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