Journal Packages Information

Department Representative

Thank you for accepting the task to serve as your department representative for this important library project. We are here to help in any way we can throughout the process. Your subject librarian will be able to answer any question or resolve any problem you may experience along the way. Please don’t hesitate to contact them if needed.

FAQ

  1. What are my primary responsibilities as department representative?
  2. Who can I contact if I have any questions or need help?
  3. Should I also use the Faculty Journal Needs system to indicate my essential journals?
  4. Can I see who from my department has already indicated their essential journals using the Faculty Journal Needs system?
  5. How do I submit the departmentally ranked journal needs for my department?

1. What are my primary responsibilities as department representative?

Your primary responsibilities include:

  1. Working with all faculty in your department to make sure they fill out the Faculty Journal Needs system before November 23, 2016.
  2. Working with all faculty in your department to answer any questions they may have about this process.
  3. As needed, working closely with your subject librarian to answer questions or get help.
  4. Working with all faculty in your department to create and submit a departmentally-ranked list of essential journals before December 31, 2016.
  5. Working with all faculty in your department after the library provides its initial draft of what journals we are going to be able to keep and which we are going to have to cancel.

2. Who can I contact if I have any questions or need help?

Your subject librarian is here to answer any questions you may have. Please feel free to contact them for any problems or training you may need.

3. Should I also use the Faculty Journal Needs system to indicate my essential journals?

Yes, in addition to getting all faculty in your department to fill this out, you should fill it out as well.

4. Can I see who from my department has already indicated their essential journals using the Faculty Journal Needs system?

Yes, we are working on a reporting module of the Faculty Journal Needs system that will allow you to see who has at least begun the process of filling out their journal needs. Until that is complete, please contact Rebecca Boughan, Electronic Resources and Licensing Specialist: rebecca.walton@byu.edu, (801) 422-3670.

5. How do I submit the departmentally ranked journal needs for my department?

The Faculty Journal Needs system will have an admin module that will allow you to create a departmentally-ranked list of essential journals. It will show you how many times a journal was listed as essential and who marked it as such. If you have completed your departmentally-ranked list of journals and the module is not yet available, please send your list to Rebecca Boughan, Electronic Resources and Licensing Specialist: rebecca.walton@byu.edu, (801) 422-3670.