Re: teaching "serials librarianship" STEVE BLACK@FACULTY@ACADEMICAFFAIRS 05 Dec 2005 13:43 UTC
Rachel, I teach a Serials course in the SUNY-Albany library science program. A rough outline of what I cover is pasted below. Contact me off list if you'd like more information. Steve Black Reference, Serials, and Instruction Librarian The College of Saint Rose 392 Western Avenue Albany, NY 12203-1419 blacks@strose.edu (518)458-5494 1: The Serials Environment DEFINITIONS Serial International Organization for Standardization (ISO) definition National Serials Data Program (NSDP) definition parts, designations, and continuous Series collective title finite or continuous choice to catalog as monographs or serials Periodical serial intended to be published on a regular schedule scholarly journals, trade journals, magazines, newspapers THE SERIALS CRISIS Subscription Prices Inflation and Proliferation description causes Library Budgets unable to keep pace funds for materials higher prices for more serials SERIALS COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT Allocations Contrast between Public and Academic Libraries Carnegie Classification Guidelines for Collection Development Comprehensive level Research level Advanced study level Study level Initial study level Others Serials Collection development in practice portions of relevant literature patron expectations faculty expectations STANDARDS ISSN origin implementation possible changes SICI Stakeholders authors publishers indexing services vendors database subscription service libraries colleges and universities professors and researchers students general public 2: Remote Access Serials Formats of electronic serials Types HTML PDF Others Potential of online formats benefits of multimedia audio video data sets problem of lack of standard software for multimedia in serials Enumeration and Chronology and remote access serials why not required alternatives path dependency issues concerning updates and corrections COSTS TO PUBLISHERS OF PRODUCING SERIALS ONLINE costs in addition to print first copy costs reasons both formats are produced ACCESS VS. OWNERSHIP Considerations leasing vs. buying long term access Archival storage of remote access serials challenge of long term preservation LOCKSS TYPES OF DELIVERY OF REMOTE ACCESS SERIALS Direct subscription to individual titles Publisher packages Platform providers Index & abstract-based aggregations Reasons content in Index & abstract-based aggregations is not equivalent to print currency coverage graphics stability PATRON ACCESS TO REMOTE ACCESS SERIALS various means of access controlling access to authorized users passwords IP address recognition proxy servers Linking Technologies Link resolvers authorization holdings & leased access link to content OpenURL citation data in URL metadata elements Digital Object Identifier (DOI) unique identifier CrossRef COSTS TO LIBRARIES OF REMOTE ACCESS SERIALS Nonsubscription costs of serials cost bearing activities relative costs of print vs. remote access Impact on librarians' work adapting to change impact of new processes on responsibilities need for collaboration LIBRARY CONSORTIA definition types benefits risks CONCENTRATION AMONG PUBLISHERS Debate over the Big Deal description reasons Big Deals are controversial ongoing debate Mergers and Acquisitions among publishers of serials reasons serials are concentrating in fewer publishers risks of consolidation 3: Budgeting, Selection, and Deselection of Serials BUDGETING Role of serials crisis serials within overall budget METHODS OF BUDGET ALLOCATION One fund Allocation by discipline Allocation by number of patrons served REPORTING for whom reports are created information commonly contained sources of data dealing with uncertainty mid-year price changes impact of delays in publication ceased titles SELECTION Variation titles prices patrons Collection Development Policies relationship to institutional mission sample policy common criteria Selection Tools EBSCO Serials Directory Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory Sources of reviews of serials Library Journal Magazines for Libraries Selection criteria mission patron interest indexing peer review price level of use publisher reputation citations and impact physical quality comparable titles requests longevity availability reviews Gift subscriptions DESELECTION Tools for Deselection Price trend data Cost per use Rankings JCR Magazines for Libraries locally produced Cancellation projects 4: Serials Work Flow in Libraries ORDERING subscriptions standing orders Subscription agents services impact of divine/Faxon/RoweCom bankruptcy Association of Subscription Agents and Intermediaries RECEIVING Kardex files in the old days Integrated library systems MFHD and publication patterns Check-in benefits costs Holdings records maintenance in ILS in separate list(s) CLAIMING