The Current Situation and Future Development of ETD

Consortium in Taiwan

Ya-ning Arthur Chen

Computing Centre, Academia Sinica

2004 DDC Annual Conference

26 Nov. 2004

Outline

• Initiative

• Current Status– Membership, Collection, Usage and ROI

Analysis

• Findings

• Future

• Annual Price

Initiative

• ConsortiumDigital Dissertation Consortium (DDC)

• Time: July 2001• Initiative Partner

– ProQuest Information and Learning (Content)– Transmission Books & Mircoinfo Co., Ltd.(Inte

rface and orders processing)– Academia Sinica (Host and Mirror Site)

Current Status

• Membership– By year, library, and geography

• Collection – By discipline

• Usage– By year, discipline, and title

• ROI (Return on Investment) Analysis

Membership1 – By Year

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

2001 2002 2003 2004

13

47

62

66

Membership2 – By Library(2004)

University 42College 20Research 1Other 3Total 66

University63%

Research2%

College30%

Other5%

University

College

Research

Other20

42

31

Membership3 – By Geography(2004)

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Hong Kong Taiwan

Current Total: 66

Collection1 – By Year

0

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

2001 2002 2003 Oct. 2004

4,663

7,786

10,975

9,119

Current Total: 32,543

Collection2 – By Discipline2001-2002

Discipline No. Percent

Humanities & Soc. Sci.

8,341 67%

Nature Sci. & Eng.

4,108 33%

TOTAL 12,449 100%

67%

33% Humanities & Soc.Sci.

Nature Sci. & Eng.

Collection3 – By Discipline2001-2003

Discipline No. Percent

Humanities & Soc. Sci.

15,695 67%

Nature Sci. & Eng.

7,730 33%

TOTAL 23,425 100%

67%

33% Humanities & Soc.Sci.

Nature & Eng.

Collection4 – By Discipline2001- Oct. 2004

Discipline No. Percent

Humanities & Soc. Sci.

21,153 65%

Nature Sci. & Eng.

11,390 35%

TOTAL 32,543 100%

65%

35% Huamanities & Soc.Sci

Nature Sci. & Eng.

Download Usage1 – By Year

0

5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

30000

35000

40000

2001-2002 2003 2004

8,946

30,151

47,228

Note: The statistical data only reflects the Host Server usage!

Download Usage2

By Discipline(2001-2002)

61%

39%Humanities & Soc. SciNature Sci. & Eng.

• Humanities & Soc. Sci.: 5,457

• Nature Sci. & Eng.: 3,489

Note: The statistical data only reflects the Host Server usage!

Download Usage3

By Discipline(2003)

65%

35%

Humanities & Soc. SciNature Sci. & Eng.

• Humanities & Soc. Sci.: 19,958

• Nature Sci. & Eng.: 10,553

Note: The statistical data only reflects the Host Server usage!

Download Usage4

By Discipline(2004)

57%

43%Humanities & Soc. SciNature Sci. & Eng.

• Humanities & Soc. Sci.: 31,556

• Nature Sci. & Eng.: 23,360

Note: The statistical data only reflects the Host Server usage!

Download Usage5

By Title

60%

40%

UsedUnused

• Used: 19,686 Dissertations (60%)

• Unused: 12,857 Dissertations (40%)

Note: The statistical data only reflects the Host Server usage!

ROI Analysis1 – 2001-2002

• Cost per Copy: US$ 46.00 ($ 572,654 ÷12,449 Copies)

• Cost per Access: US$ 64.012 ($ 572,654 ÷8,946 Copies Download)

Note: The statistical data only reflects the Host Server usage!

ROI Analysis2 – 2003

• Cost per Copy: US$ 51.47 ($ 564,850 ÷10,975 Copies)

• Cost per Access: US$ 18.73 ($ 564,850 ÷30,151 Copies Download)

Note: The statistical data only reflects the Host Server usage!

ROI Analysis3 – Oct. 2004

• Cost per Copy: US$ 50.95 ($ 464,660 ÷9,119 Copies)

• Cost per Access: US$ 9.84 ($ 464,660 ÷47,228 Copies)

Note: The statistical data only reflects the Host Server usage!

ROI Analysis4

64.01

46.0051.64 50.95

18.739.84

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10.00

20.00

30.0040.00

50.00

60.00

70.00

2001~2002 2003 2004

Year

Pric

e Cost perCopy(US$)

Cost perAccess(US$)

ROI Analysis5

• Jul. 2001 – Oct. 2004 Unit Cost– Cost per Copy: US$ 49.23 ($ 1,602,164

÷32,543 Copies)– Cost per Access: US$ 18.56 ($ 1,602,164

÷86,325 Copies Download)

Findings1

• MemberUniversity libraries play an important role in the DDC.

• CollectionKeep a continuous growth towards the Humanities and Social Science domain.

Findings2

• Download UsageBased on host server’s data, Copies of the Humanities and Social Science are downloaded/used more than the Nature Science and Engineering, but the usage of the Nature Science and Engineering grows gradually.

• ROICost per Access decreases sharp annually, and cheaper than the price of book acquisition. The Cost per Access will be lower (18.56 vs. 9.84 US$) if statistical data of local servers of member libraries are included.

Future

• System function– Statistics: more ICOLC or COUNTER-compliant

and individualization for library collection and budget management.

– Integration: with PQDD

• Collection– Towards to more plan-based (just-in-case)

development.

– Every dissertation has its reader. (Unused: 12,857)

Annual Price – 2005

• Single Price

• Old Member Libraries53 US$ x 153 Copies

• New Member Libraries53 US$ x 170/180/200 Copies

Conference Host – 2005

• Providence University Luking Library靜宜大學蓋夏圖書館

Acknowledgement

• Thank Mr. Felix Chu, who is the president of Transmission Books & Microinfo CO., Ltd., for offering statistical data of the DDC Mirror Host.

Thank for your attention, andWelcome any comments!