Newsletter on Serial Pricing Issues 023 (March 20, 2992) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/nspi/nspi-ns023 Archive PRICES: file prices.ns23, part 1/1, size 17604 bytes: ------------------------------ Cut here ------------------------------ ISSN: 1046-3410 NEWSLETTER ON SERIALS PRICING ISSUES NS 23 -- March 20, 2992 Editor: Marcia Tuttle CONTENTS PHILOSOPHICAL, ETHICAL AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF EDITING REFEREED SCIENCE JOURNALS, Bill Robnett POSTAL SUBSIDY ENDANGERED? Charlotte Derksen and Ann Okerson NORTH AMERICAN SERIALS INTEREST GROUP CONFERENCE, Ann Okerson FROM THE MAILBOX PHILOSOPHICAL, ETHICAL AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF EDITING REFEREED SCI- ENCE JOURNALS: A WORKSHOP FOR EDITORS, VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, MARCH 4- 7, 1992 Bill Robnett, Vanderbilt University, ROBNETTB@VUCTRVAX.BITNET. The topics discussed at the workshop were: - functions of refereed science journals - strengths, weaknesses and functions of refereeing - how editorial panels and advisory boards meet the responsi- bilities of editing journals - editors' responsibilities - editing as a function of discipline and ethnicity - ethical standards for editors in resolving conflicts of interest - relations between editors and publishers - are editors guardians of scientific excellence? - articulation, if possible, of universal guidelines for edit- ors The keynote address of the conference was presented by George Lund- berg, editor of the JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. He established that quality control for peer review and editing is the continuing scrutiny of current practices and cited the workshop as an example of such self-examination. Lundberg described the peer review process as paradoxical; it involves secret deliberation prior to pub- licizing knowledge. As more is expected of scientists and scientific findings, this review has been criticized in the lay press due to its secretive nature. Lundberg concluded that there is no appealing alter- native for peer review, and the process ensures quality for all con- cerned. Sessions were begun by invited lecturer/chairs. Their addresses estab- lished the framework for each aspect of the refereeing process under discussion. Three to four papers were then presented, and each session concluded with discussion by conference participants. The session topics and chairs were: SESSION I: REFEREEING, Daryl Chubin, Office of Technology Assessment, U.S. Congress SESSION II: EDITORIAL PANELS, ADVISORY BOARDS, AND ROTATING EDITORS, Allan Schell, Editor, PROCEEDINGS of the IEEE SESSION III: RESPONSIBILITIES OF EDITORS, George Lundberg, Editor, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION SESSION IV: CULTURAL DIFFERENCES, E.A. Davis, Editor, PHILOSOPHICAL MAGAZINE SESSION V: GUARDIANS OF SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE, Fred Gorstein, Editor, HUMAN PATHOLOGY, and Bernard Wagner, Editor-in-Chief, MODERN PATHOLOGY SESSION VI: ETHICAL CONCERNS OF EDITORS, Allan Bard, Editor, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY SESSION VII: THE PUBLISHER'S ROLE IN THE EDITORIAL PROCESS, Karen Hunter, Vice President, Elsevier Science Publishers SESSION VIII: GUIDELINES FOR EDITORS: PRESENT AND FUTURE, Philip H. Abelson, Deputy Editor, SCIENCE The international conference was sponsored by Vanderbilt University, American Institute of Physics, American Oil Chemists' Society, Butter- worth-Heinemann, CRC Press, Elsevier Science Publishing Company, In- stitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Institute of Physics and Publications, Materials Research Society, Oak Ridge National Lab- oratory, Pergamon Press, Springer-Verlag, Taylor and Francis, United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, John Wiley and Sons, and Williams and Wilkins. Co-Chairs were R.A. Weeks, Editor, and D.L. Kinser, Co-Editor, JOURNAL OF NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Vanderbilt University. Conference proceedings including discussants' comments will be pub- lished. POSTAL SUBSIDY ENDANGERED? Charlotte Derksen, Stanford University, CN.HUT@STANFORD.BITNET and Ann Okerson, Association of Research Libraries, OKERSON@UMDC.BITNET. [The editor has received three copies of the following message and seen it on other lists. Ann Okerson was kind enough to do some checking and to respond from the perspective of the Association of Research Libraries.] To: Geonetters From: Charlotte Subj: GSA Today article: Congress Considers Eliminating Nonprofit Postal Discount March 1992 p. 59. This may be old news to you, but I just heard about it. According to the journal "GSA Today", there are two bills before Congress (in the Senate S.1846 and in the House H.R.3680) which propose to eliminate the postal subsidy for nonprofit organizations, both charitable and educational. If these bills are passed it means that all society journals will have an increase in cost for mailings. The article that I read estimated that the bill for mailing GSA Today would run $8000 - $10000 per an- num. I would assume that these bills would impact us in two ways: an in- crease in the cost of society published journals, books, and maps; and increased costs for the libraries in particular and the university