definition and reasons for claiming role of subscription agents special concerns with remote access serials SHELVING AND ACCESS location within library classify or alphabetize circulating serials shelf space requirements methods to conserve compact shelving microform digitization BINDING reasons to bind periodicals standards methods commercial in-house alternatives to binding scheduling WEEDING why necessary criteria finding homes for weeded serials 5: Cataloging Serials CONSER and AACR2 BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORDS FOR SERIALS Copy cataloging Original cataloging MARC 21 format for holdings data (MFHD) MAJOR CHANGES Processes when serials undergo major changes New title Ceased title Title change ISSUES REGARDING THE PRACTICE OF CATALOGING SERIALS Successive entry vs. latest entry cataloging Uniform titles for serials Public display of records Physical description Numbering "description based on" Subject headings REMOTE ACCESS ELECTRONIC SERIALS Serial or integrating resource? Catalog records for remote access serials Aggregator-neutral records Special concern about the titles of electronic serials Non-cataloging approach to accessing online serials Dublin Core Metadata 6: Economics and the Market for Serials COSTS OF SERIALS to libraries of printing and copying to patrons to publishers publishing online methods used to cover costs profits ECONOMICS OF SUBSCRIPTION PRICES opportunity cost & willingness to pay Elasticity of demand Dividing the market (price discrimination) Inflation SCHOLARLY JOURNALS AND THE THEORY OF PUBLIC GOODS definitions Pareto Optimum Directory of Open Access Journals Serials and deadweight loss Benefits of treating scholarly journals as public goods Club goods and consortia Challenges of sustaining a club goods model Potential benefits to stakeholders 7: Issues in Scholarly Journal Publishing PEER REVIEW description of process Criticisms of peer review inadequate compensation for the work of reviewing lack of timeliness lack of rigor conflicts of interest drawbacks of double-blind review bias lack of objectivity publication bias towards positive results PROFIT MOTIVE IN SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING attention focused on commercial publishers librarians' complaints atmosphere of distrust PUBLISH OR PERISH description of rank and tenure process Quantity and Quality role of ISI's citation indexes reputation of journals reforming rank and tenure ALTERNATIVE MODELS FOR SCHOLARLY JOURNALS Preprint servers Psycoloquy and arXiv.org disadvantages of preprints Open Archives Initiative Lower Cost Alternative Serials editorial boards SPARC Open Access definition rationale Open Access Initiative Public Library of Science Directory of Open Access Journals 8: Use of Serials COPYRIGHT AND FAIR USE libraries' responsibility principle of fair use Course reserves Interlibrary Loan Remote access serials and copyright PATRON PSYCHOLOGY AND THEIR USE OF SERIALS Maximizers and satisficers Making choices MEASURING USE IN LIBRARIES Counting citations Counting removal from shelves Validity and reliability Measuring use of remote access serials CITATION ANALYSIS ISI's citation indexes Journal Citation Reports PATTERNS OF JOURNAL USE Patterns by age Patterns by discipline Concentration of use Matthew Effect 80/20 Rule Bradford Distribution 9: Teaching Patrons to Use Serials REACHING PATRONS Reference service bibliographic instruction communicating with faculty TEACHING ABOUT LINKS AND HOLDINGS "Do we have this?" Serials beyond the local collection Interlibrary loan STRATEGIES FOR FINDING ARTICLES Browsing Database searching Following citations citation trail in the literature database tools to find related articles CITING SERIALS styles basic principles teaching strategies "Is this scholarly?" teaching strategies ASSESSING THE QUALITY OF SOURCES Authority Accuracy Objectivity Currency Coverage INFORMATION LITERACY Recognize need determine extent access effectively and efficiently evaluate incorporate accomplish purposes use ethically and legally -----Original Message----- From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Rachel Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 8:08 AM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: [SERIALST] teaching "serials librarianship" Dear Librarians, Im looking for up to date articles on "Serials" as part of academic Information and Library science programmes. Ive done a preliminary search and found very few articles. (pre 1990.) Alternatively I would welcome finding detailed curriculum from various library schools in the US or UK. As I understand it its not generally taught as an isolated subject but incorporated into "collection management".I would be very grateful to anyone who could help me find more information on the subject. Thanks Rachel Ben Librarian Serials and Interlibrary Loan Services