36 · Survey Results: Survey Questions and Responses
Journals: prior to 2005. Theses &dissertations: availability in online formats, previous editions, language (must be
roman-alphabet).
JSTOR electronic journal subscription lists
Just selecting special collections material for remote storage at this time.
Lists generated by two processes/criteria: 1) Print equivalents for JSTOR collections 2) Print titles included in the Council
of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries Shared Print Archive Network. Titles then reviewed for storage, keep or discard.
Lists generated using algorithms based on publication date, number of circulations, and recency of last circulation.
Lists include journals with specific date ranges low circulating monographs journals that have ceased publication.
Lists of titles in selected electronic journal packages such as JSTOR or PAO. Lists were then reviewed by individual
bibliographers for decision for off-site storage.
Little used monographs, back files of journals with electronic surrogates ,certain categories of print government
documents, superseded or outdated reference materials, collections of print materials digitized by local project.
Location, format, electronic availability, condition, language, circulation history
Monographs (not serials): age of publication, number of total circulations, date of most recent circulation
Our list criteria vary by collection, but in general the lists include materials that are more than five years old (pub date),
have fewer than ten circs, three or fewer browses, no use at all in the last five years.
Publication date and circulation history
Separate projects for monographs (2011) and journals (2013)
Some collections identified by format (e.g., maps) or targeted because of operational needs (e.g., branch consolidation).
System-generated lists of eligible titles based on such criteria as age and date of last circulation.
The current selection strategy is focused on a shared collection of print journal back file volumes primarily in STM fields.
Ingest of materials is handled one publisher at a time.
The initial movement of materials in year 1 was primarily done using system generated lists that were reviewed title-by-
title by subject specialists. The lists were based on age and lack of circulation. Subsequent years’ transfers have mainly
been system-generated lists without review except for group selections such as closed branches’ collections, or large
journal runs for which online access has been obtained.
TUG has undertaken many rationalization projects for serials publishers’ collections and reference materials. Typically,
these are collections we feel need to be retained, but for which rationalization can quickly create significant space
savings.
Type-based selection: Print index/abstracts (most with electronic equivalents). Pre-1980 journals (this type was selected
in 1996 for an on-site storage area. The material has since been transferred to our off-site facility). Journals selected for
Cooperative Journal Retention (ASERL).
Types of collection: Brittle materials and back runs of bound journals
We are a member of the Five College Libraries and has shared an off-site storage facility with our partners for the past
decade. We have employed a number of strategies to select materials to send to this facility. It has included supplying
Journals: prior to 2005. Theses &dissertations: availability in online formats, previous editions, language (must be
roman-alphabet).
JSTOR electronic journal subscription lists
Just selecting special collections material for remote storage at this time.
Lists generated by two processes/criteria: 1) Print equivalents for JSTOR collections 2) Print titles included in the Council
of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries Shared Print Archive Network. Titles then reviewed for storage, keep or discard.
Lists generated using algorithms based on publication date, number of circulations, and recency of last circulation.
Lists include journals with specific date ranges low circulating monographs journals that have ceased publication.
Lists of titles in selected electronic journal packages such as JSTOR or PAO. Lists were then reviewed by individual
bibliographers for decision for off-site storage.
Little used monographs, back files of journals with electronic surrogates ,certain categories of print government
documents, superseded or outdated reference materials, collections of print materials digitized by local project.
Location, format, electronic availability, condition, language, circulation history
Monographs (not serials): age of publication, number of total circulations, date of most recent circulation
Our list criteria vary by collection, but in general the lists include materials that are more than five years old (pub date),
have fewer than ten circs, three or fewer browses, no use at all in the last five years.
Publication date and circulation history
Separate projects for monographs (2011) and journals (2013)
Some collections identified by format (e.g., maps) or targeted because of operational needs (e.g., branch consolidation).
System-generated lists of eligible titles based on such criteria as age and date of last circulation.
The current selection strategy is focused on a shared collection of print journal back file volumes primarily in STM fields.
Ingest of materials is handled one publisher at a time.
The initial movement of materials in year 1 was primarily done using system generated lists that were reviewed title-by-
title by subject specialists. The lists were based on age and lack of circulation. Subsequent years’ transfers have mainly
been system-generated lists without review except for group selections such as closed branches’ collections, or large
journal runs for which online access has been obtained.
TUG has undertaken many rationalization projects for serials publishers’ collections and reference materials. Typically,
these are collections we feel need to be retained, but for which rationalization can quickly create significant space
savings.
Type-based selection: Print index/abstracts (most with electronic equivalents). Pre-1980 journals (this type was selected
in 1996 for an on-site storage area. The material has since been transferred to our off-site facility). Journals selected for
Cooperative Journal Retention (ASERL).
Types of collection: Brittle materials and back runs of bound journals
We are a member of the Five College Libraries and has shared an off-site storage facility with our partners for the past
decade. We have employed a number of strategies to select materials to send to this facility. It has included supplying
