Resources for Users Committee -- Minutes
November 17, 2000 -- 10:00 AM
Alderman Library, University of Virginia
Gene Damon, Presiding
Present: Karen Cary (recorder), Gene Damon, Jacque Dessino, Sharon Gasser, Patricia Hardesty (for John Walsh), Pat Hausman, Sandy Kerbel, Paul Metz, Pamela Morgan, Susanna Pathak, Kathy Perry, Jim Rettig, Jim Self, Larry Thompson, Michael Walker
Absent: Sylvia Rortvedt, John Walsh
1. Announcements
No Announcements
2. Changes to agenda
No changes proposed.
3. Approval of Minutes of October 6, 2000 meeting
No changes --Minutes approved by consensus.
4. Budget -- K. Perry
After distributing an updated 2000-2001 collections budget spreadsheet and an estimated 2001-2003 collections budget spreadsheet, Kathy Perry reported that $491,970 remains uncommitted in the VIVA collections 2000-2001 public institutions budget. She also reported that she estimates there will be $4.4 million for collections in the public institutions budget next year.
5. Elsevier Proposal -- P. Metz
Paul Metz presented the latest proposal from Elsevier for Science Direct including a review of the key points in the proposal. The terms of the proposal were much more favorable than the earlier proposals. Committee members had several questions about the ability to cancel titles, the computation of the rate of inflation, the total cost under the proposal vs. local costs without Science Direct, and how the private institutions would participate. After lengthy discussion, the Committee voted to recommend acceptance of the proposal to the Steering Committee.
6. Renewals
Science-tabled until the next meeting.
OED- renewal approved
Historical Abstracts/America History and Life-
5% increase locked in for two years; to be renegotiated in the third year
Renewal approved
PCI-tabled until the next meeting
Statistical Universe-additional information to be provided; to be voted upon via E-mail. (Subsequently approved for renewal by E-mail vote.)
7. OCLC Update
Kathy Perry, reporting for John Walsh, said that the additional ports were working out, turnaways were down. The committee approved the purchase of 250,000 additional searches from funds reserved for that purpose.
8. VIVA AP/IDEAL Evaluation Subcommittee Report
Susanna Pathak distributed the Subcommittee's final report. The Subcommittee had been asked to prepare recommendations based on survey results and other data for a new model to pay for the IDEAL subscription for 2002. The Subcommittee recommended that VIVA develop a shared subsidy model to pay for IDEAL. Susanna agreed to prepare a one-page summary of the report and recommendations to the Steering Committee that
1) VIVA continue to support IDEAL until the next renewal and
2) the RUC develop or refine a funding model for IDEAL before the 2002 renewal.
The Sub-committee's report was accepted and recommendations approved.
9. Reports on vendor assignments
Gale Literature Resource Center-Jim Rettig distributed comments from VIVA institutions in response to the trial of the product, along with a price proposal from Gale. The Committee voted not to purchase this database.
CIS-Pamela Morgan did not recommend pursuing because of unfavorable pricing.
Cambridge University Press (120 titles); Oxford University Press (124 titles)-Pamela distributed proposal summaries for these journals.
The above and other vendor products were put on hold until the Elsevier Science Direct offer could be resolved.
Project Muse- The Committee voted to renew at the last meeting, In addition, the Committee approved the recommendation to purchase the Full Database package for 2001/2002 which now contains 167 titles.
10. Other business
Kathy Perry will report on the VIVA Cooperative Retention of Nursing and Allied Health Journal Titles project at the next meeting.
Pat Hausman and Jacque Dessino will work on finding individuals interested in serving on the Training Subcommittee.
Next meeting: The next meeting will take place on January 26, 2001.
November 17, 2000 -- 10:00 AM
Alderman Library, University of Virginia
Gene Damon, Presiding
Present: Karen Cary (recorder), Gene Damon, Jacque Dessino, Sharon Gasser, Patricia Hardesty (for John Walsh), Pat Hausman, Sandy Kerbel, Paul Metz, Pamela Morgan, Susanna Pathak, Kathy Perry, Jim Rettig, Jim Self, Larry Thompson, Michael Walker
Absent: Sylvia Rortvedt, John Walsh
1. Announcements
No Announcements
2. Changes to agenda
No changes proposed.
3. Approval of Minutes of October 6, 2000 meeting
No changes --Minutes approved by consensus.
4. Budget -- K. Perry
After distributing an updated 2000-2001 collections budget spreadsheet and an estimated 2001-2003 collections budget spreadsheet, Kathy Perry reported that $491,970 remains uncommitted in the VIVA collections 2000-2001 public institutions budget. She also reported that she estimates there will be $4.4 million for collections in the public institutions budget next year.
5. Elsevier Proposal -- P. Metz
Paul Metz presented the latest proposal from Elsevier for Science Direct including a review of the key points in the proposal. The terms of the proposal were much more favorable than the earlier proposals. Committee members had several questions about the ability to cancel titles, the computation of the rate of inflation, the total cost under the proposal vs. local costs without Science Direct, and how the private institutions would participate. After lengthy discussion, the Committee voted to recommend acceptance of the proposal to the Steering Committee.
6. Renewals
Science-tabled until the next meeting.
OED- renewal approved
Historical Abstracts/America History and Life-
5% increase locked in for two years; to be renegotiated in the third year
Renewal approved
PCI-tabled until the next meeting
Statistical Universe-additional information to be provided; to be voted upon via E-mail. (Subsequently approved for renewal by E-mail vote.)
7. OCLC Update
Kathy Perry, reporting for John Walsh, said that the additional ports were working out, turnaways were down. The committee approved the purchase of 250,000 additional searches from funds reserved for that purpose.
8. VIVA AP/IDEAL Evaluation Subcommittee Report
Susanna Pathak distributed the Subcommittee's final report. The Subcommittee had been asked to prepare recommendations based on survey results and other data for a new model to pay for the IDEAL subscription for 2002. The Subcommittee recommended that VIVA develop a shared subsidy model to pay for IDEAL. Susanna agreed to prepare a one-page summary of the report and recommendations to the Steering Committee that
1) VIVA continue to support IDEAL until the next renewal and
2) the RUC develop or refine a funding model for IDEAL before the 2002 renewal.
The Sub-committee's report was accepted and recommendations approved.
9. Reports on vendor assignments
Gale Literature Resource Center-Jim Rettig distributed comments from VIVA institutions in response to the trial of the product, along with a price proposal from Gale. The Committee voted not to purchase this database.
CIS-Pamela Morgan did not recommend pursuing because of unfavorable pricing.
Cambridge University Press (120 titles); Oxford University Press (124 titles)-Pamela distributed proposal summaries for these journals.
The above and other vendor products were put on hold until the Elsevier Science Direct offer could be resolved.
Project Muse- The Committee voted to renew at the last meeting, In addition, the Committee approved the recommendation to purchase the Full Database package for 2001/2002 which now contains 167 titles.
10. Other business
Kathy Perry will report on the VIVA Cooperative Retention of Nursing and Allied Health Journal Titles project at the next meeting.
Pat Hausman and Jacque Dessino will work on finding individuals interested in serving on the Training Subcommittee.
Next meeting: The next meeting will take place on January 26, 2001.