Showing papers in "Serials Librarian in 2009"
TL;DR: An examination of e-books versus print books in order to assess which is the better value is presented, and evidence that online books are a cost-effective solution that becomes more cost- effective over time is presented.
Abstract: Jonathan Bunkell, Vice President of Online Book Sales for Elsevier, Ltd., presented an examination of e-books versus print books in order to assess which is the better value. The presenter considered the advantages of collecting online books as opposed to print, presented evidence that online books are a cost-effective solution that becomes more cost-effective over time, and demonstrated that e-books optimize usage of book titles, optimize their access and discoverability, and cross-link books with other online content for a dynamic research experience.
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TL;DR: The current social networking transformation taking place, and applied those changes to a library setting are discussed and several Web 2.0 tools, including blogs, RSS, Flickr, as well as many “friending” sites like Facebook and Twitter are demonstrated.
Abstract: Has your library discussed creating a Flickr account, a MySpace teen website, or a blog? David discussed the current social networking transformation taking place, and applied those changes to a library setting. He explained and demonstrated several Web 2.0 tools, including blogs, RSS, Flickr, as well as many “friending” sites like Facebook and Twitter. Finally, David reviewed the changes a library needs to make to meet and participate in our new online and participatory world.
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TL;DR: In this article, Foster, Bankier, and Wiley offered strategies for success drawn from their work creating successful institutional repositories, including a defined focus, as well as an attractive name and design.
Abstract: Institutional repositories (IR) are tools to support, disseminate, and showcase the scholarly communications and intellectual life of an institution. A successful repository requires planning and a defined focus, as well as an attractive name and design. To achieve success, the IR must serve faculty on faculty's terms; the librarian's role is to collaborate with faculty and ensure that the services of the IR meet faculty needs. Foster, Bankier, and Wiley offered strategies for success drawn from their work creating successful institutional repositories.
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TL;DR: The publisher paid stipends for the Student Ambassadors (SAms) and provided training and instructional and marketing materials, and the librarian assisted with training and orientation and provided oversight of the program.
Abstract: Account development manager, Brie Betz (Elsevier), librarian Stephanie Willen Brown (University of Connecticut, Storrs), and Deb Barberi, one of two Student Ambassador graduate students at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, worked together to promote the use of Scopus and Web of Science, large abstract and citation databases, to graduate students on campus. The publisher paid stipends for the Student Ambassadors (SAms) and provided training and instructional and marketing materials. The librarian assisted with training and orientation and provided oversight of the program. The SAms marketed the instruction sessions and presented the use of Scopus and Web of Science to their graduate student peers.
19 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the results of an online survey of libraries regarding bundled journal packages, which they call "Big Deals" and "Big Book Bundles", and present the survey results.
Abstract: The library's mission is to support the information and educational needs of its users. E-journal “Big Deals” offer libraries one method of maximizing the resources available to their users, but, with libraries now experiencing flat or decreasing budgets, these Big Deals present budgetary difficulties for libraries. They also remove collection development decisions from the control of the libraries themselves. Some libraries have canceled their Big Deals, resulting in problems. This article presents the results of an online survey of libraries regarding these bundled journal packages.
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TL;DR: In order for libraries to successfully market their e-resources, they must first understand what such an undertaking entails as mentioned in this paper, which may include conducting user studies, working creatively and collaboratively, and using many lines of communication to disseminate message.
Abstract: Marketing electronic resources is now a necessary task for librarians and libraries. In order for libraries to successfully market their e-resources, they must first understand what such an undertaking entails. This may include conducting user studies, working creatively and collaboratively, and using many lines of communication to disseminate the message.
18 citations
TL;DR: Sparked by recent industry events, libraries demand openness at a higher level than ever before, expressed through a tsunami of activity in the adoption of open source library automation software and in demands for open access to library data to enable better local control and integration with third party products.
