Making Waves: New Serials Landscapes in a Sea of Change: Proceedings of the North American Serials Interest Group,

Get cutting-edge insights on electronic serials management!The vital issues of concern to serials librarians are all addressed in this mammoth compendium. The proceedings of the fifteenth conference of the North American Serials Interest Group, Inc., Making Waves: New Serials Landscapes in a Sea of Change offers up-to-date information and fresh ideas on issues from budgets to preservation. Making Waves addresses the traditional concerns of librarians in innovative ways. Budgets, for example, are discussed in terms of serials-purchasing consortia and the globalization of academic publishing. Cataloging now includes electronic materials. Preservation includes disaster planning and salvage for both books and floppy disks. Making Waves offers practical advice and information, including: preserving, cataloging, and accessing digital materials understanding the MARC format for holdings data how the Digital Millennium Copyright Act affects libraries reports on specific test projects such as BioOne, the Open Archives Project, and PubMed Central the technical services departmental Web page employing MS Access database management software in serials management electronic journal cataloging conundrums reshaping roles in acquisitions alternative careers for the serialist . . . and much more! Making Waves offers a wealth of professional guidance and innovative ideas for the serials librarian. You will turn to it regularly as one of your most valued resources.

Table of Contents:
Contents Introduction Preconference Programs Understanding the MARC Format for Holdings Data (MFHD) In an Emergency: Salvaging Library Collections E-Journals: The Final Frontier Plenary Sessions Impossible Things Bob's World and Welcome to It: Bits, Bytes, and Your Little Dog, Too Catching the Wave: Views of the Serials Future Concurrent Sessions “La Jolla Confidential”: The Inside Story of BioOne The Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Key Issues for Serialists Globalization, Consolidation and the Growth of the Giants: Scholarly Communication, the Individual, and the Internet SPARC: Setting Sail into the Seas of Competition A Method Out of the Madness: OhioLINK's Collaborative Response to the Serials Crisis Three Years Later: A Progress Report The Impact of Publisher Mergers on Journal Prices: Theory and Evidence Speaking a Serials Cataloging Tongue: Lingua Franca for the Web? A Tale of Two Archive Projects: The Open Archives Project and PubMed Central The Open Archives Initiative: Interoperable, Interdisciplinary Author Self-Archiving Comes of Age PubMed Central: A Barrier-Free Repository for the Life Sciences Workshops The Technical Services Departmental Webpage: A New Wave Management Tool for Serialists Making the Past Accessible for the Future: Cataloging Historical Serials Catch the Preservation Wave: Preservation Orientation for Library Staff Not Your Father's ISSN! Eliminating E-mail Clutter: Strategies for Virtual Office Management Navigating the Channel Between Library Website and OPAC: How We Make E-Journals Available Cataloging Government Online Serials: Challenges and Prospects Developments and Uses of the DOI and Other Identifiers in Reference Linking and Access/Rights Management Using Metadata Within the Library: Relevancy and Practical Applications Formatting Holdings Statements: According to the Niso Standard Z39.71-1999 Navigating the Waves of Change in Serials Management: Employing MS Access Database Management Software Electronic Journal Cataloging Conundrums Creating an Interactive Web Application for Providing Access to Full-Text Electronic Journals from Any Location Reshaping Roles in Acquisitions Never Mind Seeing the Forest for the Trees, ILL Needs to Find the Leaves! Taking Stock and Making Plans: Providing Access to Web-Based Federal Government Periodicals Exploring Uncharted Waters: Alternative Careers for the Serialist Collection Development Decisions: Make Them for the Right Reasons The Impact of EDI on Serials Management: Don't Let the Ship Sail Without You! The California State University Journal Access Core Collection Project (JACC): What It Is, and What It Is Not, and Where We Go from Here Implementing and Appreciating the MARC Holdings Format Data Warehousing: Developing a Support System Prototype Do We Catalog These or Not? How Research Libraries Are Providing Bibliographic Access to Electronic Journals Before They Throw the Switch: Insights on E-Access from the Back Room Prioritizing Periodicals: A Web-Based Approach to Gathering Faculty Advice on Journal Subscriptions Sink or Swim: Organizing Your Work Space Is a Lifesaver We're Heading for the Barn Now! An Update on the Revisions to ISBD(S) and AACR2 Rules for Serials Cataloging Bridges Over Troubled Waters: Techniques for Managing the Impact of E-Serials Approaches, Techniques, and Criteria for Serials Evaluation in the Electronic Environment To Bind or Not to Bind: Managing Electronic and Paper Serials in a Sea of Change The Cost of Providing Electronic Resources: Are We Rearranging Deck Chairs on the Titanic? Responsibility for Preserving and Archiving Electronic Resources: Whose Job Is It Anyway? Poster Sessions 15th Annual NASI