Jim Cole, Wayne Jones, David C Fowler

E-Serials Collection Management

Transitions, Trends, and Technicalities

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This informative volume gives you an up-close look at the increasingly important role that electronic serials play in the overall library collection, today and in the future. It addresses many of the themes, problems, and questions raised by this fast-evolving medium, including e-journal publishing issues, troubleshooting, and accreditation issues, as well as e-reserves, e-books, and more. In E-Serials Collection Management: Transitions, Trends, and Technicalities, library professionals from the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Australia discuss these issues, the problems they have faced, and the solutions they have developed for them. To view an excerpt online, find the book in our QuickSearch catalog at www.HaworthPress.com.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Dezember 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 224mm x 164mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 635g
• ISBN-13: 9780789017536
• ISBN-10: 0789017539
• Artikelnr.: 22092098

Autorenporträt

Jim Cole, Wayne Jones, David C Fowler

Inhaltsangabe

About the Editor
Contributors
Preface
List of Abbreviations
Chapter 1. Current Trends in Electronic Journal Publishing: An Agent's Unique Insight into Pricing
Licensing
and Technological Aspects Based on Proximity to Publishers and Libraries
Introduction
Management Challenges Facing Libraries
The Requirement of a License
Pricing Models
Access Technologies
Alternative Publishing
Conclusion
Chapter 2. To Use or Not to Use: The Benefits and Challenges of Using a Subscription Agent for Electronic Journals
The Benefits of Using a Subscription Agent
The Benefits of Using a Vendor/Publisher
The Benefits of Using a Third-Party Provider
The Challenges of Working with Subscription Agents
The Challenges of Working with Vendors/Publishers
The Challenges of Working with Third-Party Providers
Conclusion
Chapter 3. Collection Development and Cataloging of Online Materials: What Libraries Are Doing Now
Introduction
Methodology
Results and Analysis
Conclusion
Appendix
Chapter 4. IP Ranges versus Passwords: The Pros
the Cons
and What's in Between
Passwords
IP Access
IP and Password!
Password Advantages
Access Through Aggregators
Librarians Make a Difference
Future of Password and IP Access
Chapter 5. Consortia and Electronic Journals: An Overview
The Impetus to Cooperate
History of Cooperation and Consortia
Description of a Consortium: OhioLINK
Support for Consortia
Consortia: What Works
Consortia: E-Journal Problems
The Future of Consortial Arrangements
Conclusion
Chapter 6. Usage Data: Issues and Challenges for Electronic Resource Coll