Abstract: In the upcoming years, we anticipate major changes in the realm of library automation. The upheavals have begun, with many different movements challenging the models of library automation that have prevailed for decades. The monolithic integrated library system (ILS) continues to diminish in importance as libraries move toward a transition to a loosely coupled suite of applications. While the ILS continues to play a role, though ever smaller, libraries are making investments in a new generation of automation products, especially next generation interfaces more comprehensive in scope and better equipped to handle full-text electronic content. Electronic resource management (ERM) systems struggle as a genre of automation products designed to handle the specialized task of helping libraries make sense of their explosively growing collections of subscribed electronic content. Sparked by recent industry events, libraries demand openness at a higher level than ever before, expressed through a tsunami of activit...
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TL;DR: The Big Deal is continuing to evolve, even as it begins to fade away as discussed by the authors, and the authors of this paper are concerned over the inclusion of titles in aggregated packages that are neither wanted nor used by library patrons and the financial impact those titles are having on library budgets.
Abstract: Kenneth Frazier's call for avoiding the “Big Deal,” an aggregation of journals that publishers offer as a one-price, one-size-fits-all package, has won some converts. Concerns exist over the inclusion of titles in aggregated packages that are neither wanted nor used by library patrons and the financial impact those titles are having on library budgets. Most libraries, particularly smaller and medium-sized institutions, perceive great benefit from the aggregated packages. OhioLINK has succeeded in negotiating license agreements that allow for annual reductions by selecting titles in the packages for discontinuation. The Big Deal is continuing to evolve, even as it begins to fade away.
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TL;DR: The genesis of the project and the major players involved in it were discussed, as well as some of the issues and questions that have arisen such as what data to record and how to record it and what journals to include in the registry.
Abstract: The need for a registry of archived scholarly publications features in various reports on digital preservation and archiving of e-journals. Online access to scholarly journals brings many benefits. However, there are genuine concerns about long-term access, given threats from natural disaster, human folly and technological failure. Fortunately these concerns are being recognized and a number of organizations are stepping forward as archiving agencies, although as yet with no readily accessible means to discover who is looking after what, to what purpose and with what terms of availability.This paper describes a project to pilot an e-journals preservation registry that is being carried out by a UK national academic data centre and the international standards body for serials. Funded by JISC for the UK, various open issues include whether this should be regarded as an international initiative and whether it should help address related concerns in the library community for information on post-cancellation access.
16 citations
TL;DR: Four phases of effective workflow management are described including careful planning, development of workflow strategies, staffing and identification of resources, and integration of ERM and communication tools.
Abstract: Electronic resource management (ERM) workflows in academic libraries are characterized by their complex and constantly shifting nature. This article describes four phases of effective workflow management including careful planning, development of workflow strategies, staffing and identification of resources, and integration of ERM and communication tools. The importance of supporting effective communication strategies is emphasized throughout the article. Information obtained from informal interviews with eight academic librarians provides discussion points on workflows given up and workflows maintained as libraries transition to larger electronic resource collections.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors outline efforts by the CAUL (Council of Australian University Libraries) Consortium libraries to further streamline this process, working in conjunction with major publishers, and discuss the advantages of bundling e-journals together into publisher collections.
Abstract: The advantages of bundling e-journals together into publisher collections include increased access to information for the subscribing institution's clients, purchasing cost-effectiveness, and streamlined workflows. Although cataloging a consortial e-journal collection has its advantages, there are also various pitfalls and the author outlines efforts by the CAUL (Council of Australian University Libraries) Consortium libraries to further streamline this process, working in conjunction with major publishers. Despite the advantages that publisher collections provide, pressures to unbundle existing packages continue to build, fueled by an ever-increasing selection of available electronic resources; decreases in, and competing demands on, library budgets; the impact of currency fluctuations; and poor usage for an alarmingly high proportion of collection titles. Consortial perspectives on bundling and unbundling titles are discussed, including options for managing the addition of new titles to the bundle and w...
