Stephen J Bosch

Contact

(520) 621-6452
Main Library, Rm. A501
Tucson, AZ 85721
boschs@arizona.edu

Biography

Stephen Bosch has been involved with various aspects of acquisitions, collection development and library administrative services during his 35 year tenure at the University of Arizona. He has held positions as Acquisitions Librarian and Coordinator for Collection Development, Information Access Librarian, Financial and Administrative Services Librarian as well as his current position. Nationally, he has been chair of many ALA committees, and has served on many working groups, advisory boards, and councils focusing on information resource development and management, user needs assessments, licensing issues, and serials / monographs acquisitions. Of his many publications, the most recent is his article on serials pricing that appears each year in Library Journal. He is the 2006 recipient of the American Library Association ALCTS Leadership in Acquisitions Award and has served as Chair of the American Library Association ALCTS Acquisitions Section.

Awards

Ross Atkinson Lifetime Achievement Award

American Library Association, Summer 2019

Interests

Research

Library information resource management, pricing studies, scholarly communications, digital information delivery

Courses

No activities entered.

Scholarly Contributions

Books

Bosch, S. J. (2014). NISO DDA Working Group. Demand Driven Acquisitions of Monographs: A Recommended Practice of the National Information Standards Organization. National Information Standards Organization.

Chapters

Bosch, S. J. (2020). Periodical and Serial Prices, and North American Academic Books: Average Price and Price Indexes. In The Library and Book Trade Almanac(pp 331-370). Information Today, Inc.
Bosch, S. J. (2017). The Library / Vendor Relationship. In The Complete Guide to RFPs for Libraries. Libraries Unlimite. ABC Clio / Libraries Unlimited.
Bosch, S. J. (2015). Periodical and Serial Prices, and North American Academic Books: Average Price and Price Indexes. In The Library and Book Trade Almanac 2015(pp 416-420, 421-429, 440-441). Information Today.

Journals/Publications

Bosch, S. J., Albee, B., & Romaine, S. (2020). Follow the Money: Periodical Price Survey 2020. Library Journal, 145(4), 36-41.
Bosch, S. J. (2019). Periodical and Serial Prices, and North American Academic Books: Average Price and Price Indexes. The Library and Book Trade Almanac 2019, Pg. 338-341, 346-356, 368-373..
Bosch, S. J., Albee, B., & Romaine, S. (2019). Deal or No Deal. Library Journal, 144(3), 34–39.
Bosch, S. J. (2018). Periodical and Serial Prices, and North American Academic Books: Average Price and Price Indexes. The Library and Book Trade Almanac, 2018, 353-358, 362-376, 386-389.
Bosch, S. J., ALbee, B., & Henderson, K. (2018). Death by 1,000 Cuts. Library Journal, 143(7), 28-33.
Bosch, S. J. (2017). Periodical and Serial Prices, and North American Academic Books: Average Price and Price Indexes. The Library and Book Trade Almanac, 62, 347-352, 356-365, 378-381.
Bosch, S. J., & Henderson, K. (2017). New World, Same Model: Periodical Price Survey, 2017. Library Journal, 142(7), 40-45.
Bosch, S. J. (2016). Periodical and Serial Prices, and North American Academic Books: Average Price and Price Indexes. The Library and Book Trade Almanac, 61, 346-350, 351-363, 376-382.
Bosch, S. J. (2016). Print On Demand. Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences Fourth Edition.
Bosch, S. J., & Henderson, K. (2016). Fracking the Ecosystem: Periodical Price Survey 2016. Library Jounral, 141(7), 32-38.
Bosch, S. J., & Henderson, K. (2015). Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On: Periodicals Price Survey 2015. Library Journal, 140(7), 7 pg.
Bosch, S. J. (2014). North American Academic Books: Average Price and Price Indexes. The Library and Book Trade Almanac, 417-42, 432, 439-442.
Bosch, S. J., & Henderson, K. (2014). Steps Down the Evolutionary Road : Periodicals Price Survey 2014. Library Journal, 139(7).
Bosch, S. J. (2013). North American Academic Books: Average Price and Price Indexes. The Library and Book Trade Almanac, 406-414, 421, 428-431.
Bosch, S. J., & Henderson, K. (2013). The Winds of Change: Periodicals Price Survey 2013. Library Journal, 138(8), 28 – 33.
Bosch, S. J. (2012). North American Academic Books: Average Price and Price Indexes. The Library and Book Trade Almanac, 487-495, 508-511.
Bosch, S. J., & Henderson, K. (2012). Coping with the Terrible Twins: Periodicals Price Survey 2012. Library Journal, 137(8), 28-32.

