Pub Date : 2022-04-11DOI: 10.1080/0361526X.2021.1999363
J. Ubogu
ABSTRACT The study is on enhancing serials management in university libraries in Edo and Delta states Nigeria. Descriptive survey was used for the study. Data for the study was gathered through structured questionnaire. The population of the study was 65 librarians from the university libraries, namely, Delta State University Library Abraka, Delta State; Ambrose Alli University Library, Ekpoma Edo State and Federal University of Petroleum Resources Library, Effurun, Delta State. Total number of questionnaire distributed was 65, but 49 questionnaires were found usable, for the study. The items were structured on a 4-point Likert Scale (Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, Strongly Disagree). Data analysis was done using frequency count and simple percentage. The results of the study show that University libraries rendered current awareness, photocopy and electronic journal services, they also organise and provide serials for their users. Some of the problems militating against the management of serials among others, are lack of funds, power failure, inadequate facilities and frequent changes in serials titles. The study recommends that infrastructure stability and access to utilities be addressed in university research plans and budgets. Publishers and vendors should also maintain awareness of the digital divide and continue to invest in print publishing to meet global information needs.
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Pub Date : 2022-04-06DOI: 10.1080/0361526X.2022.2040247
M. Eve, F. Pinter, Sharla Lair, T. Grady
ABSTRACT We outline the work of two university presses, with assistance from the Community-led Publishing Infrastructures for Monographs (COPIM) Project, in creating an innovative revenue model to fund Open Access (OA) monographs at a traditional publisher. Building on library journal subscription models and on Knowledge Unlatched's approach to monograph funding, this OA publishing model (called “Opening the Future”) gives members special access to a backlist, with the revenue then used to make the frontlist openly accessible. We also examine the general landscape of OA and funding models and discuss some of the challenges and benefits.
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Pub Date : 2022-04-06DOI: 10.1080/0361526X.2022.2019542
Andrea Wright, Becca Neel
ABSTRACT At the University of Southern Indiana (USI), graduate programs primarily produce physical theses and capstones. As programs expand online options, the need for electronic dissertations and theses grows. The institutional repository offered a chance for the library to collaborate with graduate studies and teaching program faculty to develop templates that would streamline workflows and improve document accessibility. Templates were created for doctor of education dissertations in APA style, along with master theses in APA, MLA, and Chicago styles that could serve multiple programs. This presentation outlined the process of working with campus stakeholders to develop the templates, as well as the steps taken to ensure accessibility of both the template and final dissertation or thesis. Presentation resources and electronic theses and dissertation (ETD) templates are available for download at http://bit.ly/born_accessible.
{"title":"Born Accessible: Creating Templates for Standardized, Accessible ETDs","authors":"Andrea Wright, Becca Neel","doi":"10.1080/0361526X.2022.2019542","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0361526X.2022.2019542","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT At the University of Southern Indiana (USI), graduate programs primarily produce physical theses and capstones. As programs expand online options, the need for electronic dissertations and theses grows. The institutional repository offered a chance for the library to collaborate with graduate studies and teaching program faculty to develop templates that would streamline workflows and improve document accessibility. Templates were created for doctor of education dissertations in APA style, along with master theses in APA, MLA, and Chicago styles that could serve multiple programs. This presentation outlined the process of working with campus stakeholders to develop the templates, as well as the steps taken to ensure accessibility of both the template and final dissertation or thesis. Presentation resources and electronic theses and dissertation (ETD) templates are available for download at http://bit.ly/born_accessible.","PeriodicalId":39557,"journal":{"name":"Serials Librarian","volume":"82 1","pages":"63 - 66"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42409411","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-04-06DOI: 10.1080/0361526x.2022.2019544
Audrey Koke, Amy Castillo
ABSTRACT Serials librarians are well aware of the fact that print serials require unique methods for proper management. From first check-in to shelving, maintaining, and potential weeding, there are a variety of tasks to engage in along the way to ensure essential management. This paper outlines two combined presentations on print serials management. The first section showcased how a newly appointed serials librarian “discovered” and managed her print collection over the course of a year and highlights her plans for future developments. The second part of the session provided a method for carrying out a multipart approach to a print serials inventory project that includes training, inventory assignments, quality control measures, and progress tracking. The inventory process aimed to enhance the library’s catalog and OCLC local holdings records; check the health of the print collection; and record an accurate total number of bound serial units.
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Pub Date : 2022-04-05DOI: 10.1080/0361526X.2022.2018242
W. Thomas, Susan Vandagriff, Matthew J. Jabaily
ABSTRACT Citation analysis provides compelling data which can be used to justify material retention or for identifying collection gaps and areas for growth. Researchers at East Carolina University reviewed nearly 23,000 citations in doctoral dissertations from three programs: education, English, and kinesiology, examining access to journals and books and the format and ages of these items. They found the library provides substantial e-journal coverage and somewhat less satisfactory monograph availability. Researchers at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs reviewed faculty publications and citations from their health sciences and nursing college and compared them with library serials holdings. Analysis showed the library had current access for the majority of journals published in and cited, and that Open Access publishing by faculty was limited and scholarly communications outreach was needed. Citation analyses could be replicated in other areas for an additional data point regarding collection gaps and opportunities for outreach and education.
