Greetings Caitlin, Your prompt response is appreciated. Thanks so much, Sandra From: Sandra Phoenix Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2020 8:59 AM To: hbcu-libadmin@lists.hbculibraries.org Cc: Hbcu-lib@lists.hbculibraries.org Subject: Request for Information - Do Not Respond to the List Greetings Colleagues, I trust you're well. Ross Gillfillan, Senior Advisor, Technology & Innovation Domestic Policy Council, The White House, contacted me recently regarding increased access to scientific research. His work focuses on technology and innovation issues and he is currently evaluating whether increased access to scientific research and associated data can improve U.S. innovation. Johnathan M. Holifield, Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, sent related messaging to several HBCUs including North Carolina A&T State University. Library Director Vicki Coleman suggested contact with the HBCU Library Alliance. Ross is requesting your response to the questions below. Please reply directly to me no later than Thursday, February 6. 1. Does your HBCU subscribe to any scientific or technical journals in order to provide students and faculty with the latest research and findings in any of the scientific, technology, engineering, or mathematics fields? 2. If so, roughly how much do you pay per year for this access in total across all subscriptions? (Note: understanding that individual subscription contracts may be confidential, we're mostly interested in the aggregate amount that institutions pay for all of their STEM journal subscriptions, and that number can be a ballpark/rough estimate.) 3. How many students (or faculty/researchers) do your STEM journal subscriptions serve? 4. How do you measure the value of your STEM journal subscription costs? Would you say that STEM journal access significantly increases your institution's ability to make new discoveries and train the next generation of American innovators? How do you quantify that? Let me know if you have questions or need additional information. I look forward to your response. Respectfully, Sandra SANDRA M. PHOENIX HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta GA 30314 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Honor the ancestors, honor the children and those yet to come. Building Capacity for Humanities Special Collections at HBCUs - Become an ally and partner with us to protect, preserve and share a more authentic record of American history. Follow this link http://hbculibraries.org/humanities-2019.html for more information. Follow this link http://hbculibraries.org/ and click on the Donate Now button to invest in this project. Your support is appreciated. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/