E-Serials

Jim Cole, Wayne Jones

About the Editor Contributors Preface Publishing Chapter 1. D-Lib Magazine: Incremental Evolution of an Electronic Magazine Introduction Digital Library Research D-Lib Magazine's Mission Design and Style Persistent Identifiers Metadata Editing Chapter 2. ScienceDirect A Brief History What Is ScienceDirect? Access Terms Back Files, Archiving, and Access After Cancellation ScienceDirect As a Publishing Environment Future Relationship of SDOS and ScienceDirect Future Technical Development of ScienceDirect In Summary Pricing Chapter 3. Electronic Serials Costs: Sales and Acquisitions Practices in Transition Cost of Electronic versus Print Publishing Purchasing Individual Electronic Serial Titles Search Interface Providers Bundling or Packaging of Electronic Serials Consortia: Buying in Bulk Cost of Archiving Possible Scholarly Publishing Alternatives The Future of Electronic Serials Pricing Acquisitions and Collection Development Chapter 4. An Eclipse of the Sun: Acquisitions in the Digital Era Introduction The Digital Resource Purchase Process Staffing Quality Control in the Digital World Licensing Growing Pains: The Negotiation Process Managing Licenses and Resources in Relation to License Terms The Role of the Traditional Serials Vendor Archiving Relationship of Serials Acquisitions to Cataloging Conclusion Chapter 5. Perspectives on the Library As E-Journal Customer, Intermediary, and Negotiator in a Time of Chaos Introduction Toward Systemic Thinking and Outcomes Orientation Toward Active Negotiating Strategies Optimizing versus Maximizing Analyzing Impacts Outcomes and Accountability Conclusion Chapter 6. Collection Development for Online Serials Redux: Now Who Needs to Do What, and Why, and When Introduction Who Needs to Be Involved in Getting Electronic Products Up and Running? Setting Up Your Guidelines Draft Guidelines for Selecting, Processing, and Accessing Electronic Resources Conclusion AppendixSynopsis of Kenneth Crews' Licensing for Information Resources: Creative Contracts and the Library Mission Chapter 7. Coordination and Collaboration: A Model for Electronic Resources Management Introduction The Impact of Electronic Resources Organizational Challenges The Collaborative Electronic Resources Coordination Approach Conclusion Cataloging and Metadata Chapter 8. A Square Peg in a Round Hole: Applying AACR2 to Electronic Journals Introduction Background Problems of Bibliographic Description Summary Chapter 9. Electronic Serials: Searching for a Chief Source of Information AARC2 Revisions A Look at CONSER Documentation Searching for an Alternative Advantages of Adopting the Opening Page As the Chief Source Conclusion Chapter 10. A Meditation on Metadata Introduction Metadata As Something Old Metadata As Something New Metadata As Something Borrowed Metadata As Something We Do Conclusion Preservation and Archiving Chapter 11. Digital Preservation and Long-Term Access to the Content of Electronic Serials Introduction The Electronic Serial Landscape The Functions of Serials Electronic Serials Self-Archiving Initiatives Distribution Methods and Formats in Use E-Serials and Digital Preservation Conclusion Projects and Innovations Chapter 12. Interactive Peer Review in the Journal of Interactive Media in Education: Processes, Tools, and Techniques for Managing Persistent Discourse Introduction Discourse and Persistence Journal of Interactive Media in Education Discussion Looking to th