TL;DR: This article explored the differences and similarities between e-books and e-journals from the perspectives of a librarian in a consortium, a bookseller/e-book aggregator, a knowledgebase creator and researcher, and a consultant to libraries.
Abstract: This session explored how e-books are more serial-like than traditional printed books. The book “container” is eroding now that publishers supply abstracts, MARC records, and DOIs at the chapter level. Booksellers offer e-book packages that can be leased with annual renewal costs and options to trade content in and out. Libraries have to adjust workflow and budgets to handle monographic content that has continuing costs and may not be permanently owned. The panel presented viewpoints of the differences and similarities between e-books and e-journals from the perspectives of a librarian in a consortium, a bookseller/e-book aggregator, a knowledgebase creator and researcher, and a consultant to libraries. The challenges of e-books were highlighted and audience discussion was encouraged.
TL;DR: With endowment investments and state tax revenue at low levels, both private and public institutions are no longer able to support their libraries' excessive spending on content as discussed by the authors, and the notion that someone will need it at some time in the future can arguably be considered wasteful spending; the "Big Deal" is no longer a good deal.
Abstract: With endowment investments and state tax revenue at low levels, both private and public institutions are no longer able to support their libraries' excessive spending on content. Purchasing large bundles of content is no longer thrifty and the notion that someone will need it at some time in the future can arguably be considered wasteful spending; the “Big Deal” is no longer a good deal. The mantra “do more with less” now means reductions in staff, hours and collection spending as librarians meander through tough economic times to reinvent themselves as the experts on campus who can connect users to content even when barriers exist.
TL;DR: SpringerLink/PALINET's Consortial Big Deal package of over 1,700 titles was the focus of this session.
Abstract: SpringerLink/PALINET's Consortial Big Deal package of over 1,700 titles was the focus of this session. Presenters discussed the needs and issues involved in planning, constructing, and managing Big Deal purchases.
TL;DR: From the nuts-and-bolts details to tips on better serving users, this session was a road map for any other library trying to navigate a similar path.
Abstract: Anyone who needs to get an electronic resource management (ERM) system up and running needed this session! Moderated by Ted Fons of Innovative Interfaces, Inc., “Real ERM Implementations: Notes from the Field,” included panelists Jeff Daniels of Grand Valley State University (GVSU), Karl Maria Fattig of Bowdoin College, Toni Katz of Colby College, Jeanne Langendorfer of Bowling Green State University (BGSU), and Paul Moeller of the University of Colorado at Boulder (UCB). Each panelist is at various stages of implementing an ERM at his or her library. By telling their stories, including their challenges, regrets, failures, and solutions, the panelists hoped they might help other libraries survive the same process. From the nuts-and-bolts details to tips on better serving users, this session was a road map for any other library trying to navigate a similar path.
TL;DR: This article reports on a survey of U.S. academic libraries conducted in the spring of 2008 to determine if and how academic libraries were actively cataloging e-journals in the age of the OpenURL, A–Z journal lists, and the batch loading of purchased MARC records.
Abstract: This article reports on a survey of U.S. academic libraries that was conducted in the spring of 2008 to determine if and how academic libraries were actively cataloging e-journals in the age of the OpenURL, A–Z journal lists, and the batch loading of purchased MARC records.
TL;DR: This chapter discusses how libraries must respond to the needs of those users whose needs can easily be meet with Google-like discovery tools as well as those who require deeper access to the authors' resources.
Abstract: User expectations for complete and immediate discovery and delivery of information have been set by their experiences in the Web 2.0 world. Libraries must respond to the needs of those users whose needs can easily be meet with Google-like discovery tools as well as those who require deeper access to our resources. What has happened to bring us to this time in the evolution of library collections and services? What characterizes user expectations and how are we fulfilling them today? What can we do to prepare for the future? Are we prepared for what is to come?
