University Librariy Collection Development

Cancelled: Project Muse

Project MUSE is a provider of digital humanities and social science content for the scholarly community.  MUSE is a trusted source of complete, full-text versions of scholarly journals from many of the world’s leading university presses and scholarly societies, with over 120 publishers currently participating.  However, in the past two fiscal years, only 20-25 unique titles had been requested.  University Library believes it may support the curriculum by canceling this database that has significant overlap (e.g. same titles) with other databases.

Cancelled Journals: Due to High Cost Per Use (CPU)

The following journals were cancelled due to high cost per use. Overall, University Library is projected to save over $16,000 through these cuts.

Cancelled: Classical Scores, Historical Abstracts and Simmons

Classical Scores, Historical Abstracts, and MRI Simmons have been cancelled. The Collection Development Committee is considering alternatives that would better meet the curricular needs of Rider University.

New Database: SWANK

Swank Digital Campus provides digital access to course-assigned feature films and documentaries. Because this service is maintained to support classroom instruction, the films available through Swank will vary from semester to semester.  Films may be found using the Rider University Catalog Search.

Canceling: OmiFile & EconLit

The Collection Development Committee is cancelling access to OmniFile and EconLit.  OmniFile and EconLit are being cancelled due to cost of unique titles and overlap with other databases.

Journal Cancellation Updates

The Collection Development Committee has voted to cancel access to the following journals due to lack of use:

Elsevier Journals

Replacing Mental Measurement with APA PsycTests

Starting on our before 10/1/2023, Mental Measurements will be replaced with APA PsycTests.  This will provide more instruments to our student population

Canceling Resources: Ancestory.com & ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Chicago

University Libraries has decided to cancel subscription access to Ancestry.com and ProQuest Historical Chicago Tribune. The decision to cancel access was based on a high cost per use and a lack of use. As a substitute for Ancestry, we recommend using HeritageQuest Online as a substitution for the Ancestry resource.  Requests for ProQuest Historical Chicago Tribune should be submitted through ILL. 

New Resource: Faculty Select (Available for Faculty Only)

EBSCO Faculty Select supports textbook affordability for college students. Using a single interface, faculty can search for quality Open Educational Resources (OER) and DRM-free* eBooks from top academic publishers. The database includes:

• OER textbook links from multiple OER repositories
   

• eBooks available for purchase from the following collections:
  Cambridge University Press 
  EBSCO 
  Taylor & Francis 
  Wiley 

*DRM-free eBooks provide unlimited access to users without Digital Rights Management restrictions on printing, downloading, copying, or saving.

Access Faculty Select at: https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/facultyselect/access.php?custid=cjrlc100&group=fac_only&profile=facselect&user=cjrlc100fac&password=asfadUZ@2023&language=en

New Resource: SciTech Premium Collection

This database combines full text journals with detailed indexing of global literature on natural sciences, engineering and technology. Areas covered include materials science, aerospace engineering, civil engineering, biology, aquatic sciences, environmental science, computer science and earth sciences in addition to many more. It fully incorporates ProQuest Natural Science Collection and ProQuest Technology Collection. Access SciTech Premium at: https://rider.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/scitechpremium/science/fromDatabasesLayer?accountid=37385