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  THURSDAY, JULY 14
 
 
 
Volume 18 Number 2/July 2005 of Serials: The Journal for the Serials
Community is now available on the UKSG - United Kingdom Serials Group
web site at http://uksg.metapress.com
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This issue contains:
Contents <http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=8MRYFK5NYRQTXGA4> 
 p. i
 
 
Journal Details <http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=9J3NEUJNR1H78U9L>

 p. ii
 
 
Journal Information
<http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=65206J8BQKKTN5A0> 
 p. iii
 
 
Editorial <http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=FY8DMJ85B4GMH7GE> 
 p. 83
 
 
Introducing our Editorial Board
<http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=CBT1H1YYDTEQW8UY> 
 p. 84
 
 
Mini-profile: a day in the life of a corporate client services manager
<http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=0V61FPGFY5VKADAG> 
 p. 85
ZOE FLAVELL
 
Mini-profile: a day in the life of a publisher services manager
<http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=E4M7VUC5J8KRU36B> 
 p. 87
FRANK G MAPES
 
Walking away from the 'big deal': consequences and achievements
<http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=2A8NLLN7MB9RBFT5> 
 p. 89
Nancy J Gibbs
 
In 2004 the four member libraries of the Triangle Research Libraries
Network in the United States did not renew their two large e-journal
packages or 'big deals': Elsevier's ScienceDirect and Blackwell's
Synergy. This paper details how the libraries informed their users of
this decision; worked with university administrators and users around
this decision; what the libraries continue to do to meet users' needs
for journal issues in these two packages; and the continuing efforts
they employ to work with the individual publishers to resolve issues and
develop solutions regarding scholarly communication on their individual
campuses.
All or nothing: towards an orderly retreat from big deals - recent
negotiations in The Netherlands
<http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=D6FKXE6AFAAYTMY5> 
 p. 95
Nol Verhagen
 
Big deals are seductive and addictive. That's why some librarians love
them and others hate them - and many librarians do both. This
presentation explores the opportunities but also the challenges of big
deals, both from a financial perspective and from the perspective of
content.
Even if big deals represent the best value for money model, the lack of
flexibility will cause severe problems with respect to the
sustainability of the model. Big deals can as easily deteriorate the
coherence of a consortium as enforce it. This is illustrated with recent
experiences in The Netherlands.
Open access and institutional repositories: an evidence-based approach
<http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=5MGCLP893AFVKECX> 
 p. 98
Martin Richardson
 
Oxford Journals are conducting experiments with partial open access
publishing (Journal of Experimental Botany), full open access publishing
(Nucleic Acids Research), institutional repositories (SHERPA) and
subject repositories (PubMed Central). Initial results regarding open
access have been encouraging, in that usage appears to have increased,
but it is unclear whether open access publishing can be viable without
support from institutional subscriptions. Early evidence suggests that
free availability of articles through repositories also leads to
increased usage but may have a detrimental impact on subscription
revenues.
Journal access programmes for developing countries
<http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=89QQNDRX1BQJ9L8T> 
 p. 104
Fytton Rowland
 
In this UKSG conference session, three papers were given that provided
an overview of the various programmes in place designed to assist
scholars, researchers and students in developing countries to gain
access to the world's scholarly literature, both as readers and as
authors. These programmes include PERI (Programme for the Enhancement of
Research Information) and AJOL (African Journals Online) from INASP
(International Network for the Availability of Scientific
Publications);the United Nations' HINARI (Health InterNetwork Access to
Research Initiative) from the WHO (World Health Organization), AGORA
(Access to Global Research in Agriculture) from the FAO (Food and
Agriculture Organization) and TEEAL (The Essential Electronic
Agricultural Library); eIFL (Electronic Information for Libraries) from
the OSI (Open Society Institute), part of the Soros Foundation; SciELO
(Scientific Electronic Library Online) from BIREME (the Latin American
and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information) and BioLine, as
well as initiatives of individual first world universities and
publishers.
Virtual learning environments: setting the scene
<http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=F7YHY03R1CXC5LDA> 
 p. 107
Alicia Wise
 
