Citations for Serial Literature v3n06 (May 21, 1994) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/csl/csl-v3n06 CITATIONS FOR SERIAL LITERATURE ISSN 1061-7434 Volume 3, number 06 May 21, 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In this issue: Serials Review, vol. 20, no.1 (1994) Newsletter on Serials Pricing Issues, NS 113, May 13, 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Serials Review Volume 20, Number 1 (1994) In Remembrance: Richard W. Dorn, 16 October 1906 - 6 December 1992 Pamela Bluh In every walk of life there are individuals of special stature whose influence is felt keenly and widely. Richard Dorn, of Otto Harrassowitz, was such an individual, and at his death last fall, in his 86th year, not only did a family lose a loving husband, father, and grandfather, but a profession lost a treasured advisor and a valued friend. In this tribute, Bluh looks at Dorn's illustrious life and recalls her own cherished memories of him. Page 7 An X12 Implementation in Serials: MSUS/PALS and Faxon Linda Richter and Joan Roca In September 1991, the Minnesota State University System/Project for Automated Library Systems (MSUS/PALS) became the first integrated library system to load an X12 invoice, the 1992 serials renewal invoice for North Dakota State University at Fargo (NDSU). Shortly after loading NDSU's invoice, MSUS/PALS began sending claims in the X12 format. The goals for the library were to improve the efficiency with which they handled invoices and claims and to provide their patrons with more accurate and up-to-date information about the serials in their collection. In this article, Richter and Roca describe the implementation of X12, an electronic data interchange (EDI) standard, and its application in the interface between the PALS library system and The Faxon Company, the first subscription agency to use X12 to exchange data electronically. Page 12 "Men and Masculinity": A Guide to Selected Journals, Magazines, and Newsletters from the Men's Movements Kenneth Clatterbaugh The "men's movement," as it is commonly referred to in the popular press, is in actuality a great diversity of socio-political movements clustered around diverse rhetorics, leaderships, and agendas. In order to understand the different publications that are produced by these movements, it is necessary to explore the main factions in what is a highly sectarian set of movements. Clatterbaugh identifies these factions as perspectives that each offer an understanding of what creates and maintains the masculine gender role in society, an evaluation of the role, and a political agenda that conforms to its evaluation. In this article, Clatterbaugh describes the perspectives that currently publish their own newsletters, journals, and magazines. He notes that each perspective contains a variety of voices and that there is considerable influence from one perspective to another. Page 25 A Literature Review of Serials in Administrative Office Systems and Business Education Lois M. Garrett and Neosha A. Mackey Administrative Office Systems encompasses four primary areas of study: office systems, office management, business education/training and development, and business communication. As an academic discipline the field has grown from the traditional business education areas of typing, shorthand, and office practice to encompass the latest of office systems and procedures involving the newest computer and communications technologies. The ability to identify needed systems and procedures, to incorporate them into offices, and to train others to make the most efficient use of these systems requires in-depth study and practice. In this article, Garrett and Mackey review 48 periodicals and 7 indexes of primary interest in this important field. Page 31 The Balance Point: Chaos by Subscription: Serials in Eastern Europe Allan Urbanic, guest editor, with contributions from June Pachuta Farris, Eric A. Johnson, Gordon Anderson, Michael Biggins, Murlin Croucher, and Allan Urbanic Dramatic political and cultural changes in Eastern Europe over the past five years have caused significant adjustments in the way those countries interact with the West. For one, censorship of political and cultural ideas judged hostile to former ruling powers has eased greatly or been eliminated. Archives and libraries once known for impeding rather than assisting scholarship are now racing to reveal their treasures. The combination of "freedom of the press" and withdrawn government financial guarantees has created a situation where the printing and distribution of books and serials is, at best, unpredictable. In this article, specialists in the area of Slavic librarianship describe their difficulties in finding stable vendors, learning about new titles, and coping with numerous title and heading changes. Page 43 Climate and Global Change Serials and Internet Discussion Lists Linda R. Musser Global change is an emerging interdisciplinary field whose goals are to understand and predict how the Earth system functions on time scales of decades to millennia, and to understand the interactions between the system and society. The Earth system is comprised of several subsystems including the biosphere, the lithosphere, the hydrosphere, and the atmosphere. Within those fields that study these subsystems, much of the research on global change is being performed. In this article, Musser describes a core of new serials that is emerging to support and document this research. Page 59 Chronicles of Obsession: Magazines for the Audiophile James T. Shaw Audiophiles spend much time and money searching for stereo equipment that accurately and fully reproduces recorded sound. Since few audiophiles have the resources to acquire the best stereo equipment, they have come to depend heavily on a number of magazines that review equipment and offer advice on how to get the best sound possible. These magazines review the elite equipment, but many also examine less costly components that offer a high level of performance. Most of the audio magazines also review sound recordings, paying as much attention to the quality of the recording as to the quality of the performance. In this article, Shaw reviews fourteen audio magazines and recommends several for libraries that include audiophiles within their communities. Page 81 Electronic Journal Forum: VPIEJ-L: An Online Discussion Group for Electronic Journal Publishing Concerns Linda Langschied, with a sidebar by Robin Cover It has been a scant few years since proponents of electronic publishing of journals seemed to take up a call-to-arms for promoting e-journal publication and the term "post-Gutenberg revolution" was coined. It does appear that the electronic revolution has much popular support. The first edition of ARL's Directory of Electronic Journals, Newsletters, and Academic Discussion Lists listed 627 entries; by the third, there were over 1,300 entries, including many specialized discussion groups and newsletters. But the academic electronic e-journal is still a tiny minority among academic journals at large. However, there is one regular meeting place for publishers, writers, editors, and readers of scholarly e-journals. In this article, Langschied discusses the origins and role of VPIEJ-L, an academic, electronic conference group, available on the Internet, which was created to provide a forum for the discussion of electronic publishing issues, particularly those related to scholarly e- journals. Page 89 ------------------------------ Serials Review is published by Pierian Press. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NEWSLETTER ON SERIALS PRICING ISSUES NO 113 -- May 13, 1994 Editor: Marcia Tuttle CONTENTS 113.1 RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS ABOUT BIRKHAUSER'S ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING PROJECT, Edwin Beschler and Clyde F. 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