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NASIG Pre-ConferenceNASIG Pre-ConferenceJune 2002June 2002

Stefanie WittenbachStefanie WittenbachHead of Acquisitions, University of Head of Acquisitions, University of

California, Riverside LibraryCalifornia, Riverside Library

AGENDAAGENDA

• Acquisitions/Vendor IssuesAcquisitions/Vendor Issues

• Processing/Online Catalog IntegrationProcessing/Online Catalog Integration

• Public Services/Collection Public Services/Collection Development IssuesDevelopment Issues

• Break-out SessionBreak-out Session

• Future/Wrap-upFuture/Wrap-up

Acquisitions/Vendor IssuesAcquisitions/Vendor Issues

• Publisher PackagesPublisher Packages

• Pricing ModelsPricing Models

• Aggregator DatabasesAggregator Databases

• Access IssuesAccess Issues

• Content/Usability/LinkingContent/Usability/Linking

Publisher PackagesPublisher Packages

• License AgreementsLicense Agreements

• Bundled ContentBundled Content

• Cost ModelCost Model

Pricing ModelsPricing Models

• Relationship to PrintRelationship to Print

• Number of Simultaneous UsersNumber of Simultaneous Users

• PopulationPopulation

• LocationLocation

Aggregator DatabasesAggregator Databases

• The PlayersThe Players

• Title CoverageTitle Coverage

• Relationship to Print SubscriptionsRelationship to Print Subscriptions

• Services ProvidedServices Provided

Access IssuesAccess Issues

• Username/password v. IPUsername/password v. IP

• Proxy serverProxy server

• License DetailsLicense Details

Content/Usability/LinkingContent/Usability/Linking

• Print CoveragePrint Coverage

• InterfaceInterface

• Online CoverageOnline Coverage

• Database LinkingDatabase Linking

Processing/Online Catalog Processing/Online Catalog Integration IssuesIntegration Issues

• Who does What?Who does What?

• Bibliographic and Holdings RecordsBibliographic and Holdings Records

• URL MaintenanceURL Maintenance

• Government PublicationsGovernment Publications

• StatisticsStatistics

Who does What?Who does What?

• Potential Electronic Journal Potential Electronic Journal SubscriptionsSubscriptions

• New AcquisitionsNew Acquisitions– Acquisitions DetailsAcquisitions Details– Recording/communicating detailsRecording/communicating details

• Ongoing Maintenance/Trouble-Ongoing Maintenance/Trouble-shootingshooting

• Training StaffTraining Staff

University of California, University of California, Riverside LibraryRiverside Library

Acquisitions Department Web Acquisitions Department Web PagesPages

library.ucr.edu/depts/acquisitions/library.ucr.edu/depts/acquisitions/serials.shtmlserials.shtml

Who does What?Who does What?

• Potential Electronic Journal Potential Electronic Journal SubscriptionsSubscriptions

• New AcquisitionsNew Acquisitions– Acquisitions DetailsAcquisitions Details– Recording/communicating detailsRecording/communicating details

• Ongoing Maintenance/Trouble-Ongoing Maintenance/Trouble-shootingshooting

• Training StaffTraining Staff

Sample UC Riverside Order Sample UC Riverside Order RecordRecord

Bibliographic and Holdings Bibliographic and Holdings RecordsRecords

• Single vs. Multiple RecordsSingle vs. Multiple Records

• Detailed Holdings StatementDetailed Holdings Statement

• Issue-level CheckinIssue-level Checkin

• Vendor Records for Database Vendor Records for Database ContentContent

Sample UC Riverside RecordSample UC Riverside Record

URL MaintenanceURL Maintenance

• URL CheckerURL Checker

• FrequencyFrequency

• ResponsibilityResponsibility

Government PublicationsGovernment Publications

• Depository TitlesDepository Titles

• Automatic ProcessingAutomatic Processing

StatisticsStatistics

• Subscriptions/TitlesSubscriptions/Titles

• Subject DisciplinesSubject Disciplines

• ExpendituresExpenditures

Public Services/Collection Public Services/Collection Development IssuesDevelopment Issues

• Training Staff and PatronsTraining Staff and Patrons

• PromotionPromotion

• Relationship to PrintRelationship to Print

• Evaluation and Use StatisticsEvaluation and Use Statistics

Break-out SessionBreak-out Session

• Collection Development GroupCollection Development Group

• Public Services GroupPublic Services Group

• Technical Services GroupTechnical Services Group

Future IssuesFuture Issues

• More online journalsMore online journals

• Publisher packagesPublisher packages

• ArchivingArchiving

• Database linksDatabase links

• Evaluation/statisticsEvaluation/statistics