Steven M. Bachrach Department of Chemistry

1. Delivering chemical information in the age of tight budgets: Faculty and librarian cooperation at Trinity University Steven M. Bachrach Department of Chemistry Barbara MacAlpine Coates Library Trinity University San Antonio TX 78212 ACS Chicago 2007

2. Trinity University • Private Liberal Arts University • Engineering and Business Administration • Master’s Degrees in Accounting, Health Care Administration, School Administration, School Psychology, Teaching • Small School • 2487 Undergraduates • 231 Graduate students • 228 Faculty ACS Chicago 2007

3. Department of Chemistry • 8 full-time, tenure track faculty in all of the major disciplines of chemistry • Graduate 20-25 chemistry and biochemistry majors annually • ACS certified program ACS Chicago 2007

4. Research Activities • $710,000 external grants • Average 10+ peer reviewed publications per year • Seven post-doctoral associates • Research program involves undergraduate students, primarily through the Summer Research Program ACS Chicago 2007

5. 2006 Summer Research Program ACS Chicago 2007

6. Student Research • Average 40 students each summer • Presentations at National ACS meetings (10 this meeting), PittCon, and regional meetings • Co-authors on most of our published papers ACS Chicago 2007

7. Coates Library • Books and bound periodical volumes: > 937,000 • Journal subscriptions: ~2,400 titles • Journal access: ~24,000 titles • Recipient of the 2007 ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award ACS Chicago 2007

8. Coates Library Total Acquisitions Budget • 2006—2007 $1,605,838 • 2005—2006 $1,574,348 • 2004—2005 $1,499,348 • 2003—2004 $1,427,950 • 2002—2003 $1,327,950 ACS Chicago 2007

9. Approach to Chemical Information Delivery (beginning 2000-2001) • Department defined goals • Access to research-grade information • Incorporation of primary literature into the research program • Incorporation of primary literature into the classroom throughout the curriculum ACS Chicago 2007

10. Define “Access” • Key component identified: “finding article(s) of interest” • So “access” becomes principally useful searching of chemical databases ACS Chicago 2007

11. Useful Chemical Searching • Important databases owned in 2001 • Print CA • Print Science Citation Index • Making them “useful” • SciFinder • Web of Science ACS Chicago 2007

12. Access to Articles • Need not be through own holdings • Transition to electronic access • Premium on scope • Can we get to any and all journals? • Secondary is speed • How long until article in one’s hand? ACS Chicago 2007

13. Phase 1 – Fall 2002 • Librarians approach department with the annual “generate the hit list” request ACS Chicago 2007

14. Department’s response: • Cancel print CA • Cancel Tetrahedron Letters • Purchase single-seat SciFinder license • Establish department line item for one-day document delivery with CISTI ACS Chicago 2007

15. SciFinder in the classroom • First introduced in second semester of first year (organic chemistry lab) • Instruction by science librarian • Assignment to search on pinacol rearrangement, locate a recent article in an organic chemistry journal and summarize the article • All subsequent lab classes require some search and reporting (compound information, introductory materials to lab reports, etc.) ACS Chicago 2007

16. SciFinder Search Statistics • 2006—2007 5,083 (June-Feb. 07) • 2005—2006 7,761 • 2004—2005 7,591 • 2003—2004 8,031 • 2002—2003 6,295 ACS Chicago 2007

17. Phase 2 – 2003-2006 • Cancel print ACS journals • Consortial arrangements to get electronic access to full ACS suite and additional Wiley publications • ACS journal backfile • Web of Science ACS Chicago 2007

18. Trinity University Consortia • TICUL (Texas Independent College & University Libraries) – provides access to all ACS journals • GWLA (Greater Western Library Alliance – provides access to many Wiley journals (along with TICUL) • Oberlin Group – provides WoS ACS Chicago 2007

19. ACS online journal downloads • 2006—2007 5,635 (June-Jan. 07) • 2005—2006 5,920 • 2004—2005 5,191 ACS Chicago 2007

20. Phase 3 – 2006-current • Library unilaterally cancels all Elsevier journal subscriptions • Creates accounts for each department with ScienceDirect • allow faculty to purchase articles as needed for $30/each • Current chemistry journal subscriptions - 61 ACS Chicago 2007

21. Department’s response • Disappointed in lack of input • Loss of “our” money • Loss of control ACS Chicago 2007

22. New directions • With cost savings from Elsevier cancellations, exploring • RSC backfile (single-time purchase) • Elsevier MDL Discovery Gate • Additional SciFinder seat • Nature publication suite ACS Chicago 2007

23. Take home message • Librarians and faculty as partners • Librarians educate faculty as to publishing realities • Faculty define pedagogical/research goals • Explore alternatives • iTunes model ACS Chicago 2007

24. Acknowledgment • Diane Graves – Coates Library director • Chemistry faculty – Nancy Mills, Bill Kurtin, Michelle Bushey, Chris Pursell, Bert Chandler, John Spence, Adam Urbach, Laura Hunsicker-Wang, Jessica Hollenbeck • All of the other usual suspects ACS Chicago 2007