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Item Open Access Is the “Big Deal” Dying?(Elsevier, 2012-03) Fowler, David; Boissy, Robert; Taylor, Thomas; Stamison, Christine; Henderson, Kittie; Okerson, Ann; van Rennes, Rob; Dooley, Jim; Kemp, Rebecca; Little, Geoffrey; Douglas, Kimberly; Clemens, Lawrence; Linoski, AlexisThis installment of Balance Point presents a series of written interviews with a variety of participants in the current debate over the possible death of the “big deal.” The written discussions with large and small publishers, information service providers, consortia leaders, and several library stakeholders present the plethora of issues for readers. It is evident from the submissions that the idea of opting out of the “big deal,” or at least the debates surrounding the discussions, is gaining momentum. The problems are important and often controversial. Most authors agree that the “big deal” is not dead yet, and some think it may never die completely.Item Open Access University of Oregon’s Use of WorldCat Analysis for Assessment(2013-02-27) Fowler, DavidItem Open Access 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.Item Open Access The University of Oregon Serials Cancellation Project 2008-10(2010-08-25T17:41:29Z) Fowler, David C.Item Open Access 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.Item Open Access What Is the Next Trend in Usage Statistics in Libraries?(Taylor & Francis, 2009-01-01) King, Douglas; Fowler, David C.; Lewis, Jan; Shepherd, PeterIn 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.Item Open Access 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.Item Open Access The Millennium Electronic Resource Management Module: What It Is, and What It Can Do For You(2007-05-03) Fowler, David C.