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Leanne Olson

2016

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The Librarian's Survival Guide To The 'Big Deal': Tools For Unbundling, Leanne Olson, Alie Visser, Samuel Cassady, Doug Lynch Nov 2016

The Librarian's Survival Guide To The 'Big Deal': Tools For Unbundling, Leanne Olson, Alie Visser, Samuel Cassady, Doug Lynch

Leanne Olson

In 2016, the Canadian loonie fell to 77% of the U.S. dollar, creating unexpected financial challenges for collections management. Examining usage statistics was the clear first place to start when evaluating resources for cancellation - but would data-driven decisions based purely on cost per use be adequate?

In this joint presentation by Western University and EBSCO Information Services, we will look beyond cost per use, and focus on how Western built on the "big deal" analysis work initiated by the University de Montreal, adding a journal overlap analysis and home-grown method of performing citation analysis using Web of Science and …


How Hip Is The Partnership: The Value Of A Generalist Journal In A Niche World, Leanne Olson May 2016

How Hip Is The Partnership: The Value Of A Generalist Journal In A Niche World, Leanne Olson

Leanne Olson

Robin Bergart, University of Guelph
Leanne Olson, University of Western Ontario 
Nathalie Soini, Queen’s University 

Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research is an open-access journal for library practitioners. Since its first issue in 2006 it has actively invited submissions from every library sector and published on a broad range of topics relevant to libraries. As the journal reaches its tenth anniversary, we are exploring how the Canadian LIS community perceives the role and value of this publication. Is it part of Partnership’s role to provide a venue for Canadian librarians who are required to …