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Laura Cox, Frontline GMS Ltd
ALPSP Survey (2008): over 91% of journals online.
Widely held that we should maximise digital benefits and eliminate print cost burdens.
Examine the barriers to an exclusively electronic only journals environment in UK HEIs and how to overcome them.
Literature search, SCONUL stats, publisher data, programme of interviews.
Massive transition print to online required redeployment, retraining and new skills.
No evidence that “print culture” still exists.
Two practical issues: Reluctance to “sell” to academics Non-activation of online access
Many publishers didn’t mention OA or didn’t think it was relevant
Academics and libraries welcome OA Majority of libraries shared publisher
view: OA is a different issue - not directly relevant
Reluctance to engage with open access is not in
itself a barrier
Some authors, editors and readers prefer printConcerns over image quality and digital rightsRegulators and professional bodies mandatesAdvertising /reprints (Medicine, Engineering)
Professional bodies to be targeted to change mandates to online.
Educate academics about quality of images.Use digital printing and Print on Demand
ALPSP survey found 95% of publishers make backfiles available – 37% retro-digitised
Lack of availability and funding in libraries RLUK libraries found it more important than
other institutions UKRR is an important reassurance
Availability of online backfiles does not prevent
migrating current print subs to online
Closely related to continuing demand for print
Faculty see the benefits: 24/7 availability Remote access Better discovery tools More journals available to them
Steady migration to online in all disciplines Work patterns already evolving, little needs
to be done other than at a local level
Small but significant segment of scholarly journals only available in print: Small presses and small societies in
Humanities University departments Foreign language titles
Diminishing problem
Help needed to move journals online
Opt-in deals do not attract publishers’ best prices.
Bloc purchase achieves best prices but provide libraries titles they don’t need.
UK wide consortium unlikely to work due to competition between universities.
JISC Collections is a great enabler, as seen with SHEDL and could assist in the creation of new regional all-in consortia.
Concerns about robustness of preservation and digital obsolescence.
No national strategy, range of projects and systems.
Confidence has increased due to UK LOCKSS Alliance, Portico and UKRR.
Considered in more details in Charles Beagrie’s
paper for JISC.
Changes in publisher and platforms Access and authentication and log-in problems Difference in interfaces and nomenclature
Standard terminology for user log-in All publishers implement Shibboleth and
Athens Definition of authorised users should include
as standard: walk-in use, affiliated staff Publishers sign up to UKSG Project Transfer
Right to continuing access is becoming standard, but is far from universal.
Problems: Maintenance fee, Physical media
Major problem for RLUK libraries, post-1992 much more relaxed.
Publishing trade bodies and UKSG should continue to tell publishers why this is important.
The zero rate cannot be extended!EC re-examining VAT directive with a
view to equalise print and online publications.
Nothing is going to change overnight.
There are measures that publishers can take: Effect a differential between print and online
pricing sufficient to mitigate VAT
Libraries face a plethora of pricing models. Not all publishers even offer online only
pricing. Publishers cannot discuss pricing policy. JISC and RLUK could bring together library
groups to create a statement of requirements: Integrate pricing models with other terms such as
authorised users, continuing access. Publishers must create online only pricing
that offsets VAT, this is a 17% difference.
Journal APrint subscription: £150Online subscription: £150 inclusive of
VAT
£150 /120% = £125
£125 x 20% = £25 VAT
£125 + £25 = £150
£25 is 16.67% of £150 (17% rounded)
Every publisher’s online only price is 17% less than print.
Promote the benefits of moving to e-only with briefing notes and seminars.
A clear national strategy for long term preservation.
Identify professional and regulatory bodies which only recognise print and address that issue.
JISC, RLUK and SCONUL develop a joint statement of requirements on pricing models and licensing terms including continuing access and authorised users.
Laura Cox Frontline GMS [email protected]
Report can be downloaded at:http://www.rin.ac.uk/our-work/communicating-and-disseminating-research/transitions-scholarly-communications-portfolio-res