[Entm-beu] Zoological Record

[Robin Doyle Testa]

The following message forwarded on behalf of Ring Cardé.


Robin please circulate to all Ent lists.

Please read the inquiry below about possibly cancelling the UCR subscription to Zoological Record.  With the many search engines and automatic notifications we receive of publications of interest, the Zoo Record may have outlived its usefulness.  But if you still find it of value, then should  you so indicate to Ms. Potter AND please copy me as well so that I have a sense of overall department concern.  A yearly subscription is $3,000.

Ring T. Cardé
Distinguished Professor and A.M. Boyce Chair
Department of Entomology
University of California
Riverside, CA  92521

Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Insect Behavior

Cell 951-662-8686<tel:(951)%20662-8686>

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https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520278561/pheromone-communication-in-moths

Mailing address:
Department of Entomology, Room 162
3401 Watkins Drive
University of California
Riverside, CA 92521


From: Michele Potter <michele.potter at ucr.edu<mailto:michele.potter at ucr.edu>>
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at 10:44 AM
To: "ring.carde at ucr.edu<mailto:ring.carde at ucr.edu>" <ring.carde at ucr.edu<mailto:ring.carde at ucr.edu>>, James G Baldwin <james.baldwin at ucr.edu<mailto:james.baldwin at ucr.edu>>
Subject: Zoological Record

Hello!    I am the STEM Collection Strategist at UCR and I am contacting appropriate departmental library liaisons to get some opinions on a tough decision I have to make.

Zoological Record has been increasing steadily in price for the last few years and our usage has been steadily declining.  We have held on to this database because it indexes more journals than Biosis and Web of Science and has some unique indexing.  However, we are looking at a tough budget year and I am needing to make some strategic decisions on library resources.  In order to minimize impacts, I wanted to make this decision in consultation with potential users.

I am wondering if you use this database or are aware if any of your colleagues use this database?  Are there others in your department I should be contacting?

Thanks!

Michele

Michele Potter
STEM Collection Strategist
UCR Library | University of California, Riverside
P.O. Box 5900 | Rivera Library
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
951.827.2975
michelep at ucr.edu<mailto:michelep at ucr.edu>
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