This book, first published in 1990, examines in detail 12 serials departments, both large and small, that experts have selected as representative examples of notable serials departments. The departments have in common a general reputation in the serials field as being good operations, in the sense of providing optimum services to their users despite the challenges of current-day problems in financial planning and collection re-evaluation and shaping. The examples offered serve mainly to suggest what works well in the serials operation today. Despite the lack of space devoted to the good serials department or the often crisis-oriented approach to serials problems that is occasionally emphasized in the literature, the ‘good serials operation’ undeniably exists and always has. Certain serials departments receive the utmost praise from librarian colleagues and faculty/student users alike. This authoritative volume shows that good serials librarianship remains what it has always been - a means of providing serials and the information in them to an ever-widening audience of readers and researchers. Economic changes may alter the pattern of serials department services, but they do not alter the real and ultimate goals of the serials department.
This book, first published in 1989, is a comprehensive look at PaULS, the Pennsylvania Union List of Serials. The editors, both of whom have extensive experience with online union listing, have collected the previously published articles recording the development and implementation of PaULS; compiled new articles representing updated perspectives; provided the PaULS procedure manual; and included an annotated bibliography of literature about online union listing. Contributors to this fascinating volume describe extensive union listing activities of West Virginia University, a special library, Calgon Corporation, and a regional consortia, the Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges.
Focusing on the management of serials in libraries and the role of serials in scholarly communications, this book combines descriptive and prescriptive approaches to illuminate major serials management issues. Unlike other works on the subject, this text emphasizes collection management issues-serials evaluation/selection criteria, cancellation, weeding, document delivery, budgeting, decision models, use studies, journal ranking, and the application of citation analysis (including use of the Journal Citation Reports and Bradfordian distribution). The author also discusses the implications of the Internet and World Wide Web for serials management. Other topics include types of serials, serials history, serials automation, electronic journals, technical services processing, and copyright issues. Appendixes list and annotate relevant World Wide Web sites, pertinent bibliographies, and sources of statistical data about serials. Significant research is often cited. There are extensive footnotes, and bibl
Here is the first international directory in the field of serials librarianship. This helpful book contains a list of serials experts whose record of contribution to serials librarianship is recognized regionally, nationally, and internationally. International Directory of Serials Specialists is a practical reference that lists contact persons who can supply specialized information on the serials literature of the national imprint and/or serials bibliographic control, management, and conservation in their respective territories. A forum for the exchange of serials expertise, the book facilitates communication in all aspects of serials librarianship. This guide also includes directory information for administrators in over 60 national, regional, and international centers which comprise the network for assigning International Standard Serial Numbers (ISSNs). This information facilitates bibliographic control, identification, and ordering of serial publications. International Directory of Serials Specialists covers 144 experts in 46 countries. Specific information is included for each individual: name, current position, business address, area(s) of serials expertise, career, conferences organized, papers presented, publications, and research in progress. Arranged alphabetically by country, the book is indexed both by personal names and areas of expertise to facilitate usage. An introduction provides a detailed explanation of the entries. Individuals listed in International Directory of Serials Specialists can be called upon to act as consultants, educators, workshop leaders, committee members, and more. The book can save time and effort for: librarians looking for colleagues to help with questions requiring specialized information library associations seeking serials experts who can represent them internationally individuals responsible for conferences, workshops, etc., who need qualified teachers, leaders, or speakers publishers sending direct mailings to serials librarians serials agents locating serials experts throughout the world serial publishers assessing market opportunities in other countries These individuals, along with anyone needing a serials consultant in another country, will find International Directory of Serials Specialists a valuable, easy-to-use source of helpful information.
This book, first published in 1982, explores all major aspects of automated serials control. It examines major working serials control systems in the United States and Canada, describes their operations, and evaluates their successes and shortcomings.
The Serial Set contains the House and Senate Documents and the House and Senate Reports. This volume includes House Reports from 107th Congress, 2nd Session, 2002.