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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 PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Electronic Journals and Academic Libraries
Christian BurrisLIS 615November 25, 2008
Why electronic journals?
Expectations of patronsShift in methods for scholarly
communicationTimeliness of information
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
Challenges
Rising costsStaffing needsSupport from faculty, library
governancePerpetual accessChanging workflows; technology
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
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
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
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.
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
Questions?
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