Re: CALL FOR PAPERS: Electronic Journal Management Systems: Experiences from the Field Paoshan Yue 02 Jun 2004 00:53 UTC
Hi Gary, I will present a poster session at the coming NASIG confernce in Milwaukee on the following topic: Quest for a Centralized E-Journals Access Management System at UNR I have a plan to develop it into an article after the conference. I am very happy to learn about the theme issue of the Serials Librarian on electronic journal management systems. I think it would be a perfect place for me to submit the article I am going to write, even though the timeline is rather tight. I have taken the liberty to include the abstract of my poster session for you information. Please let me know if my proposed content fits the theme of your special issue. I also wonder when this special issue is scheduled to be published. ************************** Abstract: At the University of Nevada, Reno Libraries (UNR) the emphasis on acquiring online content began in earnest in 1998. From 1998 to 2003, UNR's electronic journal collection went from zero to 14,537 while the number of print journals fell slowly from 5,200 to 4,596. >From the very beginning, UNR made a commitment to provide users with online access to full-text journals, found in publisher packages and aggregator databases, via Web lists and OPAC with details such as holdings coverage, embargo, source, open access, and local subject headings. The metadata of e-journals were first tracked on spreadsheets in EXCEL for Web lists and were also cataloged in the OPAC, a dual-maintenance system which later proved to be needing improvement as UNR's electronic journal collection expanded. UNR thus developed an interim solution and a long-term solution for managing e-journals access. The interim solution is to replace EXCEL with Microsoft ACCESS in processing e-journal metadata, still a dual-maintenance system but with greatly reduced maintenance work and enhanced timeliness of e-journal metadata in the OPAC and on the Web lists. The long-term solution is to generate e-journal Web lists from the OPAC with streamlined e-journal metadata batch-loading process using Innovative's Electronic Resources Management Module, which UNR is currently beta-testing. This poster presents the trail of UNR's quest for a centralized e-journals access management system, with a focus on the design of the long-term solution. ************************** Kind regrads, Paoshan Yue Electronic Resources Access Librarian Getchell Library / MS 322 University of Nevada 1664 N. Virginia Street Reno, NV 89557-0044 PH: (775) 784-6500, Ext. 344 FX: (775) 784-1328 E-mail: yue@unr.edu -----Original Message----- From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU]On Behalf Of Gary Ives Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 9:04 AM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: [SERIALST] CALL FOR PAPERS: Electronic Journal Management Systems: Experiences from the Field My apologies for any cross posts. This is a call for papers for a special theme issue of the journal The Serials Librarian (Haworth, ISSN: 0361-526X, Jim Cole, Editor), tentatively entitled Electronic Journal Management Systems: Experiences from the Field, which I am guest editing. We are looking for papers which deal with the emergence, development, and implementation of, and experiences with, what might broadly be called electronic journal management systems, whether home-grown or commercial. This includes (but would not be limited to) any system which manages any part of the electronic journal acquisition process, license record-keeping (including ILL provisions), web maintenance (such as A-Z lists), and link resolver systems. Final copy of accepted articles are due no later than August 1, 2004. For Haworth's "Instructions for Authors", you may view at http://www.haworthpress.com/journals/instructionsforauthors.asp. Some basics for this journal: Manuscript style: Chicago Style Manuscript length: 5-50 typed pages Notes: Articles must be written in English. If the article is a translation from another language, a copy of the article in the original language should also be submitted if possible. Please don't hesitate to call or email if you have any questions. I will be at both NASIG and ALA if you'd like to touch base in person. Best regards, Gary Ives Assistant Director of Acquisitions & Coordinator of Electronic Resources Texas A&M University Libraries 5000 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-5000 Phone: (979) 458-0726 FAX: (979) 458-1630 Email: gives@lib-gw.tamu.edu