Contributors

Abstract

The authors respond to an article on the role of the International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) as a manifestation (format) identifier of serials. They discuss some of the challenges that multiple manifestations present for the ISSN Network, some proposed solutions to this problem, and invite further input and dialogue on the topic. Serials Review 2003; 29:97–99.     

试论高校图书馆电子阅览室与学习共享空间建设

学习共享空间是校园内一个以学生为中心的协同与交互式学习环境。将学习共享空间的理念引入高校图书馆,在电子阅览室构建学习共享空间,不仅可以使电子阅览室在新的服务理念和模式的指引下焕然一新,而且可以使学习共享空间的理念与服务模式真正与高校图书馆的资源、服务融为一体,与读者多元、共享的学习、交流、研究行为融为一体,在融合中激发和实现创新。     

E-Book的发展与利用

电子图书是现代信息技术、多媒体技术和网络技术发展的产物,是一种运用电子方式将信息知识存贮在磁盘、光盘等介质上,通过计算机等设备进行阅读的新型数字化信息资源.电子图书有着特有优势和便捷的使用方法,给人类信息资源的传播交流和利用,给人们的工作、生活和学习带来了全新的变化.电子图书尤其对我国高校的文献信息资源的建设和发展、信息资源保障体系的建立、数字图书馆的发展产生了巨大的促进作用.     

略论E-book影响与图书馆对策

从图书出版发行方式的改变和阅读方式的改变两个方面分析了电子图书对社会的影响，认为作为人类文化宝库和信息传播中心的图书馆，应关注E－book的产生和发展，并提出了图书馆如何利用电子图书的对策。     

The Cataloging of E-Book Readers: A Service Model-Oriented Approach

Abstract

The popularity of e-book readers has exploded over the past several years, and many libraries have begun purchasing and providing access to these devices for their patrons. A large body of academic literature addresses the popularity of e-book readers and the issues involved with purchasing them and licensing material for them, but there is a relatively slim body of literature regarding the cataloging of e-book readers. At present, there is no uniform approach to cataloging e-book readers and libraries are currently employing a number of different methods. This article will describe the approach to cataloging e-book readers adopted at the Z. Smith Reynolds Library of Wake Forest University, which is based on the local service model for e-readers that takes into account how patrons are expected to use the devices as well as licensing concerns about the use of titles on e-readers. In order to make the devices discoverable for patrons with a minimum of confusion, certain unusual cataloging practices are employed (such as coding e-readers as “realia” but giving them a general material designation (GMD) of “electronic resource”). This article argues that the RDA code should accommodate e-book readers by creating carrier types that accurately describe these devices in a way that patrons can understand.