6th International Conference and Exhibition:
“Library Consortia: Technologies and Innovation”
University Investment in the Library: What’s the Return?
Presenter: Sandra Grijzenhout, Account Manager
WWW.ELSEVIER.RU
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Finland’s investment in research 2005
Source: OECD
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The 3 key components for effective research
Assets/
Laboratories
High
Performance
Research
Engine
Resources/
Researchers
Access to
Content
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Faculty Grant Research Cycle
Write
Articles
Conduct
Research
LIBRARY
Obtain
Grants
Write
Reports &
Proposals
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Library Holdings
Article Usage
Article Output – Volume and Quality
University Ranking
Research Project
Funding
Reputation
Amongst
Peers
Students and
Researchers
University
Funding
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Pilot study Illinois (UIUC) ROI model:
78.14% faculty w/ grants
using citations
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50.79% grant award success rate
using citations from library
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$63,923 avg. grant income
=
$25,369 avg. grant income generated using citations from library
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6232 grants expended
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$36,102,613 library budget
=
$4.38 grant income for each $1.00 invested by the university
in the library (ROI Value)
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Pilot study
Pilot study Illinois (UIUC) ROI model:
$4.38 grant income for each $1.00 invested in
library (ROI Value)
Positioning the library in this broader context provides
metrics that reflect how the library supports
institutional goals.
White paper:
http://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/whitepapers/lcwp0101.pdf
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UNIVERSITY RANKING
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University Ranking
Source: THES QS World University Rankings
http://www.topuniversities.com/worlduniversityrankings/
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Top 400 Universities 2007
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University Ranking – Criteria & weights
Source: THES
Criteria
*All decisions regarding the allocation of weightings are the responsibility of the Times Higher
Education Supplement
Indicator
Peer Review
Research Quality
Citations per
Faculty
Graduate
Employability
International
Outlook
Teaching Quality
Recruiter
Review
International
Faculty
International
Students
Student
Faculty
Brief Description
Composite score drawn from
peer review (which is divided
into five subject areas). 3,703
responses.
Score based on research
performance factored against
the size of the research body
Score based on responses to
recruiter survey. 738
responses
Score based on proportion of
international faculty
Score based on proportion of
international students
Score based on
student/faculty ratio
Weight
40%
20%
10%
5%
5%
20%
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University Ranking
(“Shanghai list” – WWW.ARWU.ORG)

Top 500 Universities 2007
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University Ranking: Criteria & weights
Source: Shanghai Jiao Tong (www.arwu.org)
Criteria
Quality of
Education
Quality of Faculty
Indicator
Alumni of an institution winning Nobel Prizes and
Fields Medals
Staff of an institution winning Nobel Prizes and
Fields Medals
Highly cited researchers in 21 broad subject
categories
Articles published in Nature and Science*
Research Output
Size of Institution
Articles in Science Citation Index-expanded, Social
Science Citation Index
Academic performance with respect to the size of
an institution
Weight
10%
20%
20%
20%
20%
10%
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Access to Content: Elsevier develops leading tools to best
meet the specific needs of its clients
Customized solutions
to better meet
researchers needs
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Ebooks on ScienceDirect
Elsevier Reference Works
Elsevier Book Series
Elsevier Handbooks
Elsevier eBooks
58 titles
> 50 series
7 series
> 4100 books
Including:
 Ency.of Materials; Science & Technology
 Ency. of Energy
 Treatise on Geochemistry
 Comprehensive Coordination Chemistry
 Ency. of Physical Sciences & Technology
 Ency. of Analytical Science
 Ency. of Condensed Matter Physics
 Ency. of Language & Linguistics
Including:
 Life Sciences
 Methods in Enzymology
 International Review of Cytology
 Progress in Brain Research
 Advances in Cancer Research
 Chemistry
 Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry
 Advances in Quantum Chemistry
Including:
Including:
 Handbooks in Economics series
 Academic Press
 Handbook of Numerical Analysis
 Butterworth-Heinemann – Business /
technology
 Handbook of Statistics

Syngress and Digital Press - Computing
 Handbook of Magnetic Materials
 Elsevier Science
 Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry
 Gulf Professional Publishing - Petroleum
 Handbooks in Operations Research &
/ petrochemicals
Management Science

Morgan Kaufmann - Computer science
 Handbooks on the Physics & Chemistry
of Rare Earths
 Newnes - Electrical /
electronic
 North-Holland Mathematics
 Pergamon
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ScienceDirect – WWW.SCIENCEDIRECT.COM
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ScienceDirect – WWW.SCIENCEDIRECT.COM
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ScienceDirect – WWW.SCIENCEDIRECT.COM
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ScienceDirect – WWW.SCIENCEDIRECT.COM
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Scopus – WWW.SCOPUS.COM
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Scopus – WWW.SCOPUS.COM
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Scopus – WWW.SCOPUS.COM
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Scopus – WWW.SCOPUS.COM
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Scopus – WWW.SCOPUS.COM
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Some conclusions…………..
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Access to CONTENT is KEY!
The more you read the more research you produce
The better the search & the better the quality of the materials, the
better the research
The better the search, the more time you save, the more research
you can produce in the same time
Investments in high quality materials drive usage and reduce cost
per article
If not online, content is considered non-existent
ROI study: Investing in the library demonstrates economic value
to the university administration
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Thank you!
Sandra Grijzenhout
S.GRIJZENHOUT@ELSEVIER.COM
For Russia
Oleg Utkin
O.UTKIN@ELSEVIER.COM
OR
Vadim Sobolev
V.SOBOLEV@ELSEVIER.COM