The library’s online resource subscription should be continually evaluated together with the relevant academic staffs for purpose of identifying for renewal or termination of online databases.
Online resources on yearly subscription will be evaluated six months before the expiry date. Evaluation also takes inconsideration the other online databases that are ongoing to determine overall relevance and usage. Feedback from staff and students are considered during this evaluation process.
Several factors involved in the decision of renewing online resources are:
- Usage level based on the past year.
- Price based on new quotations given for renewal.
- Number of full-time staff and students enrolled in RP.
- Changes or updates to diploma modules.
- Development in the printed collection that online databases compliment.
- Changes or updates to database contents.
- Feedback from staff and students
- Poor vendor support, frequent system downtime, unavailability of certain files.
Responsibility for renewal falls on the Library staff who will track monthly the usage statistics of the various online resources and use judgment and knowledge of the current and future needs of the RP community to evaluate the collection. A conscientious effort will be made to involve the appropriate academic staff during the renewal process. |