Presentations

Bosch, S. J. (2018, March). Mind the Gap: Hot Topics in Today’s Libraries. Electronic Resources and Libraries Conference. Austin, TX: Electronic Resources and Libraries Conference.
Bosch, S. J. (2018, july). Resource Management Trends in Today’s Libraries. Collections Meeting at the University of Southern California. Los Angeles, CA: University of Southern California.
Bosch, S. J. (2017, Fall). It’s 2017: Do You Know What Your Approval Plan Is?. Charleston Conference. Charleston, SC: Charleston Conference.
Bosch, S. J., & Henderson, K. (2017, Summer). Predicting the Future in 3,000 Words and Charts. NASIG Conference 2017. Indianapolis, IN: North American Serials Interest Group.
Bosch, S. J. (2016, Fall). Exclusively Serials: The Art, the Business, and Best Practices. Charleston Acquisitions Conference. Charelston, SC: Charleston Acquisitions Conference.
Bosch, S. J. (2016, January). Risk Management: Priceless? Putting a Value on Collections. Arizona Archives Summit 8. Tempe, AZ: Arizona Historical Records Advisory Board.
Bosch, S. J. (2016, June). Building an Integrated Print and Ebook Acquisition Strategy. American Library Association Annual Conference. Orlando, FL: American Library Association.
Bosch, S. J. (2016, May). The Library-Subscription Agent Relationship is Crucial: What We All Need to Know. Acquisitions Institute at Timberline. Timberline, OR: Acquisitions Institute at Timberline.
Bosch, S. J. (2015, April). Strategic Priorities for the Global Resources STE Partnership. Center for Research Libraries' 2015 Global Resources Collections Forum. Virtual: Center for Research Libraries.
Bosch, S. J. (2015, January). Rethinking Monographic Acquisitions: Developing a Demand-Driven Purchase Model. Collection Development Strategies in an Evolving Marketplace: an ALCTS Midwinter Symposium. Chicago, IL: American Liobrary Association.
Bosch, S. J. (2015, June). Are You Aligned with Your Researchers? Content Strategies for Diversifying Content and Improving Outcomes. American Library Association Annual Conference. San Francisco, CA: American Library Association.
Bosch, S. J. (2015, June). DDA: How Best Practices Lead To A Healthy Bottom Line. NISO Virtual Conference, The Eternal To-Do List: Making Ebooks Work in Libraries. Online: National Information Standards Organiztion.
Bosch, S. J. (2015, June). The Collection Development and Management Viewpoint: Reflections on the Strength of Our “Safety Net” and Possibilities for Collaboration. Preserving America's Print Resources II: a North American Summit. Berkeley. CA: Center for Research Libraries.
Bosch, S. J. (2015, March). How To Make The Most Out Of Your Ebook Investment. ACRL Conference. Portland, OR: Association of College and Research Libraries.
Bosch, S. J. (2015, March). Springer Ebooks and the University of Arizona: a Successful Venture. Springer E-book Summit. Mexico City: Springer Verlag.
Bosch, S. J. (2015, May, October). Strategic Assessment of Library Collections and Research.. Leading a Strategic Assessment Program in a Research Library: An ARL Seminar. Virtual: Association of Research Libraries.
Bosch, S. J., & Henderson, K. (2015, July). Forces of Change: The Evolving Academic Information Marketplace. Marquette University Library Strategic Planning. Milwaukee, WI: Marquette University.
Bosch, S. J. (2014, March). E-Books, the University of Arizona Experience. Ebooks in Academic Libraries ProgramObhio State University.
Bosch, S. J. (2014, November). Strategic Assessment of Library Collections and Research. ARL Seminar. Online: ARL.
Bosch, S. J. (2013, April). Access to Historical STE Materials in the U.S. and Canada. Trends in Collecting, Archiving, and Digitization.. Chicago: Center for Research Libraries.
Bosch, S. J. (2013, June). Science, Technology & Engineering Historical Collections. American Library Association Annual Conference, Chief Collection Development Officers of Large Research Libraries Meeting. Chicago: ALA.

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