This document discusses various issues relating to textbook usage and access in university courses. It poses questions about the maximum number of students one copy of a 7-day loan textbook could serve in a semester, as well as how many students a single copy is likely to actually reach. It also considers best and worst case scenarios for loan periods and returns. The document explores topics like collection development strategies, print versus electronic format costs and usage, and implications of relying primarily on e-resources for courses.

1. Whilst we wait to start please visithttp://www.netvibes.com/icjsrssfeeds#General Please look at the reading lists appearing in the left hand column. I would ask you to write any comments on Appearance, structure, size, annotation with an indication of subject of the list on a post it note which you can post to the flip chart at the front.

2. 100 into 2 won’t go

3. Teaching with a set text Problems of access OR can we hope to satisfy student demand for access to books?

4. What do you think is the maximum number of students that one copy of a 7 day loan textbook could reach in one semester? 15 25 45

6. students not aware of reading list till day 5 of semester

8. Worst case scenario Day 29 staff deal with book Day 37 – Student 3 picks up book on last possible day Day 44 Student 3 returns book Day 45 staff deal with book Day 53 –Student 4 does not pick up book until last possible day Day 60 Student 4 returns book Day 61 Staff deal with book Day 69 Student 5 picks up book on last possible day Day 5 book issued to student 1 Day 12 due back (Student 2 reserves in this first week) Book is returned on time Day 13 reservation staff deal with book and place note on catalogue Email to Student 2 generated overnight Day 14 Student 2 receives email but collects book on last possible day – Day 21 Day 28 Student 2 brings back book

9. Seems unlikely? What about part-time students who only attend once a week? What about when the due date is a Friday? – in practice with a skeleton staff at weekends, the reservation will not be dealt with until Monday What about students who do not return the book on the due date? Many seem willing to regard a fine as a rental payment In practice greatest demand for books 2-3 weeks before assignment due date

10. Collection development Planned or happenstance? Reactive or proactive Print/electronic balance

11. For a book order categorised as “non-urgent “ how long do you think it normally takes from ordering for the book to reach the library shelves? 20 working days 50 working days 70 working days

12. Where do you think Portsmouth students come in a league table of Ebrary users? 2nd 8th 15th

13. Ebrary Usage Stats 38,485 books available to UoP Cost per user session=16p Total pages viewed was 1,700,002 in 2007/08 15,221 pages viewed on 8 December 2008 alone

14. Ebrary Use within UoP 2007/08

15. Which do you think is the cheaper format for an institutional subscription to a typical journal? Print Electronic Print & Electronic combined

16. 2009 prices for Human Relations Print Only Electronic Only 1999- Electronic Only Complete Back File Print and Electronic Access 1999- Print and Electronic Complete Back File $1880 $1918 $2110 $1726 $1918 £1319 £1451 £1187 £1319 £1293 Jan ‘09 £964 £984 £1082 £885 £984 Jan ‘08

17. But, there is VAT to pay on electronic subscriptions Print Only Electronic Only 1999- Electronic Only Complete Back File Print and Electronic Access 1999- Print and Electronic Complete Back File $1880 $1918 $2110 $1726 $1918 £1293 £1319 £1451 £1187 £1319 17.5% VAT 17.5% VAT VAT VAT £1395 £1550 proportion varies based on publishers calculation

18. But watch the trend! Sample e and print journal usage over 9 years

19. Do you think we should be buying more e-only books even for campus based courses? Yes No

20. Do you think we should move towards buying e-only journals? Yes No

21. If we have a stable archive of e-journals such as JSTOR, do you think we should remove the equivalent print journals and re-use the space? Yes No

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