The Transition to Online Journals: a Beginning

  Frequently Asked Questions
  1. When will the print issues cease to arrive?
  2. Why were these particular eight publishers chosen?
  3. Why were the two aggregators chosen (BioOne and Project Muse)?
  4. Who will make the final decisions regarding the cancellations?
  5. What if there is a distinct need to re-instate the print subscription after the switch has been made to online only?
  6. How much money will be generated from this project? How will those funds be used?
  7. Will the Library consider moving further to online only in 2005?
  8. Are other libraries also discontinuing printed journals and moving to online only?
  9. Are there any good reasons for retaining the subscription to the print version when there is an online counterpart?
  10. Isn't the Library's budget large enough to be able to retain both the print subscriptions and the online versions?
  11. What will the effect be on the Library, with fewer print subscriptions?
  12. Can the Library get together with other libraries to bring down costs of journals?
  13. Why doesn't the Library have all its journals online?
  14. Without print issues coming in to the Library, how can I browse current issues?
  15. How can I express my views to the Library about this transition?
  16. What happens if a publisher drops an online title, or the Library can no longer afford the online version?
  17. Why doesn't the Library do its own digitizing of its journal holdings?
  18. What about archiving and perpetual access?
Last modified: May 16, 2003
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