SPEC Kit 316: Evaluating E-resources · 47
Direct Purchasing/Licensing by the Library: Selection Criteria
22. How important are the following criteria for evaluating potential e-resources for direct library
purchase/licensing? Please make one choice per row. N=73
N Not at All
Important
N=23
Somewhat
Important
N=65
Important
N=72
Very
Important
N=73
Deal
Breaker
N=44
Uniqueness of content 73 — — 14 53 6
Relevance to faculty research 73 — 8 17 46 2
Completeness of content 73 — 4 26 42 1
User-friendly interface 73 — 7 25 40 1
Anticipated usage rate 73 — 5 29 38 1
Cost 73 — — 2 33 38
Preservation arrangements (e.g., LOCKSS
compatible or participating in Portico)
73 1 11 27 32 2
Relevance to specific course(s) 73 3 10 29 30 1
Availability of content archive 73 — 11 33 27 2
Compatibility with library systems 73 1 13 28 19 12
Ability to provide MARC or metadata
records
73 — 16 34 20 3
Capacity to export data to bibliographic
management software
73 3 18 35 17 —
Length of contract 73 7 18 35 13 —
Accessible through mobile devices
(Blackberry, iPhone, Kindle, etc.)
73 10 40 16 7 —
Support for Counter-compliant usage
statistics
72 2 10 26 33 1
Disabilities compliance (e.g., ADA) 72 3 30 25 13 1
Other criteria 2 — — 1 1 —
Please describe other criteria.
Important
Supports large undergraduate research needs.
Very Important
Perpetual rights for appropriate content interlibrary loan arrangements other licensing terms.
Direct Purchasing/Licensing by the Library: Selection Criteria
22. How important are the following criteria for evaluating potential e-resources for direct library
purchase/licensing? Please make one choice per row. N=73
N Not at All
Important
N=23
Somewhat
Important
N=65
Important
N=72
Very
Important
N=73
Deal
Breaker
N=44
Uniqueness of content 73 — — 14 53 6
Relevance to faculty research 73 — 8 17 46 2
Completeness of content 73 — 4 26 42 1
User-friendly interface 73 — 7 25 40 1
Anticipated usage rate 73 — 5 29 38 1
Cost 73 — — 2 33 38
Preservation arrangements (e.g., LOCKSS
compatible or participating in Portico)
73 1 11 27 32 2
Relevance to specific course(s) 73 3 10 29 30 1
Availability of content archive 73 — 11 33 27 2
Compatibility with library systems 73 1 13 28 19 12
Ability to provide MARC or metadata
records
73 — 16 34 20 3
Capacity to export data to bibliographic
management software
73 3 18 35 17 —
Length of contract 73 7 18 35 13 —
Accessible through mobile devices
(Blackberry, iPhone, Kindle, etc.)
73 10 40 16 7 —
Support for Counter-compliant usage
statistics
72 2 10 26 33 1
Disabilities compliance (e.g., ADA) 72 3 30 25 13 1
Other criteria 2 — — 1 1 —
Please describe other criteria.
Important
Supports large undergraduate research needs.
Very Important
Perpetual rights for appropriate content interlibrary loan arrangements other licensing terms.
