ABSTRACT

Discover the latest developments in serials publication Current advances in technology and research have triggered accelerating change in the state of serials, which makes keeping up-to-date on developments difficult. Mile-High Views: Surveying the Serials Vista: NASIG 2006 presents the leaders of serials publication providing their perspectives on the state of the world on the future of serials. This compilation includes several superb presentations from the 21st annual North American Serials Interest Group conference held in Denver, Colorado, in May, 2006. Mile-High Views: Surveying the Serials Vista: NASIG 2006 explores serials publication through helpful reviews of cataloging and techniques for implementing various projects. Also included are chapters exploring visions for the future, strategies for practical application of technology and theory, and tactical information to manage employees and economic resources. This book brings readers the world of serials as it is today—and as it will be in the future. Topics in Mile-High Views: Surveying the Serials Vista: NASIG 2006 include:

  • basic and advanced serials cataloging
  • electronic resource license language
  • implementing an institutional repository (IR)
  • impact of digitizing serials in the next ten years
  • details about the success in digitizing Colorado’s Historic Newspaper Collection
  • evolving roles in the digital communication system
  • review of the various uses of FRBR
  • alternative citation sources beyond the Web
  • blogs, wikis, and podcasts
  • managing personnel
  • resource description and access (RDA)
  • vendor-sponsored training
  • electronic resource management (ERM) systems
  • practices and principles of good project management
  • Open Access publishing collection development
  • print and online journal cost comparisons
  • and more!

Mile-High Views: Surveying the Serials Vista: NASIG 2006 is a horizon-expanding collection that is perfect for librarians, publishers, and commercial vendors interested in the future of serials publication.

chapter 1|3 pages

Introduction

part II|36 pages

Vision Sessions

chapter 6|10 pages

Things Fall Apart

chapter 7|12 pages

All the News That's Fit to Digitize

Creating Colorado's Historic Newspaper Collection

part III|160 pages

Strategy Sessions

chapter 9|12 pages

FRBR in the Real World

chapter 10|13 pages

Small and Medium Publishers in an E-World

Thinking Outside the Box

chapter 11|15 pages

The Changing Landscape of Serials

Open Access Journals in the Public Catalog

chapter 12|16 pages

The UC/JSTOR Paper Repository

Progress Thus Far

chapter 15|7 pages

Getting from Here to There, Safely

Library Strategic Planning for the Transition Away from Print Journals

chapter 16|19 pages

The State of Scholarly Communications

An Environmental Scan of Emerging Issues, Pitfalls, and Possibilities

chapter 18|14 pages

Mountains, Valleys, and Pathways: Serials Users' Needs and Steps to Meet Them

Part I: Identifying Serials Users' Needs: Preliminary Analysis of Focus Group and Semi-Structured Interviews at Colleges and Universities

chapter 19|14 pages

Mountains, Valleys and Pathways: Serials Users' Needs and Steps to Meet Them

Part II: Steps to Meet Serials Users' Needs: The Access Level Record for Serials, and ISSN Revision

part IV|142 pages

Tactics Sessions

chapter 20|6 pages

E-Resources = E-Opportunity

Connecting Systems, Technical Services and Patrons

chapter 21|4 pages

Crawling Out of the Web

Alternative Citation Sources

chapter 22|7 pages

Blogs, Wikis and Podcasts

Social Software in the Library

chapter 23|5 pages

Climbing Peaks and Navigating Valleys

Managing Personnel from High Altitude

chapter 24|4 pages

Old Is New Again

Using Established Workflows to Handle Electronic Resources

chapter 25|9 pages

The Shape of Things to Come

Resource Description and Access (RDA)

chapter 30|6 pages

Mile High to Ground Level

Getting Projects Organized and Completed

chapter 31|8 pages

Generating E-Collections Lists for Dummies

Creating a Better Electronic Reference Collection

chapter 33|5 pages

Climbing the Mountain

Choosing the Best Path for Serials Record Management

chapter 34|8 pages

Today's Journal Cost

Print vs. Online

chapter 35|8 pages

Poster Sessions