1. Nadia J. Lalla, Daphne Hyatt, Joanna Delavan, and Cindy Caton
Meaningful Serials Analysis: When Evidence-Based Decisions Are More than Data Points
Nadia J. Lalla, Daphne Hyatt, Joanna Delavan, and Cindy Caton
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

2. Project: Comprehensive Serials Subscription Analysis
Or …. How to reallocate existing collection funds to support the current and emerging research and educational needs at UAMS

3. The Basics
How we got here Team membership Project scope Ultimate goals

4. Data Collection -- What We Wanted
KNOWN
UNKNOWN
Title
Impact factor & reputation
Publisher & vendor
Subject discipline
Annual Rate of inflation
Other locations
Post-cancellation perpetual access rights
UAMS authorship or editorial board membership
Consortial requirements
Research or educational area
Cost
Cancellation fees and/or embargoes
ILL lending stats
Usage stats
Abstracting & indexing
Known “favourite”

5. Data Collection – What We Got
The lost data The hidden data What data? Sharing data

6. Exclusion Criteria Round 1: Inclusion in consortia Specific publishers
Shared subscription costs
Round 2:
AIM title
Unique lender

7. Exclusion Criteria Round 3: Usage stats
Interlibrary loan lending stats
Round 4:
Cost per use

8. Exclusion Criteria Round 5: Impact factor and reputation
Research and educational areas
Editorial boards, UAMS authors

9. The Numbers Initial title list = 1082 Rounds 1& 2= 607 Round 3 = 257

10. Round 5
Anticipated Savings
$88,000 35

11. What Really Happened Impact of ILL data larger than expected
Cost per use less important than subscription cost
Dearth of faculty presence
Conversations with key stakeholders

12. Contact Nadia J. Lalla M.L.I.S., M.S.
Associate Provost, Library & Student Services
Division of Academic Affairs
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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