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- ISBN: 9780789033857 | 0789033852
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 7/14/2008
The proliferation of e-journals and their impact on library collections is tremendous. E-Journals Access and Management takes a comprehensive look at how e-journals have changed the library landscape and offers librarians strategies to better manage them.
About the Editor | p. xiii |
Contributors | p. xv |
Acknowledgments | p. xxi |
The Digital Environment | |
Electronic Resources: The New Frontier for Academic Libraries | p. 3 |
Introduction | p. 3 |
Licensing | p. 3 |
Open Access | p. 4 |
Digitization and Preservation | p. 6 |
Scholarly Communication | p. 7 |
The Role of Libraries | p. 9 |
Copyright, E-Journals, and Libraries: Points of Intersection | p. 13 |
Introduction | p. 13 |
E-Journals | p. 15 |
Licensing | p. 18 |
Removal of Content | p. 19 |
Open Access | p. 20 |
Open Access Journals: The Global Movement and Local Publishing | p. 25 |
Introduction | p. 25 |
Definitions | p. 26 |
Benefits and Challenges | p. 27 |
Development of Open Access | p. 31 |
Open Journal Systems | p. 32 |
Conclusion | p. 37 |
Preserving the Outputs of Scholarly Communication for the Long Term: A Review of Recent Developments in Digital Preservation for Electronic Journal Content | p. 39 |
Introduction | p. 39 |
Defining the Digital Preservation Problem | p. 42 |
Solving the Digital Preservation Problem | p. 44 |
Recent Progress in Developing E-Journal Preservation Services | p. 51 |
LOCKSS | p. 52 |
The Wider Contexts of Scholarly Communication | p. 54 |
Conclusions | p. 59 |
Licensing, Acquisition, and Collection | |
Current Challenges in Licensing Negotiation: An Academic Library Perspective | p. 67 |
Background | p. 67 |
Current Licensing Negotiation Challenges | p. 70 |
Trends Likely to Influence Licensing Practices | p. 81 |
Conclusion | p. 86 |
Developing a Model License: A Canadian Consortium's Experience | p. 91 |
Overview of Model Licenses | p. 91 |
Consortium Background | p. 98 |
Developing the OCUL Model License | p. 100 |
Features of the OCUL Model License | p. 102 |
Uses for Model Licenses | p. 110 |
Future of Model Licenses in Libraries | p. 113 |
E-Journals, Budgets, and Collection Policies: Managing the Serials Stranglehold in Libraries | p. 119 |
Introduction | p. 119 |
Collecting and Budgeting for E-Journals | p. 120 |
Pricing Models and Components | p. 122 |
The Big Deal and Bundling | p. 124 |
The Transition from Print to Electronic | p. 126 |
The Nonsubscription Cost Savings of E-Journals | p. 129 |
E-Journals, Access, and Document Delivery | p. 129 |
Open Access and E-Journals | p. 131 |
Redefining Service Roles in the E-Environment | p. 137 |
Introduction | p. 137 |
The Need for Intermediaries in a Changing World | p. 138 |
Acquire and Renew | p. 141 |
Access | p. 145 |
Support | p. 149 |
Conclusions | p. 152 |
Decline of Print Journals | p. 155 |
History | p. 155 |
Technology: Changes and Reactions | p. 156 |
Future? | p. 159 |
The Collaborative Journey from Print to Electronic | p. 163 |
Review of the Literature | p. 163 |
The Process | p. 164 |
Conclusion | p. 167 |
When Print Doesn't Fade | p. 171 |
Introduction | p. 171 |
Background | p. 171 |
Literature Review | p. 173 |
Electronic Resources, 2001-2005 | p. 173 |
Periodicals, 2001-2005 | p. 175 |
Staffing, 2001-2005 | p. 175 |
Describing the Jump | p. 176 |
How We Managed | p. 177 |
Conclusion | p. 181 |
