JSTOR Current Scholarship Program: Current Issues and e-Books Ken DiFiore, MLS Associate Director Outreach & Participation Services JSTOR | Portico

Scholarly Communication Landscape Teaching and research practices moving online… …dynamic content, Web2.0, OA, IR. New publishing models emerging… …if content is not online, it’s non-existent. …price increases, consolidation, and aggregation. Competition over market share threatens small publishing entities… Increased pressure on university press publishing… …struggle to modernize, lack administration support. “University Publishing in a Digital Age”, ITHAKA Report, 2007

Current Scholarship Program (CSP) 2010: JSTOR launches Current Scholarship program to help the academic community – presses, scholarly associations, libraries, faculty, and students – benefit from investment in a shared technology platform and related services to support the economically sustainable publication, dissemination, and use of new scholarship. Deep understanding library needs and the challenges and inefficiencies inherent in the current system of scholarly communication. Desire to collaborate in ways that are innovative, share and use technological and other resources wisely and efficiently, and promote wide- spread access to scholarship in sustainable ways. Publisher Participants:

Two Components of CSP: Current Issues 2011: Current Issues of select publishers available on JSTOR platform. 1) Moving Wall Backfile IssuesCurrent Issues Vol. 1 Issue 1 Current Vol. Issue Available on JSTOR Current issue subscribers may align titles with JSTOR back file. Seamless access across entire run of title on JSTOR platform. “Current” Single Title/Collection: Prices established by publisher. Full Run” Single Title/Collection: Fee is an aggregate of current price, set by publisher, plus individual back file fee, set by JSTOR.70% of e-only subscription price

Two Components of CSP: Current Issues 2011: 174 titles; 19 publishers for subscription year 2012: 5 new publishers / 13 new titles signed for 2012 subscription year (as of 16 March) PublisherTitles The University of Chicago Press50 University of California Press37 Indiana University Press28 University of Illinois Press19 Penn State University Press13 University of Nebraska Press8 Modern Humanities Research Association (2012)6 Mathematical Association of America4 American Society of International Law3 American Society of Oriental Research (2012) 3 Paradigm (2012)2 Association for the Study of African American Life & History2 Historical Society of Pennsylvania2 Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, Inc.1 Australian & New Zealand Society for the History of Medicine1 Central Michigan University1 Classical Association of the Middle West & South1 Massachusetts Historical Society1 Science Fiction Studies (2012)1 Slavic Review (2012)1 Trustees of Indiana University on behalf of the Department of History 1 Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture1 Oregon Historical Society1 Western Historical Quarterly, Utah State University1 Total174 / 187 (2012)

Current Issue Ordering Options 1.Place renewal and/or new orders directly with JSTOR Simple process Subscription Order Form Rider to JSTOR license for existing participants Price calculator to estimate ordering cost No additional fees 2.Place renewal and/or new orders with subscription agents, with the exception of Archive back file collections.  Print-only orders must be made to the publisher or subscription agent

Two Components of CSP: e-Books at JSTOR 2012: 8 University Press publishers to host their e-books on JSTOR 2) Currently refining business model for subscription and perpetual access, including DRM, ILL, etc May order via book wholesalers or directly with JSTOR.

CSP Benefits to Libraries Broad access to quality scholarship through affordable and sustainable means Seamless access to authoritative and diverse content Fair and transparent pricing Reliable, long-term preservation and access to scholarship Reduced administrative costs Evidenced based collection management (usage statistics) Use of innovative content access models and technology

Savings for Libraries and Consortia Fees for backfile collections remain constant; millions of pages are added to collections every year. Currently offer savings of 9% to ANKOS members. Direct orders for Current Issues and e-Books avoids Agent fees. Realize and extend cost savings for single licensing / single invoicing Evaluating volume-based savings with Current Issue purchases. For example, Complete University of Chicago Package

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