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1 Journal Use Analysis Using SciFinder Scholar Donna Resetar Associate Dean of Library Services Valparaiso University

2 Private, Lutheran Independent Comprehensive Residential Primarily undergraduate 4,000 students Northwest Indiana

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5 Christopher Center for Library and Information Resources

6 Staff 1 Dean 9 Librarians 12.5 support staff 30-40 student workers

7 My Job ILS Coordinator Head of Technical Services Administrative duties Faculty responsibilities Reference (0 – 12 hrs./week) Liaison for Sciences & Engineering –Collection development –Instruction

8 Collection Titles: 250K Print & AV pieces: 350K Microforms: 940K Materials Budget Databases: $200K Monographs: $130K Serials: $380K

9 Journal Affirmation Project

10 Chemistry Journals ACS online package & SciFinder Scholar will be retained as core. Faculty recommended canceling some non-ACS titles, plus adding some new services & titles. Question: Is there data to support faculty perceptions of use?

11 Journal-Use Study Options Pick-up study ILS data (in-house use, ASRS, circulation) ACS package use data Interlibrary loan data Citation study of research papers

12 Citation Study Options Manual method –Could include student papers –Time-consuming SciFinder Scholar –Faculty only –Quick and easy

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48 Former adjunct? Retired Psychology professor “New” to Valpo Numbers too low! Engineering professor

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