in general for all of the mailing that is done. The way I understand the article the bills would eliminate the cheap book rate we use. ---------- >From Ann Okerson, Association of Research Libraries (OKERSON@UMDC. BITNET): Below are ARL's Prue Adler's comments on the postal matter that has made its way to some lists today. Prue's in-depth familiarity with issues on the Hill sheds (as always) useful insights for us. "The two bills were introduced last fall, late in the session. In the House, Russo is the sponsor (FYI, he lost his primary bid last night). His bill is a family relief tax act, referred jointly to 6-8 commit- tees. Referral to that many committees can slow down the movement of a bill if any one committee takes issue with a provision in the bill. An initial read of the bill: it seeks to modify the tax and budget prior- ities and provide some relief to the middle class. To do this, it calls for terminating some programs, so savings could be applied else- where. One such cut would be the postal subsidy (not for the blind). I've not seen the Senate bill, but understand that Bradley is the sponsor and that it is similar. But again, I need to track that. "What is very important in this discussion is the yearly battle over the administration budget request, vs. what is actually needed. The newsletter [NB: This is a reference to the new ARL newsletter #161] going out today has the figures: $470,000 in '92 appropriation vs. $121,912 requested by Bush. There is a postal revenue foregone coali- tion and although we are not members, we benefit from their work and news. Also, re. the earlier figure: the Postal Service estimates that $481,912,000 is required to maintain preferred rates at current lev- els. "If these bills were on a fast track, I am confident that the postal coalition would be actively working this issue. Instead, mailings to date have focused on the budget issue." To put a "positive spin" on this news, should the subsidy be in real danger, we would be alerted and it would be a good opportunity to write letters to the appropriate legislators in support of maintaining it. NORTH AMERICAN SERIALS INTEREST GROUP CONFERENCE Ann Okerson, Association of Research Libraries, OKERSON@UMDC.BITNET. June 18-21, 1992, University of Illinois, Chicago We are pleased to bring you information about the Seventh Annual NASIG Conference. This conference features a shared program with the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP), and gives librarians the opportunity both to meet and to network informally with the publishing community. This is a first-time event and both organizations are excited by the energizing and excellent program, discussion, and vision that will ensue. Programs and full details will be mailed to all NASIG members by the end of March. For further information or to register, please contact: James Mouw, Chair, Local Arr OR Elaine Rast, Registrar 929 N. Belleforte 304 Forsythe Lane Oak Park, IL 60302 DeKalb, IL 60115 Phone: 312 702-8767 Phone: 815 753-9854 Fax: 312 702-0853 Fax: 815 753-2003 e-mail: mouw@midway.uchicago.edu e-mail: C60ekrl@NIU.BITNET THEME: IF WE BUILD IT: SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING TECH- NOLOGIES NASIG Program Committee, 1992 Conference: Mary Beth Clack, Cindy Hep- fer, October Ivins, Teresa Malinowski, Ann Weller, Patricia Scarry (SSP Program Chair and NASIG Liaison), and Ann Okerson, Program Chair. SCHEDULE: Thursday, June 18, 1992 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Electronic Networking Workshop, Conducted by Birdie MacLennan, Chair, NASIG Electronic Communications Committee and List- Owner, SERIALST (LIMIT: 50 people by advance registration) 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Opening reception/dinner 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Opening festivities and welcome 8:30 - 9:30 p.m. NASIG Annual General Meeting Friday, June 19, 1992 8:45 - 12:00 noon NASIG PLENARY SESSION I Clifford A. Lynch, Director, Library Automation, University of Cali- fornia, Office of the President: "Entwined: transforming scholarly communications and libraries in the age of networked information" James J. O'Donnell, Professor of Classics, University of Pennsylvania: "St. Augustine to NREN: the tree of knowledge and how it grows" Julia Blixrud, Program Officer, Council on Library Resources, Washing- ton, DC: "Webs that Link Libraries, Librarians, and Information: evolving technical standards for a networking age" Anita Lowry, Director, Electronic Text Service, Columbia University Libraries: "Landlords and Tenants: who owns electronic information, who pays for it, and how?" 2:00 - 5:30 NASIG Workshops 5:30 - 6:30 Informal Discussion Groups Night on the town; CHICAGO WHITE SOX Saturday, June 20, 1992 - JOINT MEETINGS, NASIG & SSP 8:00 - 9:30 a.m. NASIG Workshops 9:45 - 10:45 a.m. JOINT SESSION, NASIG and SSP Charles, Reed, Chancellor, State University System of Florida, "Higher Education in the 90s: growth, regression, or status quo." 11:15 - 12:30 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS I, Choose from EIGHT 2:15 - 3:30 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS II, Choose from EIGHT New Strategies for Publishing Price Studies: Why and How Copyright and Licensing in the Electronic Environment Preservation: