52 · Survey Results: Survey Questions And Responses
26. Please indicate how often the following activities are part of the assessment process for new
directly purchased/licensed e-resources. Please make one choice per row. N=72
N Never
N=22
Sometimes
N=72
Usually
N=68
Always
N=62
Trial use of the resource 72 — 14 37 21
Title (or other content) comparison to print resources
held by the library
72 1 18 34 19
Title (or other content) comparisons to e-resource
products already held by the library
72 — 6 30 36
Title (or other content) comparison to freely available
e-resource products (e.g., WorldCat, PubMed, Google
Scholar)
72 2 26 28 16
Check for compatibility with library systems, e.g., link
resolver
72 3 7 27 35
Call for input from library staff outside the selecting
group or designated selector
72 5 40 18 9
Look for reviews in professional literature or review
sources
72 3 51 18 —
End-user testing of the resource 72 5 48 15 4
Contact existing subscribing institution for evaluation 72 11 59 2 —
Review of vendor/publisher preservation arrangements 71 1 12 33 25
Review of product license against pre-existing
organizational criteria
71 2 10 13 46
Other activity 3 — 2 1 —
Please describe other activity.
Sometimes
Call for input from potential users.
Vendor visit or online presentation.
Usually
Scope: simultaneous users versus IP range.
26. Please indicate how often the following activities are part of the assessment process for new
directly purchased/licensed e-resources. Please make one choice per row. N=72
N Never
N=22
Sometimes
N=72
Usually
N=68
Always
N=62
Trial use of the resource 72 — 14 37 21
Title (or other content) comparison to print resources
held by the library
72 1 18 34 19
Title (or other content) comparisons to e-resource
products already held by the library
72 — 6 30 36
Title (or other content) comparison to freely available
e-resource products (e.g., WorldCat, PubMed, Google
Scholar)
72 2 26 28 16
Check for compatibility with library systems, e.g., link
resolver
72 3 7 27 35
Call for input from library staff outside the selecting
group or designated selector
72 5 40 18 9
Look for reviews in professional literature or review
sources
72 3 51 18 —
End-user testing of the resource 72 5 48 15 4
Contact existing subscribing institution for evaluation 72 11 59 2 —
Review of vendor/publisher preservation arrangements 71 1 12 33 25
Review of product license against pre-existing
organizational criteria
71 2 10 13 46
Other activity 3 — 2 1 —
Please describe other activity.
Sometimes
Call for input from potential users.
Vendor visit or online presentation.
Usually
Scope: simultaneous users versus IP range.
