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Exploring Publishing Patterns at a Large Research University: Implications for Library Practice

机译:大型研究型大学探索出版模式:对图书馆实践的启示

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Objective – The research project sought to explore the value of data on publication patterns for decision-making regarding scholarly communications and collection development programs at a research-intensive post-secondary institution, the University of Utah in the United States. Methods – Publication data for prolific University of Utah authors were gathered from Scopus for the year 2009. The availability to University of Utah faculty, staff, and students of the journals in which University of Utah authors published was determined using the University of Utah Libraries’ catalogue; usage was estimated based on publisher-provided download statistics and requests through interlibrary loan; and costs were calculated from invoices, a periodicals directory, and publisher websites and communications. Indicators of value included the cost-per-use of journals to which the University of Utah Libraries subscribed, a comparison of interlibrary loan costs to subscription costs for journals to which the University of Utah Libraries did not subscribe, the relationship between publishing venue and usage, and the relationship between publishing venue and cost-per-use. Results – There were 22 University of Utah authors who published 10 or more articles in 2009. Collectively, these authors produced 275 articles in 162 journals. The University of Utah provided access through library subscriptions to 83% of the journals for which access, usage, and cost data were available, with widely varying usage and at widely varying costs. Cost-per-use and a comparison of interlibrary loan to subscription costs provided evidence of the effectiveness of collection development practices. However, at the individual journal title level, there was little overlap between the various indicators of journal value, with the highest ranked, or most valuable, journals differing depending on the indicator considered. Few of the articles studied appeared in open access journals, suggesting a possible focus area for the scholarly communications program. Conclusions – Knowledge of publication patterns provides an additional source of data to support collection development decisions and scholarly communications programming. As the estimated value of a journal is dependent on the factor being studied, gathering knowledge on a number of factors and from a variety of sources can lead to more informed decision-making. Efforts should be made to expand data considered in areas of scholarly communications and collection development beyond usage to incorporate publishing activities of institutionally affiliated authors.
机译:目标–该研究项目旨在探索在研究密集型的专上学院(美国犹他大学)进行学术交流和馆藏发展计划决策时,出版物模式数据的价值。方法–从Scopus收集2009年犹他大学作者的大量出版物数据。使用犹他大学图书馆图书馆确定犹他大学作者所发表的期刊的教职员工和学生目录;使用量是根据发布商提供的下载统计数据和馆际互借请求估算的;费用是根据发票,期刊目录以及发布者的网站和通讯进行计算的。价值指标包括犹他大学图书馆订阅的期刊的每次使用成本,图书馆间借贷成本与犹他大学图书馆未订阅的期刊的订阅成本的比较,出版地点与使用之间的关系,以及发布地点和每次使用费用之间的关系。结果–犹他大学的22位作者在2009年发表了10篇或以上的文章。这些作者总共在162种期刊上发表了275篇文章。犹他大学通过订阅图书馆提供对83%可获得访问,使用和成本数据的期刊的访问,这些期刊的使用范围和成本差异很大。每次使用成本以及馆际互借与订阅成本的比较提供了馆藏开发实践有效性的证据。但是,在各个期刊的标题级别上,期刊价值的各个指标之间几乎没有重叠,排名最高或最有价值的期刊根据所考虑的指标而有所不同。研究的文章很少出现在开放获取期刊上,这暗示了学术交流计划可能的重点领域。结论–出版模式知识为支持馆藏发展决策和学术交流规划提供了额外的数据来源。由于期刊的估计价值取决于所研究的因素,因此从许多来源中收集有关多种因素的知识可以促成更明智的决策。应努力扩大学术交流和馆藏发展领域中考虑的数据范围,使其超出使用范围,以纳入机构附属作者的出版活动。

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