DDA EXPERIENCES WITH JSTOR E-BOOKS

Amy CastilloTarleton State University

Tiffany LeMaistreThe University of Texas at Tyler

TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY DICK SMITH LIBRARY

TSU

• Stephenville, TX (main campus) with 2 satellite campuses in Fort Worth & several online only programs

• FTE – 8,578

• Nearly 11,000 students enrolled

• Part of the Texas A&M system

Library

• 28 library staff

• 302,840 print books

• 123,360 e-books (including DDA records)

UT TYLER, ROBERT R. MUNTZ LIBRARY

The University of Texas at Tyler

• UT System institution

• 7,000+ enrolled students

• 17:1 student-to-faculty ratio

Robert R. Muntz Library

• 10 librarians, 19.5 staff total

• 150,000+ print books

• 60,000+ e-books

PAST DDA EXPERIENCE UT Tyler

• Began in 2013• 2 UT System pilot programs• Elsevier • Project Muse

• 1 local program with EBL

Tarleton

•YBP DDA added in 2013 – eBrary, EBL & Ebsco as vendors• Wanted to explore additional options for DDA records & payment methods

CHOOSING JSTORBenefits of DDA

Advantages of JSTOR DDA

BENEFITS OF DDA

• Collection development in the hands of users• save time• guarantee use

• Allows for subject specific insights• grow new subject areas easily• see usage by subject

• Increases access• immediate electronic access to a large corpus• vast and diverse collection available• flexible collection

• Saves money• free browse periods• high potential for cost avoidance• low cost per use

ADVANTAGES OF JSTOR DDA• The ability to have a deposit account

• University press publications

• No cost for usage until either 6 chapter views or four chapter downloads

• Familiarity of the JSTOR platform

• Free holdings comparison

• Option to work through YBP

• Easy printing and downloading, DRM free

• More options for social sciences & humanities

IMPLEMENTATIONCorpus Selection

Implementation Timeline

Marketing Strategies

CORPUS SELECTION

UT Tyler• Multi-user titles only

• Published 2009 or later

• No publisher restrictions

• Cost less than $251

Tarleton• Multi-user titles only

• Published 2010 or later

• Excluded certain publishers

• No price cap set

TARLETON IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINEInvestigation

• Visit from JSTOR Rep in Spring 2013

• Discussions between library directors on whether to pursue – February 2014

• JSTOR conference call – late February

Ordering

• March 2014 - Contacted JSTOR and Received Paperwork

• April 2014 – License Negotiation & DDA Corpus Selection

• May 2014 – Paid deposit invoice

Implementation

• Books at JSTOR Turned on – May 2014

• MARC Records Received from OCLC – June 2014

• MARC Records Loaded – June 2014

UT TYLER IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE

Investigation

• 6/19/2012 – First Inquiry with JSTOR

• 9/25/2013 – Visit from JSTOR Rep

• 2/27/2014 – Received Funding

Ordering

• 2/28/2014 - Contacted JSTOR and Received Paperwork

• 3/2014 – License Negotiation & DDA Corpus Selection

• 4/2/2014 – Processed Invoice

Implementation

• 4/28/2014 - Books at JSTOR Turned On

• 5/1/2014 - Welcome Message

• 5/23/2014 – MARC Records Received

MARKETING STRATEGIES AT UT TYLER

MARKETING – TARLETON

• No formal plans as of yet to market JSTOR ebooks specifically

• Titles currently available in our library catalog & discovery system (EDS)

• Ebooks are promoted through our Subject Guides

• Considering advertisement of expanded access to Books at JSTOR and not that they are DDA materials to avoid targeted purchasing

LESSONS LEARNEDGood Things to Know

Successes

GOOD THINGS TO KNOW

• Balance notification – invoices sent monthly if anything purchased, nothing sent if no purchases

• Usage information can be found in the JSTOR admin module under Usage Statistics – Book downloads

• MARC Records - Sent through OCLC Product Services Web

SUCCESSES

UT Tyler

• Administrators impressed with the purchasing model and potential savings

• Already seeing a lot of no cost usage and a few purchases

• Easier to manage and more stable than other DDA platforms we’ve worked with

Tarleton

• Deposit account administered by JSTOR frees up Acquisitions staff time.

•Very helpful customer representative, Greg Bodkin, who helped us at each step.

• Receive regular notices of new JSTOR titles that fall within our profile.

CITATIONS & CREDITS

Citations“Fast Facts.” The University of Texas at Tyler | UT Tyler | News, Events, Admissions, Academics. The University of Texas at Tyler, 2001. Web. 21 July 2014. <http://www.uttyler.edu/about/facts.php>

Ferris, Kady, and Tina Herman Buck. “An Ethos of Access: How a Small Academic Library Transformed Its Collection-Building Process.” Collection Management 39.2-3 (2014); 127-144. Web. 18 July 2014.

“How large is the library’s collection.” Ask a Librarian. The University of Texas at Tyler Robert R. Muntz Library, 2014. Web. 21 July 2014. <http://ask.library.uttyler.edu/a.php?qid=164053>

Swords, David A.. Patron-Driven Acquisitions: History and Best Practices. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2011. Ebook Library. Web. 08 Aug. 2013.

University of Texas System | Nine Universities. Six Health Institutions. Unlimited Possibilities. The University of Texas System, 2014. Web. 21 July 2014. <http://www.utsystem.edu/>

CreditsBenefits of DDA Image - https://www.flickr.com/photos/melenita/9469185471/

JSTOR logo - http://about.jstor.org/sites/default/files/misc/jstor_logo_medium_0.gif

THANK YOU!

Amy Castillo

Tarleton State University

Periodicals & Electronic Resources Librarian

254.968.9868

acastillo@tarleton.edu

Tiffany LeMaistre

The University of Texas at Tyler

Head of Electronic Resources & Collection Management

903.565.5614

tlemaistre@uttyler.edu

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