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