This book, first published in 1990, reflects the partnership among those who create, produce, distribute, and manage serials information. Lively and informative, this volume addresses several highly important topics, including the process of scholarly communication, the differences among types of serials vendors and whether or not a library should consolidate orders with a single vendor, and organizational and institutional concerns about the current journal pricing crisis.
This book, first published in 1990, reflects the partnership among those who create, produce, distribute, and manage serials information. It addresses several highly important topics, including scholarly communication, and the differences among types of serials vendors.
1. Money, Means, and Content Gillian Page
2. The Context of Scholarly
Communication Jack H. Schuster
3. The Scholarly Communication Process in the
Humanities: The Role of the Editor Richard H. Popkin
4. Scientific
Publication: Science News Daniel B. Menzel
5. Publish and Perish Alain L.
Henon
6. Scholarly Communication and the Role of Libraries: Problems and
Possibilities for Accessing Journal Articles David J. Cohen
7. CD-ROM in
Libraries: Access, Trends, and Challenges Karen Sandlin Silverman
8.
Observations on the Use of CD-ROM in Academic Libraries Joseph A. Michalak
9.
The CD-ROM Revolution at Columbia: Year One Beth Juhl and Anita Lowry
10.
Determining Which Subscription Agency Services Best Meet Your Needs N.
Bernard Buzzy Basch
11. The Serials Acquisition Partnership Jane Maddox
12.
Order Consolidation: A Shift to Single Vendor Service Jan Anderson
13. We
Need Department Store and Boutique Serials Vendors October Ivins
14. Serials
Pricing Issues: News From the Field Deana Astle
15. Report on the ARL Serials
Project Ann Okerson
16. A Scientist's Assessment of a Microcosm of the
Serials Universe Paul H. Ribbe
17. The Commercial Binding Agreement: Partners
in Preservation Tim McAdam
18. Latest Entry Cataloguing As an Option Sharon
Scott
19. Where Are Serials in Your Organization Chart? Miriam Palm
20.
Non-Print Serials and Title Waves Marlene Sue Heroux
21. Serials Analysis for
Budget and Collection Review As Well As Cooperative Development Dana
DAndraia
22. Creative Strategies for Serials Management: Current Awareness
Services Rebecca Schwartzkopf
23. To Bid or Not to Bid: Is It Still a Choice?
Bill Wilmering
24. Waiting for Nodough: The Future of Service Charges
Margaret M. Merryman
25. Serials Automation: Before, During, and After
Deborah Sommer
26. The Subscription Agent and the Integrated Library Systems
Vendor: A Marriage Made in Heaven? Constance L. Foster
27. The Thor Inventor
Ruling: Fact or Fiction? Margaret McKinley
Patricia Ohl Rice, Joyce L. Ogburn