E-Serials

* About the Editor * Contributors * Preface * Publishing * Chapter 1. D-Lib Magazine: Incremental Evolution of an Electronic Magazine * Introduction * Digital Library Research * D-Lib Magazine's Mission * Design and Style * Persistent Identifiers * Metadata * Editing * Chapter 2. ScienceDirect * A Brief History * What Is ScienceDirect? * Access Terms * Back Files, Archiving, and Access After Cancellation * ScienceDirect As a Publishing Environment * Future Relationship of SDOS and ScienceDirect * Future Technical Development of ScienceDirect * In Summary * Pricing * Chapter 3. Electronic Serials Costs: Sales and Acquisitions Practices in Transition * Cost of Electronic versus Print Publishing * Purchasing Individual Electronic Serial Titles * Search Interface Providers * "Bundling" or Packaging of Electronic Serials * Consortia: Buying in Bulk * Cost of Archiving * Possible Scholarly Publishing Alternatives * The Future of Electronic Serials Pricing * Acquisitions and Collection Development * Chapter 4. An Eclipse of the Sun: Acquisitions in the Digital Era * Introduction * The Digital Resource Purchase Process * Staffing * Quality Control in the Digital World * Licensing * Growing Pains: The Negotiation Process * Managing Licenses and Resources in Relation to License Terms * The Role of the Traditional Serials Vendor * Archiving * Relationship of Serials Acquisitions to Cataloging * Conclusion * Chapter 5. Perspectives on the Library As E-Journal Customer, Intermediary, and Negotiator in a Time of Chaos * Introduction * Toward Systemic Thinking and Outcomes Orientation * Toward Active Negotiating Strategies * Optimizing versus Maximizing * Analyzing Impacts * Outcomes and Accountability * Conclusion * Chapter 6. Collection Development for Online Serials Redux: Now Who Needs to Do What, and Why, and When * Introduction * Who Needs to Be Involved in Getting Electronic Products Up and Running? * Setting Up Your Guidelines * Draft Guidelines for Selecting, Processing, and Accessing Electronic Resources * Conclusion * Appendix-Synopsis of Kenneth Crews' "Licensing for Information Resources: Creative Contracts and the Library Mission" * Chapter 7. Coordination and Collaboration: A Model for Electronic Resources Management * Introduction * The Impact of Electronic Resources * Organizational Challenges * The Collaborative Electronic Resources Coordination Approach * Conclusion * Cataloging and Metadata * Chapter 8. A Square Peg in a Round Hole: Applying AACR2 to Electronic Journals * Introduction * Background * Problems of Bibliographic Description * Summary * Chapter 9. Electronic Serials: Searching for a Chief Source of Information * AARC2 Revisions * A Look at CONSER Documentation * Searching for an Alternative * Advantages of Adopting the Opening Page As the Chief Source * Conclusion * Chapter 10. A Meditation on Metadata * Introduction * Metadata As Something Old * Metadata As Something New * Metadata As Something Borrowed * Metadata As Something We Do * Conclusion * Preservation and Archiving * Chapter 11. Digital Preservation and Long-Term Access to the Content of Electronic Serials * Introduction * The Electronic Serial Landscape * The Functions of Serials * Electronic Serials * Self-Archiving Initiatives * Distribution Methods and Formats in Use * E-Serials and Digital Preservation * Conclusion * Projects and Innovations * Chapter 12. Interactive Peer Review in the Journal of Interactive Media in Education: Processes, Tools, and Techniques for Managing Persistent Discourse * Introduction * Discourse and Persistence * Journal of Interactive Media in Education * Discussion * Looking to th