1st Edition

E-Serials Cataloging Access to Continuing and Integrating Resources via the Catalog and the Web

By Jim Cole, Wayne Jones Copyright 2002
    352 Pages
    by Routledge

    344 Pages
    by Routledge

    Examine current methods of e-serials cataloging with an accent on online accessibility!

    This comprehensive guide examines the state of electronic serials cataloging with special attention paid to online capacities. E-Serials Cataloging: Access to Continuing and Integrating Resources via the Catalog and the Web presents a review of the e-serials cataloging methods of the 1990s and discusses the international standards (ISSN, ISBD[ER], AACR2) that are applicable. It puts the concept of online accessibility into historical perspective and offers a look at current applications to consider. Practicing librarians, catalogers and administrators of technical services, cataloging and service departments, and Web managers will find this book to be an invaluable asset.

    E-Serials Cataloging: Access to Continuing and Integrating Resources via the Catalog and the Web includes:

    • an annotated bibliography of selected cataloging processes for online e-serials
    • a complete collection of notes used in cataloging AACR2 e-serials
    • the results of a survey on staffing for cataloging e-serials in ALR libraries
    • a literature review of e-serials cataloging in the 1990s

      This book is an essential resource for anyone involved with the day-to-day processing of electronic serials. E-Serials Cataloging: Access to Continuing and Integrating Resources via the Catalog and the Web provides a complete reference to an information phenomenon that represents a major advance in electronic library science for libraries large and small.

    • Preface
    • GENERAL
    • Crystal Graham, 1952-2000: A Personal Tribute
    • E-Serials Cataloging in the 1900s: A Review of the Literature
    • STANDARDS
    • ISSN: An Ongoing Identifier in a Changing World
    • ISBD(ER) and Its Role in the Management of Electronic Resources
    • EDUCATION AND TRAINING
    • The Integration of Electronic Resources into Cataloging Instruction in the LIS Curriculum
    • Teaching Seriality: A Major Educational Challenge
    • Serials Cataloging Cooperative Training Program (SCCTP): The Canadian Experience
    • A Question of Access: The Electronic Journals Tutorial at the University of Leicester
    • POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
    • Single or Separate OPAC Records for E-Journals: The Glamorgan Perspective
    • Web Resources for Cataloging Electronic Serials and Continuing Resources: An Annotated Bibliography
    • Internet Resources Cataloging in ARL Libraries: Staffing and Access Issues
    • Notes for Remote Access Computer File Serials
    • On Pins and Needles: Using Structured Metadata for Collocation and Browsing Capability
    • OCLC’s CORC Service: A User’s Perspective
    • NATIONAL PROJECTS AND LOCAL APPLICATIONS
    • NESLI MARC Records: An Experiment in Creating MARC Records for E-Journals
    • Linking Articles and Bibliographic Records with Uniform Resource Names
    • Bibliographic Protocol: Fine-Grained Integration of Library Services with the Web
    • Marrying Bibliographic and Fulltext Resources: An A&I Publisher’s View
    • Improving Access to E-Journals and Databases at the MIT Libraries: Building a Database-Backed Web Site Called “Vera”
    • The Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek: A Successful Library Service for Electronic Journals in Germany
    • Access to E-Serials and Other Continuing Electronic Resources at Kansas City Public Library
    • BOOKS, SERIALS, AND THE FUTURE
    • E-Books: Should We Be Afraid?
    • E is for Everything: The Extra-Ordinary, Evolutionary [E-]Journal
    • Index
    • Reference Notes Included

    Biography

    Cole, Jim; Jones, Wayne