Dear Colleagues,
We would like to know what you think are the most important issues for
libraries that have implications for publishers. ALPSP is holding a
seminar for publishers on "Understanding Libraries: how they work and
what they want" in London in April. It will conclude with a discussion
session on key library issues. To prepare for it, we want to do a quick
poll to find out what librarians think the most important issues are.
Below is a list of possible issues with implications for publishers.
Simply rank the 5 you feel are most important by placing 1, 2, 3, etc
next to the item (where 1 = most important and 5 = least important).
Then forward the email to [log in to unmask]
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]. Please feel free to explain why you
feel they are important. The results of the poll will be presented at
the seminar, and the discussion session will focus on the top ranked
issues.
Big Deals
E-books
Electronic archiving
Electronic backfiles, publisher policies on creation and access
Institutional e-print repositories
Intermediaries and their role in content provision
Open access
Resource discovery software
Usability issues for information products
Usage statistics, e.g. publishers supply them to agreed standards
(COUNTER)
If you are not familiar with ALPSP, it's the organization that
represents not-for-profit publishers worldwide and presents seminars on
a wide range of publishing issues. This seminar will be unique for
ALPSP in that all of the presentations will be by librarians. We hope
it will improve understanding and communication between publishers and
librarians. More details about ALPSP are at http://www.alpsp.org and
the seminar at http://www.alpsp.org/events/s210404.htm.
Many thanks in advance
Hazel Woodward, University Librarian, Cranfield University
Ian Bannerman, Blackwell Publishing
Christine Baldwin, ALPSP Professional Development Committee
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