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Making Waves
Making Waves: New Serials Landscapes in a Sea of Change addresses the traditional concerns of librarians in innovative ways. Budgets are discussed in terms of serials-purchasing consortia and the globalization of academic publishing. Cataloging and preserving now include electronic materials. These proceedings of the fifteenth conference of the North American Serials Interest Group, Inc. also include discussions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and reports on specific test projects such as BioOne, the Open Archives Project, and PubMed Central.
Open Access and the Future of Scholarly Communication
It is impossible to imagine the future of academic libraries without an extensive consideration of open access—the removal of price and permission barriers from scholarly research online. As textbook and journal subscription prices continue to rise, improvements in technology make online dissemination of scholarship less expensive, and faculty recognize the practical and philosophical appeal of making their work available to wider audiences. As a consequences, libraries have begun to consider a wide variety of open access “flavors” and business models. These new possibilities have significant impact on both library services and collection policies, and the call for new skills within li...
Serials in the Park
Discover new methods for simplifying the serials management process in today’s electronic era The dawn of the new millennium changed the field of information sciences forever as librarians and researchers alike were barraged with many new concepts and technologies, creating chaos and confusion. Serials in the Park is a breath of fresh air as expert speakers and consultants from the 18th Annual NASIG Conference (2003, Portland, Oregon) focus on the most significant trends and innovations for you and your patrons to use. From the Information Resource Matrix and serials aggregation to digital preservation and fund allocations, this important resource will help you successfully navigate the be...
NASIG 2001
NASIG 2001: A Serials Odyssey brings you up to date on licensing, negotiation, and accessibility issues, the XML format, the Tempe Principles, the impact of UCITA legislation, the CISTI Source/SUMO service, how to use the ONIX International standard, and much more than we could possibly list in this space! Derived from NASIG's 16th Annual Conference (2001, San Antonio, Texas) the state-of-the-art information and practical insights you'll find inside will help you hone your technical skills to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
OCLC, 1967-1997
Smith, CEO of OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (Dublin, Ohio), heads two dozen other contributors in commemorating three decades of growth as OCLC transformed from a nonprofit computer library service and research organization of 54 member academic libraries to a global network of some 26,000 libraries. Nineteen articles overview OCLC's role through the Information Age, explain in contest-winning entries what WorldCat (OCLC's Online Union Catalog) means to them, and discuss the various electronic reference revolutions. Co-published simultaneously as Journal of Library Administration, v.25, nos.2-4, 1998. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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