Introduction
I presented at the 2012 Charleston Conference, discussing perpetual access. I was especially interested in two things:
1) How difficult it can be to track perpetual access once you've signed an agreement, and
2) Perpetual access for non-journal electronic resources.
From the questions and comments I got, it was clear that other people were interested in this too. I decided that I would pursue the topic further by sending out a survey about perpetual access tracking for different kinds of electronic resources. The survey invitation was sent out on January 15, 2013, and it was completed by February 1. The main questions it addressed were
1) Once a perpetual access clause is in a license, are libraries keeping track of their entitlements?
2) What systems are libraries using to keep track?
3) Is self-hosting an option for libraries?
4) How is the process different for electronic journals, books, or other content?
There were 108 responses. Here are the results.
-Chris Bulock
Demographics
Q: Which of these categories best describes the institution your library serves?
Journals
Q: Has your library purchased or subscribed to electronic journal content that includes the provision of perpetual access?
Q: Does your library systematically track perpetual access for electronic journals?
Q: What system(s) do you use to track journal perpetual access?
Q: If a vendor ceased to host your institution's perpetual access to journal content, which of the following options would you be most likely to pursue?
Books
Q: Has your library purchased or subscribed to electronic books or book packages that include the provision of perpetual access?
Q: Does your library systematically track perpetual access for electronic books?
Q: What system(s) do you use to track eBook perpetual access?
Q: If a vendor ceased to host your institution's perpetual access to book content, which of the following options would you be most likely to pursue?
Multimedia
Q: Has your library purchased or subscribed to electronic video, image, sound, or multimedia products that include the provision of perpetual access?
Q: Does your library systematically track perpetual access for electronic video, image, sound, or multimedia products?
Q: What system(s) do you use to track perpetual access for electronic video, image, sound, or multimedia products?
Q: If a vendor ceased to host your institution's perpetual access to multimedia content, which of the following options would you be most likely to pursue?
Comparisons
Comparison: Has your library purchased or subscribed to electronic resources that include the provision of perpetual access?
Comparison: Does your library systematically track perpetual access?
Comparison: What system(s) do you use to track perpetual access?
Comparison: If a vendor ceased to host your institution's perpetual access, which of the following options would you be most likely to pursue?
