The librarian’s twelve step program for electronic serials
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Twelve Step Program for Better Electronic Serials
ManagementJill Emery
Head of AcquisitionsUniversity of Texas Libraries at Austin
Communication
• You hold the power• Vendor tools getting
better• Publishers getting
better• Tools to help
communicate better on the job: e-discussion lists, blogs, chat, alerts, erms
Take Inventory of Access Points
• Google/Ask.com• Courseware Links• Faculty/Department
Web Pages• Journal Citation Pages• Databases• Find Journals Pages• Catalog
No Database of Record
• Today’s computing environment is distributed
• In order to provide access at point of need, librarians, publishers, & vendors need to accept distributed mindset
• None of us are quite there yet
Cannot Do Everything
• There are some print processes that no longer need the same attention to detail
• Look at cost/benefit ratios of activities
• Get buy-in for priorities• Propose re-training
opportunities
Troubleshooting
Understanding the Electronic Publishing Marketplace
• No one way of producing publications anymore
• Various models for purchasing access
• Different models work for different constituents
• Print-on-demand starting to emerge
Make Peace with Google
• Leverage usage of Google thru tools they provide
• Mash-up information streams for researchers
• Provide links to Google Books
Understand & Use Standards
• Distributed computing requires standardization to work
• Become familiar with NISO & their work
• Attend conference sessions & webinars on standards applications
Awareness of New Web-based Tools
• Best place to stay up on new technology is here:
• http://lifehacker.com/
• Other blogs , pick your favorite technology guru & follow their postings
Be Impatient
• Patrons do not wait for access problem resolution, they move on to accessible resources
• Don’t wait long for invoices
• Don’t hesitate to notify staff & patrons about down times
Get to Yes By Saying No
• In a license negotiation, don’t be afraid to say no to terms that do not work for your library
• With publishers & vendors, do not be afraid to politely say service isn’t up to expectations
Embrace the Serials Community• Become a member of
the ALCTS Continuing Resources Section
• Join NASIG (North American Serials Interest Group)
• Read Serials, Serials Librarian, & Serials Review
• Join ERiL e-discussion list