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Information Standards Quarterly (ISQ)

Spring 2009 issueSpring 2009 issue

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NISO Recommended NISO Recommended PracticesPractices

“Best practice,” guidelines;

Can be leading edge, exceptional model, or proven industry practice;

Discretionary: can be used whole or partially;

Modifiable to suit user needs.

Faster to produce and update.

Your input is welcome!

Near-final Draft GuidelinesNear-final Draft Guidelines

Identifyinginformation +Title history

Identifyinginformation +Title history

1528-9001

Inaccurate citation

Missing title history: American cartographer Vol. 1 - 16

Cartography and geographic information systems Vol. 16-25

CitationsCitationsCitationsCitations

The primary way researchers become aware of articles

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16No one can eraseNo one can eraseall printed citationsall printed citations

Title Changes: DoTitle Changes: Do

› Consult appropriate ISSN center Title changes may require a new ISSN

› Implement at start of volume or year

Users appreciate as full a journal title history as possible to show clear relationships such as previous or later titles.C

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Title History

› Each title over time needs a separate ISSN

› Each format (e.g., print, online) needs a separate ISSN

› Apply for any needed ISSN to the appropriate ISSN Center (an ISSN appendix is provided)

› Display all appropriate ISSN on each format

› Further information in the ISSN appendix

Numbering, publication Numbering, publication informationinformationEnumeration system

› Use one, even if only year› Keep it simple› Parallel across formats

Publication information› Include “about” information including

editors and boards› Link to title history› Include distinctive issue-level information

Access to ContentAccess to Content

› Provide means to display and access both current and former content

› Ensure former titles are in browse lists and searchable

› Retain all published content

Preservation of content Preservation of content digitized from printdigitized from print

› Digitize all content, even blank and nearly blank pages

› Digitize front and back covers› Digitize advertisements (part of the

historical record)› Digitize all available content even if

some is missing› Indicate any missing content

Next StepsNext Steps› Finish getting feedback› Finalize and publish document› Distribute and publicize content

Print + online versions NISO U.S. ISSN Center? Subscription agencies? Enlist help from KBART?

› Ask publishers to “sign-on” like KBART? › Develop symbol: “PIE-J Compliant”?

Who’s Involved in PIE-J?Who’s Involved in PIE-J?Co-Chairs:

Cindy Hepfer, University at Buffalo (SUNY)

Bob Boissy, Springer

Working GroupInterest Group (email reactors)NISO: infrastructure support

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PIE-J Working GroupPIE-J Working GroupRepresentationRepresentation

Taylor & Francis Harrassowitz Serials Solutions IEEE JSTOR/Ithaka Sage EBSCO Hein Publishing

Technology

APA Library of Congress

(CONSER, ISSN) National Library of

Medicine Cranfield U. Press

(UK) University of

Washington University of Chicago UCLA

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ResourcesResources“In Search of Best Practices for the

Presentation of E-journals,” ISQ, spring 2009

“Journal Title Display and Citation Practices,” Serials Librarian, Jan. 2009

NISO workroom page http://www.niso.org/workrooms/piej

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Contact InformationContact Information

PIE-J Co-chair - Cindy Hepfer

hslcindy@buffalo.edu Co-chair - Bob Boissy

robert.boissy@springer.com Group member - Regina Reynolds

rrey@loc.gov Group member - Steve Shadle

shadle@u.washington.edu