If we build it : scholarly communications and networking technologies : proceedings of the North American Serials Interest Group, Inc., NASIG, 7th annual conference, June 18-21, 1992, the University of Illinois at Chicago

Help lay the foundation for the future of scholarly communication with these informative chapters on new information technologies and predictions for developments in the publishing industry. If We Build It, the proceedings from the 7th annual conference of the North American Serials Interest Group, stresses that the time to prepare for the revolution and phenomenal growth in electronic technology is now. This groundbreaking book addresses important questions about the future that libraries need to answer today such as: What will change for serials librarians, vendors, and publishers as ink and paper become the oddity and electronic transmitters and receivers become the norm? What services will be in demand and who will provide them? Which economic models will keep them afloat? Most importantly, can the disparate groups currently active in scholarly communication work together to build the physical, social, and economic backbone of a new model? If We Build It is an invaluable guide to the future of serials librarianship. It describes new technologies, predicts how the publishing industry will develop in the near future, and explores how the library may evolve within a new system of scholarly communication. Just a few of the exciting topics covered in these proceedings include the development of standards for networking technologies, the shift from ownership to access in libraries as a result of electronic information, the history of scholarly communication, copyright of electronic data, higher education in the 1990-s, marketing in libraries. A unique perspective on issues of cooperation between librarians, scholars, and publishers is provided by the inclusion of a joint conference day with the Society for Scholarly Publishing. If We Build It is an energizing look at the new possibilities for libraries and a call to strengthen structures and work together to build a solid future for libraries within the future of scholarly communication. Booknews Papers of the June 18-21, 1992 meeting of NASIG. Also published as The Serials Librarian, v.23, no.3/4, 1993. Paper edition (unseen), $19.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Cover......Page 1 Half Title......Page 2 Title Page......Page 4 Copyright Page......Page 5 In Memoriam Margaret McKinley 1939-1992......Page 6 Table of Contents......Page 8 NASIG Executive Board......Page 14 7th Annual Conference of the North American Serials Interest Group Program Committee......Page 15 About the Editors......Page 16 Introduction......Page 18 Announcement: NASIG Conference Grant Awards......Page 20 The Transformation of Scholarly Communication and the Role of the Library in the Age of Networked Information......Page 22 St. Augustine to NREN: The Tree of Knowledge and How It Grows......Page 38 Webs That Link Libraries, Librarians, and Information: Evolving Technical Standards for a Networking Age......Page 60 Landlords and Tenants: Who Owns Information, Who Pays for It, and How?......Page 78 Higher Education in the 90s: Growth, Regression or Status Quo......Page 90 A Potency of Life: Scholarship in an Electronic Age......Page 96 Professionals or Professionless, Information Engineers or???......Page 116 From Past Imperfects to Future Perfects......Page 126 New Strategies for Publishing......Page 140 A History of Journal Price Studies......Page 144 Libraries and the Use of Price Studies......Page 146 Index MedicusTM Price Study......Page 154 Copyright and Licensing in the Electronic Environment......Page 160 New Books from Old: A Proposal......Page 166 Regional Library Networking: New Opportunities for Serving Scholarship......Page 174 Regional Library Networking: New Opportunities for Serving Scholarship......Page 178 Z39.1 - You Just Don't Understand! Librarians and a Publisher Discuss the Standard for Periodicals Format and Arrangement......Page 194 Marketing to Libraries: What Works? Adapting Marketing Strategy to Changes in the Library Community......Page 200 Marketing to Libraries: What Works and What Doesn't......Page 214 Article Delivery: Shifting Paradigms......Page 224 Document Delivery Vendors: Benefits and Choices......Page 234 Electronic Networking and Serials Resources: Quotidian Applications for the Curious and the Cynical......Page 242 Cataloging Serial Computer Files......Page 246 Automating Binding Procedures: Using INNOVACQ vs. An In-House Database......Page 250 The Footbone's Connected to the Anklebone, or, Enumeration, Checking-In and Labeling Instructions......Page 254 Game Shows, Elevators, Full Plates, and Other Allegories: A Look at the Present State and Future Possibilities of LC Subject Headings......Page 258 The Changing Role of the Vendor: Developing New Products and Services......Page 262 Check-In with the SISAC Symbol (Bar Code): Implementation and Uses for Libraries, Publishers and Automation Vendors......Page 266 Publishing Opportunities: Getting into Print or Getting Involved......Page 270 Fine-Tuning the Claims Process......Page 274 Basic Training for Survival......Page 278 Cataloging Computer Files That Are Also Serials......Page 282 Working Together for the Future: Librarian/Publisher/Subscription Agents......Page 286 The Role and Responsibilities of the Professional Serials Cataloger......Page 290 How to Plan and Deliver a Great Workshop......Page 294 Fewer Subscriptions = Increased Library Services: How ASU and ASU West Met the Challenge......Page 298 Managing Reference "Pseudoserials"......Page 302 Collection Development Assessment for Biomedical Serials Collections......Page 306 Auditing the Automated Serials Control System......Page 310 The Cost Effectiveness of Claiming......Page 314 Seventh Annual NASIG Conference Registrants, University of Illinois at Chicago, June 1992......Page 318 Index......Page 334 Help lay the foundation for the future of scholarly communication with these informative chapters on new information technologies and predictions for developments in the publishing industry. If We Build It, the proceedings from the 7th annual conference of the North American Serials Interest Group, stresses that the time to prepare for the revolution and phenomenal growth in electronic technology is now. This groundbreaking book addresses important questions about the future that libraries need to answer today such as: What will change for serials librarians, vendors, and publishers as ink and paper become the oddity and electronic transmitters and receivers become the norm? What services will be in demand and who will provide them? Which economic models will keep them afloat? Most importantly, can the disparate groups currently active in scholarly communication work together to build the physical, social, and economic backbone of a new model? If We Build It is an invaluable guide to the future of serials librarianship. It describes new technologies, predicts how the publishing industry will develop in the near future, and explores how the library may evolve within a new system of scholarly communication. Just a few of the exciting topics covered in these proceedings include the development of standards for networking technologies, the shift from ownership to access in libraries as a result of electronic information, the history of scholarly communication, copyright of electronic data, higher education in the 1990?s, marketing in libraries. A unique perspective on issues of cooperation between librarians, scholars, and publishers is provided by the inclusion of a joint conference day with the Society for Scholarly Publishing. If We Build It is an energizing look at the new possibilities for libraries and a call to strengthen structures and work together to build a solid future for libraries within the future of scholarly communication. This book, first published in 1993, addresses important questions about the future that libraries need to answer today such as: What will change for serials librarians, vendors, and publishers as ink and paper become the oddity and electronic transmitters and receivers become the norm? What services will be in demand and who will provide them? Which economic models will keep them afloat? Most importantly, can the disparate groups currently active in scholarly communication work together to build the physical, social, and economic backbone of a new model? This book is an invaluable guide to the future of serials librarianship. It describes new technologies, predicts how the publishing industry will develop in the near future, and explores how the library may evolve within a new system of scholarly communication. Just a few of the exciting topics covered include the development of standards for networking technologies; the shift from ownership to access in libraries as a result of electronic information; the history of scholarly communication; copyright of electronic data; higher education in the 1990s; and marketing in libraries.