1. Core Journals: Fact or Fiction Barbara Butler, University of Oregon Janet Webster, Oregon State University

2. Core journals? Journals remain the backbone of scientific communication. Collections serve unique communities. Decision need to be made locally. Collections cuts are ubiquitous. Access is as valuable as ownership.

3. “The lifeblood of a university is its library, and cutting library resources is like cutting off oxygen to the brain.” Robert Buckingham, University of Saskactchewan

7. Classics Marine Ecology Progress Series Deep-Sea Research. Part 2 Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology Marine Biology

8. Varying opinions Biological Bulletin Bulletin of Marine Science Canadian J. of Fisheries &Aquatic Sciences ICES J. of Marine Science Limnology and Oceanography

9.  Aquaculture  Fisheries Oceanography  Fishery Bulletin  Journal of Fish Biology  Transactions of the American Fisheries Society Fisheries Titles

10. IAMSLIC orphans Journal of Marine Research Journal of Phycology Journal of Plankton Research Marine and Freshwater Research Marine Environmental Research

11. What is your core? What are your users really doing and using? Does it matter where they publish? What is your budget? Is borrowing less expensive than buying/licensing? Who are your partners? What is good enough?

15. Thanks! Questions?