[Eril-l] FOLLOW UP: Database cost per use statistics

[Sweeney, Maurine]

For our major packages, over $5/download is troublesome; either we need to do more work to promote (contact specific faculty/departments), start looking at other configurations of the package (perhaps a customized package or smaller one), explore other products that might meet a similar need, or try to work with the vendor on price increases.  The cost per use is just one element of a much larger picture.  Also, when we look at CPU across packages, there is usually a cluster of cpu amounts across packages and, in comparison, it's fairly obvious where the cpu jumps.  For us (an academic health science center), that cluster is around $3-$4/download.  It might be a different figure for others.  CPU for individual journals is another matter, especially when there are specific journals that support specific research at our institution.

-Maurine


Maurine Sweeney
Head of Technical Services
Moody Medical Library/Academic Resources

University of Texas Medical Branch
301 University Blvd., Galveston, TX 77555-1035
P 409.772.2394 F 409.762.9782
E masweene at utmb.edu<mailto:masweene at utmb.edu>

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From: Eril-l [mailto:eril-l-bounces at lists.eril-l.org] On Behalf Of Brown, Clara (DCPL)
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 8:22 AM
To: Sheldon, Karen; eril-l at lists.eril-l.org
Subject: Re: [Eril-l] FOLLOW UP: Database cost per use statistics

So here is my questin, what does that mean?  Do you have a limit for how much you are willing to spend?  Do the more expensive one support important programs etc..

Clara Brown
Electronic and Digital Resources Librarian, DC Public Library
901 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001
Tel. 202-727-3772
clara.ruttenberg at dc.gov<mailto:clara.ruttenberg at dc.gov>

From: Eril-l [mailto:eril-l-bounces at lists.eril-l.org] On Behalf Of Sheldon, Karen
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 9:16 AM
To: eril-l at lists.eril-l.org<mailto:eril-l at lists.eril-l.org>
Subject: [Eril-l] FOLLOW UP: Database cost per use statistics

Thank you to all who shared their statistics with me. I thought the group might be interested to see the averages I was able to compile for some of the databases. The average FTE was about 4000 students, primarily undergraduates. If I receive additional information, I will update and share again.

Databases

Searches

 Downloads

Access Science



$              8.60

CQ Researcher



$            11.64

EBSCO Communication & Mass Media Complete

$         1.16

 $              3.04

GALE Opposing Viewpoints

$         1.37

 $              2.52

JStor

$         0.94

 $              0.62

Lexis-Nexis Academic

$         3.80

 $              1.54

ProQuest ABI/Inform

$         0.51

 $              1.20

ProQuest Criminal Justice



$              6.14

ScienceDirect

$       42.82

 $              1.81

SciFinder Scholar

$         9.91

 $              8.11















Karen Sheldon
Electronic and Instructional Services Librarian
Delaware Valley University
700 East Butler Ave., Doylestown PA 18901
215.489.4968 | karen.thomas at delval.edu<mailto:karen.thomas at delval.edu>

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