Re: Are Journals in JSTOR Current Serials? Pennington, Buddy D. 23 Aug 2007 15:08 UTC
Well that answers one of my questions. I wonder why they took it out of the directions. Different folks do them over the years (I wasn't involved until 2005). And it still makes you wonder why that portion of our collections is not something counted in the statistics when it arguably is the one making the most impact (Academic Search Premier is by far our number one resource in terms of usage and FT). Buddy Pennington Serial Acquisitions Librarian University of Missouri - Kansas City University Libraries 800 East 51st Street Kansas City, MO 64110 816-235-1548 816-333-5584 (fax) penningtonb@umkc.edu -----Original Message----- From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Gibbons, Dennis Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 9:21 AM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Are Journals in JSTOR Current Serials? The instructions for line 26 of the 2003 Academic Libraries Survey stated: "Do not count the titles included in full-text article databases such as Lexis-Nexis, ABI/INFORM." One assumes this still pertains though not explicitly stated. --Dennis Dennis Gibbons Collection Development Librarian Texas Christian University Phone: 817-257-7312 TCU Box 298400 Fax: 817-257-7282 Fort Worth, TX 76129 E-mail: d.gibbons@tcu.edu -----Original Message----- From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Eduardo Gil Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 8:21 AM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Are Journals in JSTOR Current Serials? Do any of you count active (current) subscriptions if available through aggregate databases such as Infotrac, Academic Search Premier. Up to now I've only been counting ("official count") those serials/journals that are the real thing, ex., Project muse titles, Science Direct, Springer etc. Eduardo Hutchens, Chad wrote: > I don't see why you wouldn't count a JSTOR title if you're receiving > the title individually (even though it's in JSTOR as well). > > Some titles in JSTOR are still active (in that they're still being > published), some have ceased publication (but the full run isn't > available in JSTOR because the moving wall hasn't caught up with the > last issue), and some are have ceased and JSTOR offers access to the > full run of the journal. So I guess the answer is, it depends on the > title. > > Clear as mud right? > > Chad E. Hutchens > Electronic Resources Librarian > Montana State University Libraries > P.O. Box 173320 > Bozeman, MT 59717-3320 > (406) 994-4313 phone > (406) 994-2851 fax > chutchens@montana.edu > > -----Original Message----- > From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum > [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Gibbons, Dennis > Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 3:18 PM > To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU > Subject: [SERIALST] Are Journals in JSTOR Current Serials? > > Line 26 of the Academic Libraries Survey asks for the number of > current serial titles held at the end of the Fiscal Year. The > instructions for line 26 read: > > Part D - Library Collections > Current serial titles (line 26) - Report the total number of titles in > all formats. If the title comes in both paper and electronic form, > count it twice. Count each individual title if it is received as part > of a publisher's package. Include paper and microfilm government > documents issued serially if they are accessible through the library's > catalog. Report indexing and abstracting services that may contain > full-text in line 27. > > Do any libraries count JSTOR journals as current serial titles? > > Dennis Gibbons > Collection Development Librarian > Texas Christian University Phone: 817-257-7312 > TCU Box 298400 Fax: 817-257-7282 > Fort Worth, TX 76129 E-mail: d.gibbons@tcu.edu >