Everything You Always Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Wanted to Know About
Electronic Journals but Were Electronic Journals but Were Afraid to Ask!Afraid to Ask!
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