{"title":"Student Use of Library-Provided Materials: Citation Analysis across Three Fields of Study and Using Local Citation Analysis for Improving Serials Collections","authors":"W. Thomas, Susan Vandagriff, Matthew J. Jabaily","doi":"10.1080/0361526X.2022.2018242","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0361526X.2022.2018242","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Citation analysis provides compelling data which can be used to justify material retention or for identifying collection gaps and areas for growth. Researchers at East Carolina University reviewed nearly 23,000 citations in doctoral dissertations from three programs: education, English, and kinesiology, examining access to journals and books and the format and ages of these items. They found the library provides substantial e-journal coverage and somewhat less satisfactory monograph availability. Researchers at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs reviewed faculty publications and citations from their health sciences and nursing college and compared them with library serials holdings. Analysis showed the library had current access for the majority of journals published in and cited, and that Open Access publishing by faculty was limited and scholarly communications outreach was needed. Citation analyses could be replicated in other areas for an additional data point regarding collection gaps and opportunities for outreach and education.","PeriodicalId":39557,"journal":{"name":"Serials Librarian","volume":"82 1","pages":"154 - 163"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48561352","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-04-05DOI: 10.1080/0361526X.2022.2019541
Abigail Wickes, J. Brannon, Virginia Martin
ABSTRACT Duke University Libraries implemented several FOLIO applications in July 2020 to manage electronic resource licenses. In this presentation, Abigail Wickes, Julie Brannon, and Virginia Martin describe pre-implementation work, the implementation process, and the opportunities and challenges the library has experienced using FOLIO as an electronic resource management system.
{"title":"Implementing FOLIO at Duke University Libraries to Manage Electronic Resource Licenses","authors":"Abigail Wickes, J. Brannon, Virginia Martin","doi":"10.1080/0361526X.2022.2019541","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0361526X.2022.2019541","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Duke University Libraries implemented several FOLIO applications in July 2020 to manage electronic resource licenses. In this presentation, Abigail Wickes, Julie Brannon, and Virginia Martin describe pre-implementation work, the implementation process, and the opportunities and challenges the library has experienced using FOLIO as an electronic resource management system.","PeriodicalId":39557,"journal":{"name":"Serials Librarian","volume":" 6","pages":"131 - 139"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41312316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-04-05DOI: 10.1080/0361526X.2022.2018240
R. Erb
ABSTRACT The Florida Virtual Campus (FLVC) is engaging in a three-year pilot using artificial intelligence (AI) contract review software, LegalSifter. This presentation examines the potential of using AI software for e-resources contract review. Rachel Erb discloses how the need for this type of software arose at FLVC due to all contract review and negotiation taking place within the same time frame. Erb includes an explanation of the custom configuration that was needed for the software to optimally perform for their needs. The interplay of natural language processing and machine learning is also included in the explanation of a custom sifter focusing on accessibility. An anonymized contract is processed using the software and the output is explained with some examples of how problematic terms are flagged and how to redline the document using the editing feature of the software. Using this software reduces contract review and redlining from a few days to a few hours. Positive performance of the software indicates its potential to serve as a teaching tool for new staff with basic knowledge of e-resources licenses.
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Pub Date : 2022-04-05DOI: 10.1080/0361526x.2022.2018236
Lorraine Estelle
ABSTRACT COUNTER is the membership organization responsible for the Code of Practice, which enables publishers and vendors to count and report the use of electronic resources in a standard way. This article outlines how COUNTER members from the library and publishing communities worked together to develop Release 5 of the Code of Practice, and how they collaborate to support its adoption and use. It describes how COUNTER members continue to cooperate on new developments such as the reporting of Open Access usage which cannot be attributed to institutions.
{"title":"Building Community Collaboration in the Development of a Standard","authors":"Lorraine Estelle","doi":"10.1080/0361526x.2022.2018236","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0361526x.2022.2018236","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT COUNTER is the membership organization responsible for the Code of Practice, which enables publishers and vendors to count and report the use of electronic resources in a standard way. This article outlines how COUNTER members from the library and publishing communities worked together to develop Release 5 of the Code of Practice, and how they collaborate to support its adoption and use. It describes how COUNTER members continue to cooperate on new developments such as the reporting of Open Access usage which cannot be attributed to institutions.","PeriodicalId":39557,"journal":{"name":"Serials Librarian","volume":"82 1","pages":"109 - 112"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43236264","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-03-29DOI: 10.1080/0361526X.2022.2018229
C. Harrington, Kenneth C. Haggerty, R. Scott
ABSTRACT The usability of e-resources and services contributes to library patrons’ use and satisfaction with them, which in turn affects library employees’ acquisition, provision of access, administration, support, and evaluation of e-resources. Librarians can integrate usability into the e-resource lifecycle in a variety of places and using numerous methods. This presentation provides an introduction to usability testing, highlights two usability case studies involving e-resources, and discusses how librarians might fruitfully incorporate usability methods throughout the e-resource lifecycle.
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Pub Date : 2022-03-29DOI: 10.1080/0361526X.2022.2028498
Gaëlle Béquet
ABSTRACT This NASIG session held May 19, 2021, started with a discussion about the improvements made in the sixth version of the ISSN standard, published in October 2020, by comparing it with the previous version dated October 2017. Then, the speaker referred to statistics published by the ISSN International Centre in its annual report and on its official website to identify trends in the production of serial publications. A presentation of the International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) Portal and its services followed with a special focus on the JASPER project developed in collaboration with four partners. Finally, the ISSN International Centre’s 2020–2024 strategy was detailed and a review of achievements since 2015 was provided.
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