Citations for Serial Literature v1n37 (December 13, 1992) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/csl/csl-v1n37 CITATIONS FOR SERIAL LITERATURE ISSN 1061-7434 Volume 1, number 37 December 13, 1992 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ In this issue: Newsletter on Serials Pricing Issues, No. 62, Dec. 6, 1992 Newsletter on Serials Pricing Issues, No. 63, Dec. 10, 1992 Newsletter on Serials Pricing Issues, No. 64, Dec. 11, 1992 Library Acquisitions: Practice and Theory, Vol. 16, no. 4, 1992 (selective) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NEWSLETTER ON SERIALS PRICING ISSUES NO 62 -- December 6, 1992 Editor: Marcia Tuttle CONTENTS 62.1 FROM THE EDITOR, Marcia Tuttle 62.2 COPING WITH DUAL VERSIONS OF _CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY_, Christie Degener 62.3 VENDOR POLICY ON EXCHANGE RATES EXPLAINED, Joel Baron 62.4 UNANTICIPATED EFFECTS OF COPYRIGHT RETENTION, Michael Friedman 62.5 FROM THE MAILBOX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWSLETTER ON SERIALS PRICING ISSUES NO 63 -- December 10, 1992 Editor: Marcia Tuttle CONTENTS 63.1 FROM THE EDITOR, Marcia Tuttle 63.2 RESPONSE TO "PERGAMON PLUS," Dianne Man 63.3 COPYRIGHT: RESPONSE TO FISHER AND FRIEDMAN, James Thompson 63.4 COPYRIGHT: RESPONSE TO FRIEDMAN, Elliott Lieb 63.5 MEDIA MONOPOLY, Bart Harloe 63.6 FROM THE MAILBOX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWSLETTER ON SERIALS PRICING ISSUES NO 64 -- December 11, 1992 Editor: Marcia Tuttle CONTENTS 64.1 COMMENTS ON REPORT OF THE ADVISORY PANEL FOR SCIENTIFIC PUBLICA- TIONS (THE "FISC STUDY"), Kenneth Ford and Harry Lustig 64.2 CLARE JENKINS WAS NOT AN AUTHOR! Clare Jenkins 64.3 FURTHER COMMENT ON THE STUDY, Fred Friend 64.4 DISPUTING THE FINDINGS OF A REPORT ON LIBRARIES, Jennifer Cargill ++++++++ The NEWSLETTER ON SERIALS PRICING ISSUES (ISSN: 1046-3410) is published by the editor through the Office of Information Technology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, as news is available. Editor: Marcia Tuttle, Internet: tuttle@gibbs.oit.unc.edu; Paper mail: Serials Department, CB #3938 Davis Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill NC 27599-3938; Telephone: 919 962-1067; FAX: 919 962-0484. The Newsletter is available on the Internet and Blackwell's CONNECT. EBSCO and Readmore Academic customers may receive the Newsletter in paper format from these companies. Back issues of the Newsletter are available electronically. To get a list of available issues send a message to LISTSERV@GIBBS.OIT.UNC.EDU saying INDEX PRICES. To retrieve a specific issue, the message should read: GET PRICES PRICES.xx (where "xx" is the number of the issue). To subscribe to the newsletter, send a message to LISTSERV@GIBBS.OIT.UNC.EDU saying SUBSCRIBE PRICES [YOUR NAME]. Be sure to send that message to the listserver and not to Prices. You must include your name. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _Library Acquisitions: Practice & Theory_ Selected Contents Volume 16, Number 4 Pre-publication Information Issue Expected on 12-12-92 Announcements 1992 LAPT Research Award Recipient -- Anna Perrault 1993 Research Award: Library Acquisitions: Practice & Theory Reorganization of Acquisitions Departments -- Special Section edited by Barbara Winters Winters, Barbara. Organizational Models: Introduction to Special Section. Introduction to special section by the guest editor. Corbin, John. Technology and Organizational Change in Libraries. Many influences on the organizational structure of libraries can be discerned, of which technology perhaps is the most pervasive. This paper discusses some of the ways technology is influencing organizational change in libraries and what can be done to direct these changes positively in a manner that will benefit libraries. Barker, Joseph W. Integrating Acquisitions: Reorganization at the University of California, Berkeley. Barker discusses the reorganization of the Acquisition Department at the University of California, Berkeley to accommodate the serials acquisitions activities of the discontinued Serials Department. Jasper, Richard P. and Jane B. Treadwell. Reorganizing Collections and Technical Services: Staffing is Key. During 1990 and 1991, the Emory University General Libraries significantly reorganized collections and technical services functions, merging the formerly separate divisions of Collection Management and Technical Services and expanding the size and scope of both the Acquisitions and Catalog departments. Although the opportunity to improve communication and efficiency across these functions was the rationale for the reorganizations, significant changes of staff in key positions were the major impetus. Ogburn, Joyce L. Organizing Acquisitions: The Yale University Experience. This article discusses the changes that have occurred in the organization of acquisitions activities at Yale University in the past five years. This case is indicative of the climate of challenge that has prevailed in recent times over the role of acquisitions departments and acquisitions librarians in libraries. Dewey, Gene L. Technical Services Reorganization at the University of Wisconsin-Madison: A Subject-Oriented Approach. Until March 1989 the Central Technical Services of the General Library System at the University of Wisconsin- Madison followed a traditional scheme of organization. Dewey describes the new organization which includes four subject departments that are aligned with the five subject cluster groups of selectors and catalogers. Each subject department is responsible for nearly the full range of technical services for materials ordered