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Dear Lesley Crawshaw,
Volume 21 Number 1/March 2008 of Serials: The Journal for the Serials Community is now available on the uksg.metapress.com web site at http://uksg.metapress.com <http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=6EDQ7XML6M4R> .
This issue contains:
Contents <http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=3P57LB6KNGKWMP79>
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UKSG <http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=BDU3UDDRN6LQ3FGH>
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SERIALS <http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=BMWPK5YE2J6FR298>
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Notes for <http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=7ARGBXKLTXD6RC9F> contributors
p. iv
Editorial <http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=2FFT0KQWRKKNKWP6>
p. 1
Helen, Hazel
Introducing our <http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=54XQW1VGG5RL3J00> Editorial Board
p. 3
Helle Lauridsen
The threads of <http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=9FKYB4JV2D31M40V> Web 2.0
p. 4
Leigh Dodds
Explanations of 'Web 2.0' often resort to buzzwords and incomprehensible phrases like 'long tail' and 'crowdsourcing', confounding the reader and making the topic inaccessible to users not familiar with the terms.
This article attempts to take a fresh look at Web 2.0, teasing apart the concept into five fundamental trends or 'threads', each of which is explained in isolation, with reference to illustrative examples.
There are real <http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=5HA2CEEHN60PFBVT> people in there? Blogging at the University of Worcester
p. 9
Paul Williams
Communication has long been one of the major issues facing us in the library profession. Communication with our users, with our wider organization and even amongst ourselves had been highlighted at the University of Worcester as an area in need of vast improvement. In 2004 we took our first tentative steps into the Web 2.0 world as a potential method for providing the library with a much needed online presence.
This paper will demonstrate our evolution from static web pages, delivering half-hearted and wildly sporadic attempts at news, to an institution fronted by an actual human voice. It will also show that Web 2.0 is ironically not about technology, but about the style of communication it encourages, and how the University of Worcester Library has been able to use these applications to return to some of the traditional values of librarianship in a truly modern, relevant way.
A parallel <http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=9D1HG1B626TC2NXA> universe? Blogs, wikis, Web 2.0 and a complicated future for scholarly communication
p. 14
David Smith
The Internet has yet to come of age, but there seems to be no industry that has yet to feel the transformative effects of its arrival. Change has come fast, and the pace of innovation and the multitude of issues that are raised with each development can seem overwhelming at times. Once upon a time, publishers and librarians were the clear custodians of access to scholarly information; but now, the ability to self-publish via tools such as blogs and wikis, a deluge in the availability of seemingly valuable scholarly information, and a radically different attitude and approach to the promulgation and use of that information, are utterly transforming the environment in which we operate. Yet the core values of publishing are going to be more important than ever as this new environment evolves. Publishers and librarians should be excited by the opportunities that await us.
Knowledge <http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=3RXNBCGK9841YE75> Exchange Multinational Licensing Tender: an evaluation
p. 19
Wilma Mossink, Max Vögler
The Knowledge Exchange initiative was founded in 2005 by four European organizations active in promoting and funding developments in information and communication technology (ICT) in the higher education and research sector of their respective countries: Denmark's Electronic Research Library (DEFF), the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft: DFG) in Germany, the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) in the United Kingdom, and the Dutch SURFfoundation. The partner organizations share a common goal to make a layer of scholarly and scientific content openly available on the Internet. Within the Knowledge Exchange, the partners recently embarked on a collaborative project procuring digital content in a multi-national framework. This article sketches the process and weighs the advantages and disadvantages of the chosen procedure. It also presents a discussion on whether this joint effort is worth repeating.
The updated <http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=4F5YCQ0G76TL5L99> Pharmaceutical Model Licence for E-journals: a continuing collaboration between publishers and the pharmaceutical industry
p. 25
Philip J Ditchfield, Henning P Nielsen
Seven years have passed since the International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM) and the Pharma Documentation Ring (P-D-R) first agreed on a Draft Model Licence. The original not only became the foundation of licensing e-journals within the pharmaceutical industry, it also created a better, mutual understanding between publishers and pharmaceutical companies. The P-D-R and publisher copyright taskforce have updated the original licence, which now better reflects advances in technology and business practices. This article discusses the development of the new licence, the rationale behind the changes, and the benefits to the pharmaceutical industry.
Pay-per-view <http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=E7FF53RLNA6L0NUV> article access: a viable replacement for subscriptions?
p. 30
Clint Chamberlain, Barbara MacAlpine
As journal prices continue to rise and library budgets barely keep pace with inflation, librarians must find creative ways to remain good stewards of their budgets while still providing their users with high-quality content. This case-study examines how one small university library took the step of cancelling their subscriptions to the journals they obtained from a single publisher, reallocating those monies to that publisher's pay-per-view plan. It explores the rationale behind the project, the simple steps taken to implement it, and the initial reaction of the university faculty. Although it is too soon to declare the project an unqualified success and there are still some areas of concern, early trends are promising.
How <http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=E9558ENAENCKWVAE> international readers view Chinese academic journals: a survey of Chinese-speaking scholars in the UK
p. 35
Ruoxi Li, Fytton Rowland, Jack Meadows
To find out how international users gain access to and use Chinese-language academic journals, 37 Chinese mother-tongue scholars in the UK were interviewed. The results show that their usage of journals published in China in the Chinese language, although quite varied based on their disciplines, is limited, except for a few scholars from engineering and applied technology. The reasons why more than 70% of the respondents do not look up and use Chinese journals, although they say that they pay close attention to China's research progress, are complicated. These reasons, as illustrated by the research, are examined in detail, and issues of quality, access, language and preconception are among the aspects discussed. The results show that the most pressing matters of the moment are to improve accessibility and to minimize the language barriers.
The new edition <http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=B7C4440HQM0YTN6N> of the ISSN international standard makes life easier for the serials community
p. 45
Sophie Vincent
A new edition of the ISO international standard on the International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) - ISO 3297: 2007 - has just been published.
The main new feature is the Linking ISSN or ISSN-L. The ISSN-L is a mechanism which enables collocation or linking among different media versions of a continuing resource. While keeping a separate ISSN assigned to each of the various media versions of a title, it will be possible to designate one single ISSN-L for all those media versions of the title.
Among other improvements, the ISSN-L will facilitate search, retrieval and delivery across all media versions for services like OpenURL, library catalogues, search engines, or knowledge bases.
ISSN-L should be available from the latter part of 2008, free of charge (www.issn.org).
Long-term <http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=4FHT5DKWVMJ1DTU4> access to e-journals: what exactly can we promise our readers?
p. 49
Dr Alice Keller, Jonathan McAslan, Claire Duddy
Many readers and librarians are concerned about long-term access to electronic resources, particularly e-journals. Oxford University Library Services (OULS) is committed to ensuring long-term access to licensed electronic journal content where the publisher and licensing model allow for this. But, as with everything to do with electronic access, the position is complicated. This article presents and explains the 'Long-term Access Policy for E-Journals' formulated by OULS.
Key issue <http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=E1Y6UTU6RA6MY956>
p. 54
Amy Brand
Profile: Pote N <http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=13YNYMDXTP2F6THQ> Lee
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Pote N Lee
Profile: <http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=88L646TQK4B6M6Y7> Vlastimil Ježek
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People <http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=AKPHEUJ8R8DKWR8M>
p. 60
Conference <http://uksg.metapress.com/link.asp?id=AJWC7NV5G8WDD95D> report
p. 64
Fytton Rowland
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