 Serials Review History
Public Health Library & Informatics Journals/Serials Cancellations, 2007
Please see the Health Science Libraries Proposed Public Health Cancellations page. Please send your comments to
hsl.collections@umich.edu by June 12, 2007.
The complete UM Health Sciences Libraries Proposed Journal Cancellations
2007 is available on the UM Health Sciences Libraries Proposed Journal Cancellations 2007 page.
Public Health Library & Informatics Journals/Serials Cancellations, 2006
During the past few years, Public Health Library & Informatics (PHLI)
has experienced an 8 to 10% annual inflation rate for its serial
subscriptions without an increase to its collection budget. Due to
this budget constriction, the library must now reduce its subscription
expenditures by at least $35,000 to cover next year's anticipated
inflationary increases.
To address this budgetary situation, PHLI librarians have started to convert
the library's journal subscriptions to electronic-only. The library will
only purchase print subscriptions for a core set of public health journals.
For the cancelled print journals, access to the print volumes will cease as
of 2007.
Cancelled Print Journal Subscriptions (available electronically only)
Cancelled Journal and Database Subscriptions (no longer available at UM)
We appreciate the feedback we received about this significant change in our
library's collection policy. The library wants to maintain a collection that
meets the current research and instruction needs of Public Health students,
staff, and faculty. Please share your comments via email
(phli@umich.edu) with Helen Look, PHLI Collection Management
Coordinator.
Public Health Library & Informatics Journals/Serials Cancellations, 2004
The University Library, in spite of strong campus support and stewardship,
estimates a loss of $1.1 million in buying power in the coming fiscal
year. Even though we did an extensive journals/serials review and
cancellation last year in anticipation of this year's collection budget
constraints, there are a few titles that we will be canceling this year
in order to support the campus-wide effort to reduce duplication with
other libraries. Most of these titles will still be available
electronically and in print in one designated library on campus. See below for the list of Public Health journals/serials cancellations,
the statement on the collection budget from the University Librarian, and
the list of potential cancellations at Taubman Medical Library and
Dentistry Library.
Public Health Journals Cancellations (Note: one print copy and electronic access will still be available on campus)
- Applied and Environmental Microbiology
- Community Mental Health Journal
- Human Organization
- Journal of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy
- Journal of Virology
- Nature Genetics
- Patty's Toxicology Online
- Patty's Industrial Hygiene Online
- State Health Notes (currently received only as email updates; no print or electronic access is available)
We are adding one new journal title, EcoHealth, and restoring print and
electronic access to two titles, Journal of Occupational & Environmental
Hygiene and Occupational & Environmental Medicine.
University Library Collection Budget Update from William (Bill) Gosling, University Librarian
Please contact any member of the library staff to share your feedback in person and/or email us at
phli@umich.edu.
Public Health Library Journals/Serials Review, 2003
The University Library is experiencing a period of no increases
in the collection budget which results in no inflationary increases
to cover journals/serials subscription costs. On average, journals/serials
subscriptions represent approximately 85% of our collection budget,
and typically there is a 6-8% annual inflationary increase in the
subscription costs. In order to manage our collection budget, we
have conducted an extensive journals/serials review during the past
year to identify potential titles for cancellation. The review included
duplicate and low-use titles, selected electronic journals, cd-rom
online subscriptions, standing Reference orders, indexes, and legislative
materials. In making decisions during the review process, we tried
to ensure that most of the resources on the resulting cancellations
list would continue to be available either electronically or at
other campus libraries or both.
At the same time, we have continued to receive recommendations
from the SPH and campus community on new titles to consider adding
to our collection. We have received more recommended titles than
we will be able to order. The savings from the proposed cancellations
will be used to cover inflationary increases and to balance overall
collection expenditures.
Final cancellations and additions as well as original documentation
can be viewed at the links below:
Please contact any member of the Public Health Library Journals/Serials Review
Committee to share your feedback in person and/or email us at phli@umich.edu.
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