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The Plan and Proposed List of Titles
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When the addition to the library was planned in 1989, the building was estimated to reach shelving capacity in 2005. Although the
acquisition of paper journals and books has slowed, the shelving is reaching near capacity. Phase II of the project was to be the
installation of compact moveable shelving which would double shelving capacity. This would cost approximately $1.5 million, a sum
not available under current budgetary conditions.
In order to free shelving space for new acquisitions, the library proposes to substitute reliable electronic access to selected
journal back files instead of continuing to store the paper volumes. A list of the proposed titles may be found here. In
addition, we plan to remove paper indexes for which we have the corresponding electronic
database.
The electronic vendors have been chosen for their reliability, financial stability, and alternate access in case of changed
circumstances. For example, JSTOR maintains multiple copies of the paper originals, two independent data centers with multiple
backups, and a third party archiving plan.
We have contracted with these vendors for more than a year, and have found the access reliable, as have library users. Faculty
Council's Library Affairs Committee approved the plan February 23, 2005.
Please let me know of any concerns by April 15, 2005
Ron Force
Dean of Library Services
rforce@uidaho.edu
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