FDU Libraries WELCOME To the Age of Information and Beyond James W. Marcum, Ph.D. University Librarian Fairleigh Dickinson University

FDU Libraries Journal Titles 19,796 50,000 64, , ,000 Subject Heads Average Price $7 $14 $53 $135 $200 We should add to this that global book production went from 275,000 titles in 1963 to 700,000 titles in 1995.[i][i] ]]Source: Ulrich’s (International) Periodical Directory (various editions); and Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac (various editions).

FDU Libraries KEEPING PACE: Digital Flip at FDU Total Print $247,000 ($109 avg.) Titles online Total Print $314,000 ($179 avg.) - 10,000 full text Titles online $20/ title “available” 24/7

FDU Libraries “Isn’t everything on the Internet?” No! Very few of the books or articles published between 1800 and 1975 Perhaps 5% of current books Trailers for many more items, but payment required for full text…. Power: tool for communication and collaboration Not a silver bullet –Anarchic (not organized) –Ephemeral (not reliable) –Perverted (by people with agendas) –Increasingly commercialized (decreasingly “free”).

FDU Libraries Professional and Research Journals Rutgers and Princeton –60,000 $15 Million ~ 25 NJ Colleges &Universities - 35,000 $ 7 million » TOTAL$22 Million –Est. print copies of ~ 75,000 titles somewhere in the state

FDU Libraries NJ Knowledge Initiative ~ 10,000 titles in science, technology, medicine, and business Available at 50 sites around the state $ 6 Million / year