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report on an analysis designed to determine the extent to which contract pricing has diverged from current pricing, whether usage justifies the cost of the contract, and whether the data shows any indication that the long-term effects of contract are detrimental to our best interests.
Abstract: Texas A&M University Libraries has maintained a ScienceDirect license since 1999. As a result, there is a growing divergence in title-level pricing under the license compared to current list prices. Because titles may have either increased or decreased significantly in content over time, our contract price could be either greater or less than current price. This article reports on an analysis designed to determine the extent to which contract pricing has diverged from current pricing, whether usage justifies the cost of the contract, and whether the data shows any indication that the long-term effects of the contract are detrimental to our best interests.
TL;DR: The author discusses the cataloging of serial publications according to the provisions of RDA (Resource Description and Access).
Abstract: The author discusses the cataloging of serial publications according to the provisions of RDA (Resource Description and Access). Changes in practice relating to serials are outlined, and specific rules from the RDA full draft of November 2008 are given. Serial examples from Appendix M of the same draft are shown, as is the mapping of the MARC 21 serials linking fields (fields 77X-78X) to RDA, taken from Appendix D of the draft.
TL;DR: For instance, the authors provided valuable information about promotion and tenure for librarians in academic institutions from their survey of Carnegie institution Librarians, including demographic information, positive and negative aspects of tenure-track positions, and advice for those working in or considering tenure.
Abstract: Requirements for promotion and tenure vary widely from university to university. Karen Davidson and June Garner provided valuable information about promotion and tenure for librarians in academic institutions from their survey of Carnegie institution librarians. Their presentation included demographic information, positive and negative aspects of tenure-track positions, and advice for those working in or considering tenure-track positions.
TL;DR: A two-year digitization project undertaken to preserve endangered Mongolian newspapers and periodicals in the collection and to expand access to them via the Internet is described.
Abstract: The periodical collection at the Press Institute of Mongolia includes rare newspapers documenting political and economic changes in Mongolia in the 1990s. This article describes a two-year digitization project undertaken to preserve endangered Mongolian newspapers and periodicals in the collection and to expand access to them via the Internet. Newspaper digitization poses many challenges due to large format, complex page layout, and poor-quality print. These difficulties are compounded in the development of international digital libraries that use non-Latin characters. Greenstone, an open-source digital library software suite, offers multilingual support and was used to create a digital archive of these rare Mongolian publications.
TL;DR: An overview of the problems facing library patrons, the various factors that can lead to errors in the knowledgebase and what the KBART project may be able to do to contribute to better data for everyone is provided.
Abstract: Knowledge Bases and Related Tools (KBART) is a joint project between the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) and the UK Serials Group (UKSG) that is now underway with a focus on improving the functioning of OpenURL by providing standards for the quality and timeliness of data provided by publishers to knowledgebases. In this presentation Peter McCracken, Co-founder of Serials Solutions, provided an overview of KBART and discussed the future plans of this new initiative. A major goal of KBART is to develop a best practices guide that can be used by content providers as they focus on quality control as it relates to the data they provide to the knowledgebase. By bringing together librarians, publishers, aggregators, and e-resource and access management services (ERAMS) vendors the hope is that the real beneficiaries will be library patrons. Several problems that impact the ability of users to get to full-text content include OpenURL data errors and syntax errors. Peter provided an overview of...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the ethics of preservation, both as they have been traditionally established and as they might apply to current and future digital preservation efforts, and discuss how the preservation community has defined the ethical dimensions of its work and developed guidelines to support an ethical practice.
Abstract: This article explores the ethics of preservation, both as they have been traditionally established and as they might apply to current and future digital preservation efforts. The first part of the article reviews the literature of the past two decades to see how the preservation community has defined the ethical dimensions of its work, as well as developed guidelines to support an ethical practice. The second part considers digital preservation and the ways it both extends and complicates established ethical tenets. Digital preservation challenges the library community to revisit fundamental preservation practices and responsibilities. Our ability to come to consensus on these issues will be critical for the public's continued trust in our roles as stewards of the cultural record.
