We have a subject librarian for each department, whom we notify. We include usage data, so they can identify titles we should try to purchase. In many cases, we can buy perpetual access to heavily used titles. When we can’t buy a heavily used title, the subject librarian decides whether to contact faculty about specific titles being removed.

 

Ginger

 

Virginia Kay Williams

Head Acquisitions Librarian

Texas State University

(512)245-3009

Vkw11@txstate.edu

 

 

 

 

Hello all,

 

I am curious what other schools practices are when vendors announce removals from subscription collections in regards to communicating out with faculty. 

 

For example, we subscribe to Films on Demand and they announce removals twice a year in December and June.  We send the removal lists with usage stats to all of our faculty to let them know in case any of these videos are linked in their online courses. We advertise that we can help them find replacements ahead of time so that the link doesn’t break or can potentially purchase items if they are available to purchase.

 

Now that we are seeing more and more removal emails from several vendors, we feel like we are always email faculty that things are going away. We do not want a bad perception of the library, but at the same time we want to be proactive so we can stop a problem with a broken link before it arises.

 

I’d love to hear others thoughts/practices!

 

Thank you in advance,

Jennifer

 

Jennifer Hill
Distance Education Librarian/Electronic Resources Manager
Entrepreneurial Library Program
The Sheridan Libraries
Johns Hopkins University
3400 N. Charles Street | Baltimore, MD 21218
410-516-8823 | jennifer.hill@jhu.edu

 

 

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