Call for Papers: _E-Serials Collection Management_

[Gerry Mckiernan]

Oct. 26, 2001

To the members of this listserv:

I am editing a book for Haworth Press entitled "E-SERIALS COLLECTION MANAGEMENT: TRANSITIONS, TRENDS AND TECHNICALITIES". This book is a volume in the series "Haworth Series on Serials Librarianship and Continuing Resources". It will be a collection of essays by various library and publishing professionals such as yourself, concerning the current environment in libraries for the acquisition, processing and presentation of e-journals.

I would like to invite interested people to write a paper for this collection. If you have a relevant topic in mind, please feel free to share your idea with me; Otherwise, I have prepared a list of some 20 topics that could be relevant to this book that you may want to consider; please find this listing at the bottom of this message. 

We are projecting to have all manuscripts completed by the end of February 2002, so that editing and publishing tasks can be accomplished.

I would be pleased and honored to have some of you contribute your thoughts to this project. Please contact me about your interest at dfowler at iastate.edu and also let me know if I can answer any questions for you.

Sincerely,

Dave Fowler

David C. Fowler
Assistant Professor
Electronic Resources Coordinator
Iowa State University
204 Parks Library
Ames, IA 50011
dfowler at iastate.edu
work (515) 294-0422
fax (515) 294-5525

"I am a man, but... I can change.... if I have to.... I guess...."   -Red Green

OUTLINE

"E-SERIALS COLLECTION MANAGEMENT: TRANSITIONS, TRENDS AND TECHNICALITIES"

Edited by David C. Fowler

Topic Ideas:

When to catalog or not catalog electronic resources (Rebecca?)

Evaluating the actual costs of "Free" e-journals (acquisitions, cataloging time, etc.)

Issues in coordinating e-journal collection management with print journal collection management.

Quandaries when evaluating very high use/very high cost print/e-journal combos subscriptions: Where has the envelope been pushed?

Strategies when confronted with license problems by vendors.

IP ranges vs. Passwords: When (if ever) are passwords an acceptable alternative to IP access?

Moving to a new e-book paradigm

How do libraries allot staff for e-serials management (a survey?)

Current trends in IT issues for e-serials 

Will the paper serial become obsolete in the academic environment?

Preservation issues for e-serials

Consortial arrangements for e-serials: When to use

Problems and solutions in e-reserve 

E-serial usage statistics: in what ways are they utilized?

Problems and solutions in promoting e-serial usage to customers

Using and evaluating tracking mechanisms for e-resources

Purchasing e-serials: subscription agents vs. vendors

Problems with STM journal publishers that don't provide site licenses

Current trends in electronic journal publishing 


[POSTED BY GERRY MCKIERNAN / gerrymck at iastate.edu / IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY / ON BEHALF OF DAVID FOWLER]