Many academic and research libraries are in the midst of what may ultimately be a major transition for various parts of their collections—a shift from print to electronic format. Libraries that had long subscribed only to print versions of journals are, in increasing numbers, licensing electronic versions to replace the print. What effects will this transition have on library operations and on nonsubscription expenditures? To answer this question, we collected data on staff activities and costs from 11 U.S. academic libraries, performing a life-cycle analysis to study the longer-term cost implications of the transition.

Publications:

• Eileen Gifford Fenton and Roger C. Schonfeld, “The Transitional Period of the Periodicals Format Shift,” LIBER Quarterly 14, no. 3/4 (2004).
• Roger C. Schonfeld and Eileen Gifford Fenton, “Library Periodicals Expenses: Comparison of Nonsubscription Costs of Print and Electronic Formats on a Life-Cycle Basis,” CLIR Issues no. 39 (May/June 2004).
• Roger C. Schonfeld, Donald W. King, Ann Okerson and Eileen G. Fenton, The Nonsubscription Side of Periodicals: Changes in Library Operations and Costs between Print and Electronic Formats.  Washington, DC: Council on Library and Information Resources, 2004. [Main publication of findings.]
• Roger C. Schonfeld, Donald W. King, Ann Okerson and Eileen G. Fenton, “Library Periodicals Expenses: Comparison of Non-Subscription Cost of Print and Electronic Formats on a Life-Cycle Basis,” D-Lib Magazine 10, no. 1 (January 2004).

Presentations:

• “The Non-Subscription Side of Periodicals: Changes in Library Operations and Costs between Print and Electronic Formats,” Ann Okerson and Roger Schonfeld, International Federation of Library Associations, Buenos Aires, August 25, 2004. Presentation was simultaneously translated into French, Spanish, Russian, and Arabic; paper was translated into French and Spanish.
• “The Non-Subscription Side of Periodicals: Changes in Library Operations and Costs between Print and Electronic Formats,” JSTOR Participants’ Meeting at the American Library Association Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, June 27, 2004.
• “The Non-Subscription Side of Periodicals: Changes in Library Operations and Costs between Print and Electronic Formats,” Ann Okerson and Roger C. Schonfeld, Library Management Council, Yale University, March 10, 2004.
• “Digital Preservation and Library Periodicals Expenses: Variance between Non-Subscription Costs for Print and Electronic Formats on a Life-Cycle Basis,” Roger Schonfeld and Eileen Gifford Fenton, Coalition for Networked Information Fall Task Force Meeting, Portland Oregon, December 9, 2003.
• “Non-Subscription Costs over the Life-Cycle of Periodicals: Print vs. Electronic,” to senior staff of the Yale University Library, November 11, 2003.
• “Non-Subscription Costs over the Life-Cycle of Periodicals: Print vs. Electronic,” to the President’s Advisory Committee on Library Policy, Yale University, November 11, 2003.