Leaving the Big Deal: Consequences and Next Steps Jonathan Nabe Southern Illinois University Carbondale NASIG Annual Conference June 3, 2011

Why We Don’t Leave Perceived value Anticipated reaction

Southern Illinois University Carbondale SIU is a system, with a Law School, Medical School, Dental School, and a sister campus, SIU Edwardsville Morris Library is an ARL library, with a collection of 2.8 million volumes and a budget of $5.3 million

Impacts Lost access ILL requests University reaction and response Budget Collection management

Goodbye to all that: Springer, 2009 (GWLA, 2005-) Began as a Kluwer package Wiley, 2010 (GWLA, 2001-) With a nod to Blackwell STM (CARLI) Elsevier, 2010 (SIU System, 2003-) With a fond remembrance of the Academic Press Freedom Collection

Lost Access Springer: 1100 titles Wiley: 597 titles Elsevier: 242 titles

Springer 10,000 downloads from 1100 non-subscribed titles in year prior to departure 82% of titles received fewer than 1 per month (900 of 1100 ) 36% of titles received none (400 of 1100)

Wiley 11,254 downloads from 597 nonsubscribed titles in year prior to departure 62% of titles received fewer than 1 per month (370 of 597) 10% of titles received none (57 of 597)

Elsevier 19,452 downloads from 242 titles in year prior to departure 28% of titles received fewer than 1 per month (68 of 242) 2 titles received none

Impact: Interlibrary Loans One year of data We do keep archival access Only one year of lost access

ILLs, Wiley From top 25% of nonsubscribed titles (=125) 27% had ILL request in post-departure 12 month period (34 of 125) 9% had more than one request (11 of 125) Total of 71 requests, compared to 7770 downloads the previous year Demand is 0.9% of downloads

ILLs, Elsevier From top 25% of nonsubscribed titles (=61) 38% had ILL request in post-departure 12 month period (23 of 61) 20% had more than one request (12 of 61) Total of 46 requests, compared to 15,017 downloads the previous year Demand is 0.3% of downloads

Impact: Interlibrary Loans Download statistics are not an accurate indicator of demand Incidental use, repeated use, linking methods, convenience, etc. Don’t fear the downloads

Impact: Reaction and response Result: three complaints so far Due to University-wide grasp of budget situation?

Impact: Reaction and response Response is minimal, manageable Leaving presents an educational opportunity Effective response: downloads/cost per download; alternatives even more painful

Impact: the Budget $290,000 annually (including the cuts made as part of the cancellation project) (Over half of our FY10 mono budget)

Impact: the Collection Flexibility to cancel by need, not by contract Flexibility to swap - by design, not by contract Protection of non-Big Deal publishers Protection of the mono funds Result: a collection that reflects the needs of the University community

Moving Forward Issues: Content fees increased or added Loss of price cap Adjusted subscription price for titles Pressure for new multiyear deal Enforcement of ceased license terms

Moving Forward: Springer and LOCKSS GWLA license included LOCKSS clause Springer declined to participate SIUC challenged this decision, with support of Legal Counsel, and eventually, GWLA and ICOLC Springer reversed its decision, and is now a LOCKSS compliant publisher

Moving Forward Questions: How will base price be determined? Is there a penalty for leaving? Is a multiyear deal desirable? Are there license issues to be addressed?

Leaving the Big Deal… You can do it! Jonathan Nabe Collection Development Librarian, SIUC jnabe@lib.siu.edu