Fowler, Dave

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    The Bundling and Unbundling of E-Serials: Introduction
    (Taylor & Francis, 2009) Fowler, David C.
    The next twelve months to two years will be critical to the future of libraries as they look for new ways to acquire and present materials in a time of declining budgets, but with an ever-demanding user base. Full or partial divestment of Big Deal packages is an inevitable element of this transition. The full impact of how libraries will cope is yet to be known, but it seems inevitable that the publishing landscape will look much different in 2011 and beyond than it does in 2009.
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    Leaving the Big Deal: Consequences and Next Steps (Conference Paper)
    (2011-06) Fowler, David C.; Nabe, Jonathan A., 1966-
    Many libraries are facing difficult fiscal climates with serials inflation, budget cutbacks, and reductions in governmental allocations requiring difficult collection management decisions. Libraries may find their flexibility to plan and react unduly restricted due to being contracted to one or more Big Deals, in which they are obligated to buy large, inflexible title lists from big publishers for a set price. Many libraries may have considered exiting these Big Deals but have been reluctant to, due to fear of the unknown, fear of the difficulty of exiting these deals, and fear of the consequences in terms of lost access to journals, faculty and student reaction and financial and legal consequences. This presentation discusses the experience of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale and the University of Oregon in leaving Big Deals, provides data on impacts on interlibrary loans, community response, and collection budgets , details the steps required before and after the decision, , and describes the benefits that other libraries could achieve by following the example of these two ARL libraries.
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    The University of Oregon Serials Cancellation Project 2008-10
    (2010-08-25T17:41:29Z) Fowler, David C.
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    Using JSTOR for Academic Research
    (2008) Fowler, David C.
    Presentation given to the 2008 Faculty Digital Resources Workshop at the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies, 2008 conference in Philadelphia, PA.
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    What Is the Next Trend in Usage Statistics in Libraries?
    (Taylor & Francis, 2009-01-01) King, Douglas; Fowler, David C.; Lewis, Jan; Shepherd, Peter
    In answering the question “What is the next trend in usage statistics in libraries?” an eclectic group of respondents has presented an assortment of possibilities, suggestions, complaints and, of course, questions of their own. Undoubtedly, usage statistics collection, interpretation, and application are areas of growth and increasing complexity in our field, rife with opportunities for advancement and improvement.