Access-Cataloging, Metadata, and the Web | |
Access Revolution: The Birth, Growth, and Supremacy of Electronic Journals As an Information Medium | p. 187 |
Introduction | p. 187 |
Evolution of Journal Article Access | p. 188 |
The Debut of E-Journals | p. 189 |
Web Lists | p. 191 |
New Research Methods | p. 192 |
CrossRef, OpenURL, and a Fledgling Search Engine | p. 194 |
Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond | p. 197 |
E-Journals and the Development of Resource Description and Access | p. 201 |
Introduction | p. 201 |
Background | p. 202 |
The Seriality Problem | p. 204 |
FRBR and Seriality | p. 206 |
The Content versus Carrier Problem | p. 209 |
FRBR and Content versus Carrier | p. 211 |
RDA | p. 212 |
RDA and the Mode of Issuance | p. 214 |
RDA and Content versus Carrier | p. 216 |
Conclusion | p. 219 |
Electronic Resource Management Systems | |
The Need for Electronic Resource Management Systems in Libraries | p. 227 |
Introduction | p. 227 |
Managing Metadata | p. 228 |
Access and Maintenance | p. 230 |
Usage Statistics | p. 231 |
Perpetual Access | p. 232 |
Communication, Workflow, and Interoperability | p. 234 |
Shopping in the ERM Aisle: Vendor and Open Source Offerings and Hints for the Busy Shopper | p. 239 |
A New Challenge | p. 239 |
The State of the Marketplace | p. 240 |
Commercial Vendor Offerings | p. 240 |
Open Source Electronic Resource Management Systems | p. 244 |
Considerations Beyond the Basic Requirements | p. 245 |
Conclusion | p. 249 |
Knowledgebase Maintenance and Its Impact on Electronic Access Tools | p. 253 |
Introduction | p. 253 |
Knowledgebases and Online Public Access Catalogs (OPACs) | p. 254 |
Building and Maintaining a Knowledgebase | p. 255 |
Quality of Data | p. 256 |
Distribution | p. 259 |
Features to Consider in Knowledgebases | p. 261 |
How Libraries Use Knowledgebases | p. 263 |
Electronic Resource Management Using a Vendor Product | p. 267 |
Introduction | p. 267 |
Licensing | p. 268 |
ERM Task Force | p. 270 |
ERM from Innovative Interfaces | p. 272 |
A Homegrown Contract Database | p. 277 |
Introduction | p. 277 |
The Paper Trail | p. 278 |
The Homegrown Contract Database | p. 280 |
Participants in the Discussion | p. 281 |
The Design | p. 281 |
Elements Used in the Database | p. 282 |
Administrative Features | p. 284 |
Enhancements List Created | p. 285 |
Lessons Learned As We Move into the Future | p. 285 |
Staffing and Workflow | |
E-Journal Workflow, Staffing, and Collaboration in Technical Services: A Taste for Coffee, a Tolerance for Ambiguity, and a Happy Ending | p. 289 |
Introduction | p. 289 |
The E-Journal Workflow: Inventing the Wheel | p. 289 |
The M-Word | p. 294 |
Staffing: The EJ Team | p. 296 |
Collaboration: Creation of the Tech(Ser)Nostructure | p. 299 |
A Happy Ending | p. 301 |
E-Journal Management in the Small Academic Library | p. 303 |
Introduction | p. 303 |
The Drive Toward E-Journals | p. 304 |
Personnel | p. 305 |
Funding E-Journal Collections | p. 305 |
Access | p. 306 |
Print Journals with Online Access | p. 307 |
Journal Aggregator Databases | p. 309 |
Single E-Journal Subscriptions | p. 311 |
Open Access Journals | p. 312 |
Repercussions of Canceling Print Journals | p. 313 |
Conclusion | p. 313 |
The Future | |
Thoughts on the Future of E-Journal Management and Access | p. 319 |
Introduction | p. 319 |
Longevity | p. 321 |
Management | p. 322 |
Content | p. 324 |
Access | p. 324 |
Index | p. 327 |
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