[WEB4LIB] RE: Article - "Post-Tasini: Pity the Librarians"

[Dan Robinson]

I've always argued that depending on aggregators for periodical
collections for libraries was dangerous. Collections would shift as
vendors are changed and fulltext can disappear in a flash if it's
contained on a website. I see more linking to Publisher's sites for
fulltext from I&A services. Then the Publishers can control the access,
collect the statistics and pay the correct royalties. Since libraries
will still be paying for subscriptions, the publishers shouldn't feel as
threatened by fulltext as they now are. 

As a side 'benefit' of Tasini, maybe our feedback won't contain so many
complaints about the holes in our fulltext when we report that the
author has denied permission for electronic distribution of the article.


Dan Robinson
HW Wilson Company
Bronx, NY
drobinson at hwwilson.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: peter h mccracken [mailto:petermcc at u.washington.edu]
> Sent: Friday, June 29, 2001 11:56 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: [WEB4LIB] RE: Article - "Post-Tasini: Pity the Librarians"
> 
> 
> 
> Also, the decision could have far-reaching implications for 
> retrospective
> digitization projects. What if someone decides to create a full-text
> version of a retrospective Reader's Guide? Since they're not 
> reproducing
> an entire version of a specific journal, but rather a 
> disparate collection
> of unrelated articles, and the publishers don't hold blanket copyright
> agreements, it could make for a spotty collection, at best.
> 
> So obviously, we need to be maintaining our microfilm or print runs of
> these journals if we want to provide full access to them for 
> our patrons.
> 
> "Full text" databases are becoming less and less "full text" 
> every day!
> 
> Peter H. McCracken                    Reference & 
> Instructional Librarian
>