The challenge of widening, deepening and broadening participation in
education is substantial. These powerful strategic drivers, and a push
to improve efficiency and services, are behind the rise and spread of
virtual learning environments (VLEs) in schools, colleges and
universities. For information professionals this strategic context
provides challenges, many specifically related to the use of 'library'
and/or 'published' content in VLEs. In this paper it is suggested that a
key strategic challenge for information professionals is that many
involved in shaping the future of e-learning do not see the relevance of
our content and services to their endeavours. Rebranding is needed to
transform 'library' and 'published' content into 'learning tools', and
partnership between a broader array of stakeholders in the information
chain essential for such large-scale transformation of the way content
is delivered and perceived.
How usage statistics can inform national negotiations and strategies
<http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=2ERWDN0DGC7C4LXC> 
 p. 116
Simon Bevan, Pete Dalton, Angela Conyers
 
The paper describes a recent Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC)
funded project, the aim of which was to analyse library usage data from
selected e-journal deals negotiated by the JISC within the NESLi2
initiative. The project began in May 2004 and examined usage data from
four publishers and 17 libraries. The aims, methodology, conclusions and
recommendations of the project are included. Owing to confidentiality
agreements with publishers and libraries, it is possible to share only a
limited amount of usage data.
A librarian's view of usage metrics: through a glass darkly?
<http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=7T24M2EN2EA5EQ8A> 
 p. 124
Jill Taylor-Roe, Cliff Spencer
 
A research project at Newcastle University Library has been benchmarking
electronic resources using COUNTER-compliant usage data. As the virtual
academic library becomes more widely established, new tools will be
needed to determine the cost benefit of library resources and services.
In this context, traditional quan ti tative data will no longer suffice.
E-metrics have the potential to provide managers with more robust,
empirical evidence to inform strategic planning and decision making.
Snap, crackle and ultimately pop? The future for serials
<http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=7FQ2344WTA5HKBGV> 
 p. 132
Colin Steele Emeritus Fellow
 
This paper had as its brief, for the concluding session of the 2005 UKSG
conference, to overview issues within the conference, and hopefully
within an entertaining framework. Readers of this article should
therefore also refer to the UKSG web site at
http://www.uksg.org/events/previous.asp#2005conf for my PowerPoint
presen tation which contains a significant amount of pictorial material.
Topics covered include the recurring historical nature of the 'serial
crisis', the open access movement, the costs of serials at both the
'front end' and 'back end', institutional repositories and the
relationship of the academic book in elec tronic form to serial trends.
Reports on briefing sessions and workshops held at the 28th UKSG Annual
Conference <http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=BR13NEVN8DDBDY9X> 
 p. 138
 
 
The students' view
<http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=B4GR30366BG58E97> 
 p. 148
 
 
Business models for e-journals: reconciling library and publisher
requirements? <http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=EQJVQ45Q4PR6DW83> 
 p. 157
Hugh Look, Sue Sparks, Helen Henderson
 
The JISC commissioned Rightscom to carry out a series of interviews with
librarians and publishers in order to understand the strengths and
weaknesses of current business models for e-journals. Rightscom
developed new business models and created dynamic working models for a
selected number of them. Librarians and publishers agreed in such areas
as the need for more funding to cover the increased output of research,
the need for predictability and not restricting usage, but disagreed
over the retention of print and the need for flexibility.
Weblogs and RSS <http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=4DG99G2Y9QGDXF09>

 p. 162
IAN WINSHIP
 
Profile: Peter Lea
<http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=6JPX8PJDHDG9FQVQ> 
 p. 165
 
 
People <http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=54NVER1AJJ84CTUU> 
 p. 167
JOHN JARDINE
 
Notes for contributors
<http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=BJNKN7J5N5VYDNBY> 
 p. 172
 
 
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