Date: Sun, 07 Oct 2007 20:54:19 -0400 (EDT)
From: Karl Bridges (Univ. of Vermont) <kbridges_at_uvm.edu>
Subject: RE - Question -- thoughts on APA Style Guide to Electronic
References
Come on now. Let's use some common sense. This is something commonly
used and needed by undergraduates. Just buy 10 paper copies -- put 5
in circulating and 5 in reference and call it good.
Electronic versions of things are nice but there's no need to
over-complicate life. Why spend hundreds of extra dollars, hours going
on licenses, worrying about putting things online -- when buying the
paper copies is sufficient?
I'm not old-fashioned. I just believe sometimes you need to get the
job done and move on to the next thing. This seems one of those times.
Original message:
> (1)-----------------------------------------------------
>
> Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2007 09:36:23 -0400
> From: Kate Ross (St. John Fisher College) <kross_at_sjfc.edu>
> Subject: RE: Question -- thoughts on APA Style Guide to Electronic
> References
>
> We purchased this at our Library, but I am not familiar with the
> conditions that you have written about. I didn't know that you could
> print a limited number of copies, and I also didn't know that you could
> host the .pdf locally. Can you provide more information? I assume that
> this came from the APA.
>
> Thank you!
> Kate Ross
> Head of Technical Services/Acquisitions Librarian
> Lavery Library
> St. John Fisher College
> Rochester, NY
>
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>
> Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2007 07:55:57 -0400
> From: Dianne Lucado (Roanoke College) <lucado_at_roanoke.edu>
> Subject: RE: Question -- thoughts on APA Style Guide to Electronic References
>
> Our library decided to purchase the one PDF copy for $11.95 and shelve
> it in reference. Our reference librarian thought it was worth the money
> to purchase it for the collection.
>
> Dianne Lucado
> Purchasing & Budgets - Fintel Library
>
> Roanoke College
> 220 High Street
> Salem, VA 24153
>
>
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> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 9:04 PM
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> Subject: ACQNET: Question -- thoughts on APA Style Guide to Electronic
> References
>
> Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:34:57 -0400
> From: Frances Rosen (Ferris State Univ.) <FrancesRosen_at_ferris.edu>
> Subject: Question -- thoughts on APA Style Guide to Electronic
> References
>
> Hi,
> I'm wondering how you all are responding to the APA Style Guide to
> Electronic References.
>
> I've received ordering information to order a PDF edition from which I
> can print a limited number of
> print copies for our library ($11.95), or to order a PDF that we can
> host locally and provide electronically
> to authorized users (sliding cost based on FTE, our cost would be $425.)
>
> I have a couple of questions & I wondered how other people have answered
>
> them.
>
> 1. APA says that ILL is not allowed with either version. We try to
> avoid ILL restriction and I know it is common
> with e-books but it isn't so common with print books. Also, the license
>
> for the electronic edition says we are
> supposed to prevent Walk-Ins from printing the document. I can't
> imagine how we would do this, plus it seems
> mean since walk-ins can use the xerox machines.
>
> 2. How necessary is the electronic edition? Is it worth the money?
> I've already found libraries that have posted
> their own versions of instructions and examples based on the 2007 APA
> Style Guide to Electronic References, won't
> tudents quickly go to such guides rather than to the APA's probably less
>
> student-oriented examples? We direct them
> to library-created guides for overall APA style questions.
>
> Some of our Reference Librarians are asking for the electronic edition,
> and librarians in my department are worrying
> bout buying something that we have to host locally, and overpaying for
> what is just a supplement, and license terms,
> and things like that.
>
> Thanks,
> Fran
>
> Fran Rosen
> Collection Development and Acquisitions Librarian
> FLITE: Ferris Library for Information, Technology, & Education
> Ferris State University
> 1010 Campus Drive
> Big Rapids MI 49307
> Phone: 231-591-3043
> rosenf_at_ferris.edu
>
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