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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi David,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The reason UA libraries cite for dropping WoS is:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0096FF;background:white">“Cost per use; Overlap with other databases (93% overlap with Scopus); Redundancy within discipline”.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">If we have to convince them otherwise, we need to address this issue they are using to justify the drop. I looked up if other Universities are making such a switch.
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Here is a detailed comparison between the two databases by TAMU in 2019 for the same reason that pushed UA to take a decision:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://oaktrust.library.tamu.edu/bitstream/handle/1969.1/175137/Web%20of%20Science%20versus%20Scopus%20Report%202019.pdf?sequence=4&isAllowed=y">https://oaktrust.library.tamu.edu/bitstream/handle/1969.1/175137/Web%20of%20Science%20versus%20Scopus%20Report%202019.pdf?sequence=4&isAllowed=y</a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Based on this report, I feel it would be hard to convince our library otherwise. One thing that caught my attention in this report:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0096FF"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0096FF">• In 2016, NSF chose Scopus as a new data provider for its Science & Engineering Indicators report due to the Scopus’ broader global coverage<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ravi<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">-- <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ravishankar Palanivelu, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Associate Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">School of Plant Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Tucson, AZ 85721<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Phone: 520-235-2761<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Fax: 520-621-7186</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From: </span></b><span style="color:black">Plsfaculty <plsfaculty-bounces@list.cals.arizona.edu> on behalf of "Galbraith, David W - (galbrait)" <galbrait@email.arizona.edu><br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at 5:01 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>"Plsfaculty@list.cals.arizona.edu" <Plsfaculty@list.cals.arizona.edu><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[Plsfaculty] FW: University Libraries’ Information Access Budget spending reduction plan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Hi all:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Please check this alert. As I read it, one of the key proposed cuts to the UA library subscription would be our Web-Of-Science access. I think this would be a bad idea.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">David</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> faculty-request@list.arizona.edu <faculty-request@list.arizona.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>OAA-FacSen<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 4, 2020 3:45 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> faculty@list.arizona.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [faculty] University Libraries’ Information Access Budget spending reduction plan</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">All, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Due to ongoing, year-over-year inflation in the cost of journals, databases, and other information resources, combined with a flat information access budget, the University Libraries are initiating a plan to reduce spending by approximately
$500,000 in fiscal year 2020-21 in order to stay within our allocated Information Access Budget (IAB) of $14.9 million.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Visit our <a href="https://new.library.arizona.edu/about/organization/budget/reduction">
spending reduction page</a> to learn why these cuts are necessary, the criteria for decision-making, and our timelines.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">On Monday, Libraries Dean Shan Sutton made a presentation to Faculty Senate about this plan. We are now seeking faculty and stakeholder input on a list of resources under consideration for cuts.
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<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>We want your feedback. Here’s what you can do:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Review the list of suggested resource cancellations.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Send us your feedback and questions by
<b>April 3<sup>rd</sup></b>. See the <a href="https://new.library.arizona.edu/about/organization/budget/reduction">
spending reduction</a> page for more information.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Attend one of three open sessions.
<o:p></o:p></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo3">Friday, March 5, from 11 am-1:30 pm in the Main Library's CATalyst Data Studio,<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo3">Tuesday, March 24, from 11 am-noon in the Health Sciences Library's Large Classroom 2102, or
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo3">Tuesday, March 24, 2-3:30 pm, also in the Main Library’s CATalyst Data Studio<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Final decisions will be made and announced to campus later in April.
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<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you still have questions, please send them to your <a href="mailto:http://new.library.arizona.edu/about/contact/your-librarian">
library liaison</a><span style="color:black">, or, if</span> you prefer, you may send them directly to me at <a href="mailto:brewerm@email.arizona.edu?subject=Spending%20Reduction">brewerm@email.arizona.edu</a>. I’ll also be at each of the open sessions listed,
above. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Michael Brewer<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Michael Brewer</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Senior Information Resources Officer</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">University of Arizona Libraries</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">520.307.2771</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">he / him / his </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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