The Current Situation and Future Development of ETD Consortium in Taiwan Ya-ning Arthur Chen Computing Centre, Academia Sinica 2004 DDC Annual Conference 26 Nov. 2004

Outline Initiative Current Status –Membership, Collection, Usage and ROI Analysis Findings Future Annual Price

Initiative Consortium Digital Dissertation Consortium (DDC) Time: July 2001 Initiative Partner –ProQuest Information and Learning (Content) –Transmission Books & Mircoinfo Co., Ltd.(Interface and orders processing) –Academia Sinica (Host and Mirror Site)

Current Status Membership –By year, library, and geography Collection – By discipline Usage –By year, discipline, and title ROI (Return on Investment) Analysis

Membership 1 – By Year

Membership 2 – By Library(2004)

Membership 3 – By Geography(2004) Current Total: 66

Collection 1 – By Year 4,663 7,786 10,975 9,119 Current Total: 32,543

Collection 2 – By Discipline DisciplineNo.Percent Humanities & Soc. Sci. 8,34167% Nature Sci. & Eng. 4,10833% TOTAL12,449100%

Collection 3 – By Discipline DisciplineNo.Percent Humanities & Soc. Sci. 15,69567% Nature Sci. & Eng. 7,73033% TOTAL23,425100%

Collection 4 – By Discipline Oct DisciplineNo.Percent Humanities & Soc. Sci. 21,15365% Nature Sci. & Eng. 11,39035% TOTAL32,543100%

Download Usage 1 – By Year 8,946 30,151 47,228 Note: The statistical data only reflects the Host Server usage!

Download Usage 2 By Discipline( ) Humanities & Soc. Sci.: 5,457 Nature Sci. & Eng.: 3,489 Note: The statistical data only reflects the Host Server usage!

Download Usage 3 By Discipline(2003) Humanities & Soc. Sci.: 19,958 Nature Sci. & Eng.: 10,553 Note: The statistical data only reflects the Host Server usage!

Download Usage 4 By Discipline(2004) Humanities & Soc. Sci.: 31,556 Nature Sci. & Eng.: 23,360 Note: The statistical data only reflects the Host Server usage!

Download Usage 5 By Title Used: 19,686 Dissertations (60%) Unused: 12,857 Dissertations (40%) Note: The statistical data only reflects the Host Server usage!

ROI Analysis 1 – Cost per Copy: US$ ($ 572,654 ÷12,449 Copies) Cost per Access: US$ ($ 572,654 ÷8,946 Copies Download) Note: The statistical data only reflects the Host Server usage!

ROI Analysis 2 – 2003 Cost per Copy: US$ ($ 564,850 ÷10,975 Copies) Cost per Access: US$ ($ 564,850 ÷30,151 Copies Download) Note: The statistical data only reflects the Host Server usage!

ROI Analysis 3 – Oct Cost per Copy: US$ ($ 464,660 ÷9,119 Copies) Cost per Access: US$ 9.84 ($ 464,660 ÷47,228 Copies) Note: The statistical data only reflects the Host Server usage!

ROI Analysis 4

ROI Analysis 5 Jul – Oct Unit Cost –Cost per Copy: US$ ($ 1,602,164 ÷32,543 Copies) –Cost per Access: US$ ($ 1,602,164 ÷86,325 Copies Download)

Findings 1 Member University libraries play an important role in the DDC. Collection Keep a continuous growth towards the Humanities and Social Science domain.

Findings 2 Download Usage Based on host server’s data, Copies of the Humanities and Social Science are downloaded/used more than the Nature Science and Engineering, but the usage of the Nature Science and Engineering grows gradually. ROI Cost per Access decreases sharp annually, and cheaper than the price of book acquisition. The Cost per Access will be lower (18.56 vs US$) if statistical data of local servers of member libraries are included.

Future System function –Statistics: more ICOLC or COUNTER-compliant and individualization for library collection and budget management. –Integration: with PQDD Collection –Towards to more plan-based (just-in-case) development. –Every dissertation has its reader. (Unused: 12,857)

Annual Price – 2005 Single Price Old Member Libraries 53 US$ x 153 Copies New Member Libraries 53 US$ x 170/180/200 Copies

Conference Host – 2005 Providence University Luking Library 靜宜大學蓋夏圖書館

Acknowledgement Thank Mr. Felix Chu, who is the president of Transmission Books & Microinfo CO., Ltd., for offering statistical data of the DDC Mirror Host.

Thank for your attention, and Welcome any comments!