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Christian Burris LIS 615 November 25, 2008. Electronic Journals and Academic Libraries. Why electronic journals?. Expectations of patrons Shift in methods for scholarly communication Timeliness of information. Advantages. Access by users Availability - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Electronic Journals and Academic Libraries

Electronic Journals and Academic Libraries

Christian BurrisLIS 615November 25, 2008

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Why electronic journals?

Expectations of patronsShift in methods for scholarly

communicationTimeliness of information

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Advantages

Access by usersAvailabilityNumber and depth of journals

available to libraries (the “Big Deal”)Opportunities for new sources (e.g.

Open Access movement)Advantages of Internet

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Challenges

Rising costsStaffing needsSupport from faculty, library

governancePerpetual accessChanging workflows; technology

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Resource #1 Curtis, D. (2005). E-Journals: A How-To-Do-It

Manual for Librarians. New York: Neal-Schuman. Written in ordinary language Attempts to “de-mystify” the process Chapters explain a specific procedure

(e.g. ordering, licensing, receiving)

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Resource #2 Jasper, R. P., & Sheble, L. (2005).

Evolutionary Approach to Managing E-Resources. The Serials Librarian, 47(4), 55-70. Written by collections librarians Details one library’s approach to handle

electronic journals Preparation for future development of

electronic resource management system (ERMS)

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Resource #3 Montgomery, C. H. (2000). Measuring the

Impact of an Electronic Journal Collection on Library Costs; A Framework and Preliminary Observations. D-Lib Magazine, 6(10). Costs in terms of subscription prices, but

also personnel and staff time License agreements force libraries into

legal matters Rise of consortia to offset costs (NC LIVE,

Carolina Consortium)

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Resource #4 Stemper, J., & Barribeau, S. (2006).

Perpetual Access to Electronic Journals: A Survey of One Academic Research Library's Licenses. Library Resources & Technical Services, 50(2), 91-109. Importance of licensing

agreements/contracts New content providers (JSTOR, Project

Muse) New initiatives: “dark archives”

(LOCKSS, Portico)

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Resource #5 Inger, S. & Gardner, T. (2008).  How Readers

Navigate to Scholarly Content [White paper].  Retrieved November 24, 2008 from http://www.sic.ox14.com/howreadersnavigatetoscholarlycontent.pdf. Changing search strategies by patrons Article-level access Users take advantage of new services

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Additional Resource #1 Russell., S. D. (n.d.). E-Journals.org:

Providing links to the world's electronic journals.  Retrieved November 24, 2008, from http://www.e-journals.org/. Access to journals outside of publisher

packages Grouping by broad categories (e.g.

subjects, free access, open access) Can be a tool for smaller or foreign

libraries to electronic journals

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Additional Resource #2 DeAngelis, C. D. (editor in chief). (n.d). 

JAMA Audio Commentary.  Retrieved November 23, 2008 from http://jama.ama-assn.org/misc/audiocommentary.dtl. Presented by editor of JAMA A summary of each issue Beyond the “container” of a physical

journal Cover image

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Plan B! American Medical Association (producer). (2008

November 19). November 19, 2008 issue, Vol. 300, No. 19. Journal of the American Medical Association. Podcast retrieved from http://jama.ama-assn.org/misc/audiocommentary.dtl.

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Conclusions and the FutureMore journals moving onlineCollections policies need to be

amended to account for expanded growth

Call for standardsBeginnings of truly “born digital”

journals

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Questions?

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Happy Thanksgiving!