Library Electronic & Print Serials Management Report

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Libraries--Information Science

Primary Research Group information science studies focus on the purchasing behavior and management practices of major information consumers. Major scientific, technical, legal, medical, corporate and academic libraries use our reports as benchmarking tools. Major vendors/producers of content and content technology development tools use our studies to grasp market trends and pinpoint opportunities. Recent reports include: Academic Library Website Benchmarks,The Survey of Library Database, Licensing Practices, The International Survey of Institutional Digital Repositories, Best Practices of Academic Library Information Technology Directors, Emerging Issues in Academic Library Cataloging & Technical Services, Creating the Digital Art Library, Trends in the Management of Library Special Collections in Film and Photography, and Current Practices and Future Plans of Public Library Webmasters.

Prevailing & Best Practices in Electronic & Print Serials Managment -  
Price:  $80.00   Publication Date:  November  2005 
This report looks closely at the electronic and print serials procurement 
and management practices of eleven libraries including: The University 
of Ohio, Villanova University; the Colorado School of Mines, Carleton 
College, Northwestern University; Baylor University, Princeton 
University, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of San 
Francisco, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and the University of 
Nebraska Medical Center. The report looks at both electronic and print 
serials and includes discussions of the following issues:   selection and 
management of serials agents, including the negotiation of payment; 
allocating the serials budget by department; resolving access issues 
with publishers; use of consortiums in journal licensing; invoice 
reconciliation and payment; periodicals binding, claims, check in and 
management; serials department staff size and range of responsibilities; 
serials management software; use of open access archives and 
university depositories; policies on gift subscriptions, free trials and 
academic exchanges of publications; use of electronic serials/catalog 
linking technology; acquisition of usage statistics; cooperative 
arrangements with other local libraries and other issues in serials 
management.

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