TL;DR: By spending less time processing print materials and ending bibliographic instruction, more time will be available for librarians to market and manage e-resources, which will be of greater benefit to today's library users.
Abstract: Changing trends in library use and management of e-resources were discussed by Jane Burke from ProQuest/Serials Solutions. A paradigm shift in library collections has occurred in which e‐resources are now the major component of new library materials, requiring new ways to manage and display them. The use of e‐resource access and management services was discussed as a helpful tool, along with federated searching. Burke suggested that by spending less time processing print materials and ending bibliographic instruction, more time will be available for librarians to market and manage e-resources, which will be of greater benefit to today's library users.
TL;DR: Representatives from two different journal publishers, Berkeley Electronic Press and Springer, discuss ways publishers are adapting to changes in the academic journal publishing market.
Abstract: Open access repositories and Web 2.0-organized content on the one hand, author-pays and institution-pays business models on the other: one might think that professionally published, subscription-based journals are obsolete. But there are still good reasons to organize academic publishing around journals that are published by professional publishers and sold to libraries. Representatives from two different journal publishers, Berkeley Electronic Press and Springer, discuss ways publishers are adapting to changes in the academic journal publishing market.
TL;DR: Coming of age in the e-world has been an exciting time for library users as the volume of information available at the desktop is rapidly expanding, but the workflow to support the control mechanisms developed by publishers has produced a serious volume of new work for libraries.
Abstract: Coming of age in the e-world has been an exciting time for library users as the volume of information available at the desktop is rapidly expanding. While end users have benefited from the increased volume of content, the workflow to support the control mechanisms developed by publishers has produced a serious volume of new work for libraries. Too often the access and registration procedures are based on the primitive access and control systems developed by hosting services, which requires a library to perform a series of functions to activate and maintain access to this e-content. Subscriptions agents have reengineered their systems to be able to support much of this new e-journal access and registration work. There is no question that the transition from print journals to electronic format has produced a new world order and turned everything in the past upside-down. End users and publishers have landed on their feet. It is the library and the subscription agent that have ended on the bottom of the pile,...
TL;DR: In this article, a strategy session about the vendor/library working relationship was given by three panel members with a variety of experiences and offering viewpoints of both vendors and librarians.
Abstract: This strategy session about the vendor/library working relationship was given by three panel members with a variety of experiences and offering viewpoints of both vendors and librarians. The needs and goals of each partner in this working relationship were discussed so that both librarians and vendors can appreciate the others' needs and goals, as well as be aware of unrealistic demands or damaging behaviors of their own. Keeping these in mind, a mutually beneficial and productive business relationship can be developed in which vendors and libraries partner to provide the best services to the library user.
TL;DR: Holly Eggleston provided an overview of electronic resources and described Shibboleth, the Library/Shibboleth project, and the U.S. Higher Education/Research federation called InCommon.
Abstract: Holly Eggleston provided an overview of electronic resources. She enumerated the advantages of e-resources and talked about some of the challenges in managing access to e-resources. Using several scenarios, she illustrated access problems and possible solutions. The solutions included traditional proxy, rewrite proxy, client virtual private network (VPN), and Shibboleth. She then described Shibboleth, the Library/Shibboleth project, and the U.S. Higher Education/Research federation called InCommon.
TL;DR: Digitization is affecting scholarly communication and academic journals because of the bundling of journals by publishers and the growing variety of formats that open up new avenues of dissemination.
Abstract: Academic journals have traditionally provided disciplinary forums for scholarly communication (i.e., vetting, legitimating, and disseminating new ideas). Digitization is affecting scholarly communication and academic journals. Two effects are the bundling of journals by publishers and the growing variety of formats that open up new avenues of dissemination. Both effects have disrupted the traditional roles and relationships of scholars and their institutions, publishers and libraries in the processes of scholarly communication, including the significance of academic journals as a format.