Renewal approved. B. CIAO - L. Luster No price increase. Renewal approved. C. Congressional Universe - P. Morgan 12.3% price increase, driven by increases in FTE. Renewal approved. Lexis/Nexis has been very cost-conscious during Virginia's flat or reduced budget situation, so this increase is considered fair. D. CSA - P. Van Zandt 5% increase. Renewal approved. E. ACS - S. Gasser 8.5% increase for current web editions; 2% increase for the archives. The Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences has been renamed the Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling. A new journal will be published in 2005, the Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation. Renewal approved. F. Highwire - S. Abramson Renewal approved, pending some additional pricing information. G. Project Muse - K. Cary A new pricing model results in a lower price than was paid last year. However, Duke University Press is pulling 18 journals out of Project Muse. These titles are being sold as part of an electronic package by Duke University Press. Karen will investigate, confirm pricing of titles and distribute the information to the committee. Renewal approved. H. Journal of Advanced Nursing - S. Gasser This title, formerly part of Ovid, is now provided electronically by Blackwell Publishing. The price increases significantly under Blackwell. Still, because of the large number of uses, the estimated cost per search would remain low at $0.48 per use. Renewal approved. 7. Factiva Review - J. Tombarge John's subcommittee has prepared a survey and is waiting for necessary approval on conducting human subject research. The committee discussed various options for distributing the survey. John also provided information on the renewal offer: 5% increase. Renewal approved. 8. First Search Update - J. Walsh Based on use from last year, John estimates that a 5% increase in use would result in the need for 206,052 searches in FY05. He recommended renewing ports at the same level as last year. Use data can be examined in October; if necessary, the number of ports could be increased at that time. Any problems with access may be emailed to John. First Search will become the platform for ILL; next July they will phase out the old ILL system. John will be working on a review of First Search. 9. New Offers A. Digital Dissertation database-Pam Morgan After discussion, the Committee agreed that there was interest in acquiring the product. Pam will investigate further and present a proposal at the next meeting. B. CSA-Pat Van Zandt CSA offered options for the acquisition of Art Bibliographies Modern and Worldwide Political Science Abstracts; the Committee decided to forego these for now C. IEEE-John Walsh John present a proposal from IEEE for IEL and/or ASPP. After discussion, the Committee decided not to pursue the offer at this time. D. Referex Engineering-Pam Morgan Contains 350 full-text titles. The database is updated for the latest edition and catalog records are provided. Committee members were asked to spot check their library's holdings against the Referex list and forward the information to Pam. Larry Thompson from Virginia Tech will coordinate a comparison of Referex, Knovel, CRC, etc. with a focus on engineering. He may provide recommendations. Pam will present a proposal at the next meeting. E. Investigations of new products: Safari and 24/7 (electronic books)-Sylvia Rortvedt CQ Electronic Library-Sherle Abramson Historical Newspapers-Pat Van Zandt F. Literature Resource Center (LRC)-Kathy Perry Comparative information for LRC and Literature Online was presented. After discussion, it was the consensus that, at this time, the LRC was the first priority for a literature resource. G. IOP-Pat Van Zandt Pat has had some preliminary discussions with IOP on pricing, including a price cap. She will investigate further and present a proposal at the next meeting. Gene will send an email to the Committee in the next week summarizing this discussion. 10. .VIVA Serials Audit Project-Paul Metz Paul presented an overview of the Project's work thus far. The data reported current subscriptions and also identified publishers with whom VIVA might productively explore package deals. The task force will present a formal report at the December meeting of the Steering Committee. Next meeting: October 13, 2004