by its corresponding cluster. Niles, Judith. Acquisitions and Collection Management Reorganization: An Exercise in Crisis Management. In 1991, the University Libraries at the University of Louisville completed a reorganization of the Division of Technical Services and established a Collection Management Office. The new organization represents a means of crisis management to keep basic functions moving forward under trying circumstances, rather than a "model" resulting from careful study and planning based on the nest management theories. Wachel, Kathleen and Edward Shreeves. An Alliance Between Acquisitions and Collection Management. In 1990 the Acquisitions Department of the University of Iowa Libraries began to report to the Director for Collection Management and Development as part of a library-wide reorganization. The paper summarizes the background and rationale for that change and describes some of the consequences, both positive and negative, for acquisitions and collection management. ******** ALA Midwinter Conference 1992 Gammon, Julia A. Interfacing Library Acquisitions Systems with University Accounting Systems: An Introduction. Three presentations from the ALCTS Automated Acquisitions /In-Process Control Discussion Group address the topic "Interfacing Library Acquisitions Systems with University Accounting Systems". This provides an introduction to the papers presented at this discussion group. The full text of the papers follows. Bazirjian, Rosann & Randall Ericson. The Accounting Office Interface: Syracuse University. This paper discusses the Syracuse University Library's invoice interface with its university's fund accounting system. Jarvis, William E. Interactions Between Acquisitions Systems Expenditure Reports and University Financial Services Payment Systems: WLN ACQ to WSU's PAPR. The interaction of payment transactions between WLN Acquisitions and Washington State University's "PAPR" system is described and analyzed. The preparation of WLN Acquisitions Receiving Reports is considered from the standpoint of editing them so that they will pass over into the WSU PAPR Request Payment Report function as valid transactions. The Geac Acquisition-to-Lehigh University FRS interaction is briefly discussed as well. Barker, Joseph W. The University of California, Berkeley, Library: In Search of the Optimal Link with Campus Accounting. This is not a "how we done it good" talk. At Berkeley, the link between the INNOPAC system and Campus Accounting's system is only semiautomated. Barker discusses the half-successes, struggles, negotiations, and frustrations. He also covers the pitfalls to avoid, some features to hold out for, some compromises to refuse, and some of the politics of dealing with disbursement bureaucracies. Van Goethem, Jeri. From the INNOPAC/UNIX to the IBM ES9000 Mainframe Via TCP/IP -- The Duke University Experience. Van Goethem discusses the process begun at Duke University Library in December 1991 to transfer accounting data from the INNOPAC system to the Duke IBM mainframe via TCP/IP transfer protocols. ******** ALA Midwinter Conference 1992: Meeting Reports Keating, Lawrence R. II. LITA/ALCTS SS Interest Group on Serials Automation Meeting. Hawks, Carol Pitts. ALCTS SS Research Discussion Group, January 25, 1992. Boissonnas, Christian. Great Expectations: Acquisitions and the Electronic Horizon. Dunkle, Clare B. Unpublished Secrets: Research for Problem Solving in Technical Services. Pankake, Marcia.Who Are We and Why Are We Here, Or, Gaps and Overlaps for Electronic Publishing Within ALA: ALCTS Electronic Discussion Group. ******** Conference Reports Mouw, James. Review of the ALCTS "Serials Management: Shaping a Changing Environment" Conference. This report summarizes the ALCTS seminar on serials management held in October 1991 in Chicago, IL. Papers by Marjorie Bloss, Eyal Amiran, Susan Keiser, Gary Brown, Mary Case, Paul Evan Peters, and Joseph Barker are summarized. ******** Additional Manuscripts Knee, Michael. Beilstein and Gmelin: Keep or Cancel. This article examines the decision-making process employed at an academic library to evaluate continuing commitments to two important reference sources in chemistry: Beilstein and Gmelin. A survey was used to ascertain regional subscribers for a potential resource- sharing agreement. A second survey was conducted to determine the status of the printed handbooks and usage of the online equivalents at institutions with similar chemistry departments. Results showed half of the surveyed libraries had standing orders for Beilstein and 35% had standing orders for Gmelin. The negotiation process between the Library and the Chemistry Department is outlined. The Chemistry Department elected to cancel both handbooks, use online databases in their place, and purchase new chemistry materials including periodicals. ******** The Review Section Cramer, Michael. Library Material Costs and Access to Information. Biblarz, Dora. Advances in Library Resource Sharing, Volume 2. Davis, Susan. The Standard Periodical Directory. +++++ Library Acquisitions: Practice and Theory is published by Pergamon Press. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Citations for serial literature* is an electronic serial which publishes the table of contents and abstracts, when available, for articles related to the serials industry. It is NOT an electronic discussion list. All material in *Citations for serial literature* is reproduced with the permission of the original publisher. It is the intention of the editor to expand the number of journals included in this database. 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