Periodical Acquisitions and the Internet

by Nancy Slight-Gibney (Editor)

Overview

This book, first published in 1999, reveals emerging trends in selecting, acquiring, and accessing electronic journals. This book stresses the need for librarians to understand copyright and contract laws, the complexity of the Internet business environment, and the need for constant training in order to take full advantage of electronic information. It offers proven methods, collection development procedures, and problem-solving techniques that keep up with the changes in collection librarianship and help librarians provide patrons with advanced and easy-to-use resources.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367369934
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/15/2021
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: Library and Information Science
Pages:	132
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Nancy Slight-Gibney

Table of Contents

1. Periodical Acquisitions and the Internet: An Introduction Nancy Slight-Gibney 2. Acquiring Electronic Journals Kathryn D. Ellis 3. Heads Up: Confronting the Selection and Access Issues of Electronic Journals Faye A. Chadwell and Sara Brownmiller 4. Acquisition of Electronic Access to Information: More Money, More Records, More Time Marjorie G. Wilhite 5. Information Resources Development for Electronic Publications: An Academic Model Patricia Promis and Atifa Rawan 6. Government Serials on the Internet: Challenges and Opportunities Ted D. Smith 7. A Survey of Standards for Identifying Serial Items on the Internet Jennifer L. Marill 8. The Internet: An Essential Tool for Law Library Serials Acquisitions Marla J. Schwartz and Susan J. Kimball 9. Human Factors in the Electronic Technical Services Joni Gomez

Editorial Reviews

3 Stars from Doody

This book is a basic assortment of articles on topics concerning the impact of electronic journals, products, and technologies on periodical acquisition in today's libraries. Information is offered on emerging technologies and how to incorporate them into existing libraries and their collections. The focus is on selection of information of materials available in electronic formats and the mechanics of acquiring access to them. This book is primarily intended for those who work in technical services and reference departments in large, academic libraries. Information may seem general to practicing technical services librarians, although the topics covered will serve as a good refresher. Those who are new to periodicals acquisitions are targeted, and the editor offers understanding of the current state of acquisitions of Internet resources and the impact of the World Wide Web on serials collections. A variety of topics are covered, including the impact and processing of electronic journals, issues in selection and accessing electronic materials, new human and technological models and the role of librarians in resource development, and standards for digital documents and how those standards will affect libraries. If your library subscribes to The Acquisition Librarian, all of the articles contained in this volume can be found in No. 29, 1999. These articles are an introduction to the issues surrounding the acquisition of electronic information for libraries. It is not an exhaustive study but it is a good beginning. Much of the information is not new and that might make for a tedious read for those whose libraries have an existing electronic collection. This is a good descriptionof the varying issues and concerns in acquiring electronic materials for those whose duties do not lie in actual acquisition of electronic media.

Cyril Oberlander

Reviewer: Cyril Oberlander(Portland State University Library)
Description: This book is a basic assortment of articles on topics concerning the impact of electronic journals, products, and technologies on periodical acquisition in today's libraries.
Purpose: Information is offered on emerging technologies and how to incorporate them into existing libraries and their collections. The focus is on selection of information of materials available in electronic formats and the mechanics of acquiring access to them.
Audience: This book is primarily intended for those who work in technical services and reference departments in large, academic libraries. Information may seem general to practicing technical services librarians, although the topics covered will serve as a good refresher. Those who are new to periodicals acquisitions are targeted, and the editor offers understanding of the current state of acquisitions of Internet resources and the impact of the World Wide Web on serials collections.
Features: A variety of topics are covered, including the impact and processing of electronic journals, issues in selection and accessing electronic materials, new human and technological models and the role of librarians in resource development, and standards for digital documents and how those standards will affect libraries.
Assessment: If your library subscribes to The Acquisition Librarian, all of the articles contained in this volume can be found in No. 29, 1999. These articles are an introduction to the issues surrounding the acquisition of electronic information for libraries. It is not an exhaustive study but it is a good beginning. Much of the information is not new and that might make for a tedious read for those whose libraries have an existing electronic collection. This is a good description of the varying issues and concerns in acquiring electronic materials for those whose duties do not lie in actual acquisition of electronic media.

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