The Silent Battle on the Budget: The Effect of Centralized Indexing on Collection Analysis in Primo and EBSCO

IF 0.4 Q4 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE Collection Management Pub Date : 2020-07-06 DOI:10.1080/01462679.2020.1790458

C. Hoeve, Christina M. Geuther

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Abstract Significant cuts to the collections budget and a fire in the main library at Kansas State University transitioned the Libraries toward an increased focus upon electronic resources management. As electronic resource discovery continues to be hampered by market competition between Ex Libris and EBSCO library vendors, difficulties were identified in obtaining accurate usage statistics for resource renewal reviews, particularly EBSCO products. Kansas State University Libraries use the ALMA URM in combination with Primo discovery service, which experiences known resolver complications when paired with EBSCO resources. Technical services librarians and information technology staff tested several workarounds, but the question remains whether any proposed resolutions can be truly effective in avoiding collection usage biases and analytical discrepancies, resulting from exclusive indexing. Crunching the numbers, monetarily and analytically, the Ex Libris and EBSCO rivalry is an onerous battle on the budget and resource renewal process.

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预算的无声之战:集中索引对Primo和EBSCO馆藏分析的影响

摘要堪萨斯州立大学收藏预算的大幅削减和主图书馆的火灾使图书馆更加注重电子资源管理。由于电子资源发现继续受到Ex Libris和EBSCO图书馆供应商之间的市场竞争的阻碍，在获得资源更新审查的准确使用统计数据方面存在困难，特别是EBSCO产品。堪萨斯州立大学图书馆将ALMA URM与Primo发现服务结合使用，该服务在与EBSCO资源配对时会遇到已知的解析器复杂性。技术服务馆员和信息技术工作人员测试了几种解决方案，但问题仍然是，任何拟议的解决方案是否能够真正有效地避免由于独家索引而导致的收藏使用偏见和分析差异。从货币和分析角度来看，前Libris和EBSCO的竞争是一场关于预算和资源更新过程的艰巨斗争。

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Collection Management INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

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期刊介绍： The management and development of library collections is constantly evolving. Collection Management is the essential refereed quarterly journal that presents practical, research-based information about building, administering, preserving, assessing, and organizing library collections. The journal offers library professionals of all types crucial guidance in the fast-changing field of collection management, including the latest developments in sharing and providing access to resources, creating digital collections, preserving both traditional and digital library resources, applying technological developments to managing collections, training and developing staff.