Future Strategies for Retaining the Past Regional Library Networking Z39.1: Periodicals Format and Arrangement Marketing to Libraries Article Delivery Willard McCarty, Assistant Director, Centre for Computing in the Hu- manities, University of Toronto: "A Potency of Life: scholarship in an electronic age" Evening: Joint NASIG/SSP Reception at the The Mid-America Club Sunday, June 21, 1992 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. NASIG Workshops 11:00 - 12:30 p.m. NASIG PLENARY SESSION II Karen Schmidt, Head, Acquisitions Systems, University of Illinois: "Professionals or Profession-less, Information Engineers or ???: transforming technical services librarianship." Gary Brown, Regional Manager, Faxon, "From Past Imperfects to Future Perfects," Conference Wrap-up Session --- NASIG WORKSHOPS will give a chance to attend four of the following 18: -Alternatives in serials cataloguing, organization and workflow -Automating binding procedures, using INNOVACQ vs. in-house -The footbone's connected to the anklebone, or enumeration, checking-in and labelling instructions -Game shows, elevators, full plates: a look at LC subject headings -The changing role of the vendor: developing new products and services -Check-in with the SISAC symbol: implementation and uses for libraries, publishers, and automation vendors -Publishing opportunities: getting into print or getting involved -Fine-tuning the claims process -Basic training for survival on the frontlines -Cataloguing serial computer files -Working together for the future: librarian/publisher/agency -Role and responsibilities of the professional serials cataloguer -How to plan and deliver a great workshop -Fewer subscriptions = increased ILL services -Managing "pseudoserials" -Collection development assessment for biomedical serials -Auditing the automated serials control system -Cost-effectiveness of claiming and replacing journal issues --- CONFERENCE FEES: (a partial listing follows; contact Elaine Rast or Jim Mouw for additional information) Residential rate, Single: US $275.00 Residential rate, Double: US $225.00 (Wednesday and Sunday night accommodations, extra) Non-residential Rate: Full Conference, US $175.00 Thursday or Sunday, US $45.00 Friday or Saturday, US $90.00 Baseball tickets: US $20.00 each --- REGISTRATION DEADLINE is May 25th, 1992, although later registrations may be possible upon application. FROM THE MAILBOX The mailbox is: TUTTLE@UNC.BITNET. >From Margie Axtmann, University of Minnesota Law Library (M-AXTM@ UMINN1.BITNET): I want to point out an article that is must reading for anyone interested in collection development and acquisitions. It is by Peggy Johnson, "When Pigs Fly, Or When Access Equals Ownership," TECHNICALITIES, v.12 no.2, February 1992, pp.4-7. It is very provocative and I think rightly points out that we have to stop talking about this issue and start doing something about it. As we face increasing demands to buy more with less, I hope that my library will take this seriously and start planning for new strategies. >From Cindy Hepfer, SUNY Buffalo Health Sciences Library, (HSLCINDY@ UBVM.BITNET): One of the advantages of doing checkin is that you get to see titles you want to see sooner rather than later! There's an arti- cle in the March 18 CHRONICLE "Many University Presses Are Forced to Put New Emphasis on the Bottom Line," pp.A31-A33. The tale this article relates is a pretty dire one: "As many as 20 univer- sity presses may see cuts in their subsidies this year, and a few may be eliminated..." It's unfortunate that at a time when we need university presses to engage in more, rather than less, pub- lication, and to assume responsibility for more journal publica- tion, they may not be able to publish at all! >From Katy Ginanni, Auburn University (KATYG@DUCVAX.AUBURN.EDU): We've received several issues of APS NEWS without having sub- scribed to any such thing. After closer investigation, I noticed in an editorial note that "a combined subscription to APS NEWS and the BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY is availa- ble...." We paid $310 for 1990, $350 for 1991 and $400 for the 1992 subscription. I called the member and subscriber services department at APS, and they confirmed my fear that neither title is available indi- vidually. A library must pay $400 for the both of them. When I asked to whom I should address a complaint letter, I was given the following name and address: John DiCaro, Manager Member & Subscriber Services 500 Sunnyside Blvd. Woodbury, NY 11797 Time to crank up the old word processor, again.... >From Kate Herzog, University at Buffalo (UNLKH@UBVM.BITNET): The first thing I (and probably every other subscriber to the Newsletter) did was look to see what the result of Gordon and Breach's acquisition of the Akademie Verlag titles (announced by Jim Mouw in Newsletter no.22) was in terms of dollars. I breathe a sigh of relief. I only subscribe to STATISTICS, which went from one volume in 1991 costing $122 to 2 volumes for 1992 costing $557, an increase of $435 or 357%! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Readers of the NEWSLETTER ON SERIALS PRICING ISSUES are encouraged to share the information in the newsletter by electronic or paper meth- ods. 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