Abstract
Serials: The Journal for the Serials Community has been digitised and can be accessed in full on this website. All content is freely available on an open-access basis. Serials was published between 1988 and 2011. In 2012, the journal was retitled and is now published as Insights: the UKSG journal.
Highlights
The University of Sheffield is a member of the Russell Group and with 73% of departments rated 5 and 5* in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise is firmly committed to high level research activity
Big deals: reflections on electronic journal acquisition 1996-2003 Marion Tattersall electronic spend could not be accurately assessed given the complexities of pricing for combined electronic and print subscriptions
In practice we found that both academics and library staff remain largely unfamiliar with publisher brands, so that a big deal requires detailed examination to reveal its correlation with subject focused needs
Summary
The University of Sheffield is a member of the Russell Group and with 73% of departments rated 5 and 5* in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise is firmly committed to high level research activity. Popular with students and voted Sunday Times UK University of the Year 2001/2002, Sheffield has more than 21,000 students and has secured funding for further expansion. A significant aspect of serial fund management is that 78% is derived from formularised subject funds which fluctuate according to student and staff numbers, research ratings and average material costs. This model does not sit well with the concept of one big bill for a publisher deal. There is little scope for taking on new deals, and some anxiety about price inflation on existing ones
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