E-Serials Collection Management - Cole, Jim

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Résumé :
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...

Biographie:
Jim Cole, Wayne Jones, David C Fowler...

Sommaire:
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....