Title Index

Abstract

This article describes how electronic resources have impacted the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Libraries' binding operation and how the libraries have responded to the resulting challenges, including the need for updated collection development and preservation/conservation policies, a comprehensive bindery contract, and a fully functional in-house binding capability. The evaluation of the binding process must continue as libraries move from a predominantly print to a predominantly electronic environment. Librarians, scholars, and binders should work together to preserve and bind library collections that will be valuable to future generations.     

Federated searching and usability testing: Building the perfect beast

With the ubiquity of federated search tools as viable solutions for students and researchers to search across external sources and internal repositories, users have become more sophisticated in their application of this technology. With the goal of optimizing the user experience of its newly introduced federated search offering, Endeavor Information Systems employed usability testing to gain insights into the critical requirements of librarians and information professionals for this solution. The results of this analysis, conducted in concert with market research and customer focus groups, and their relevance to Endeavor's federated search technology are the focus of this article.     

2008 North American Serials Interest Group Conference: Taking the Sting out of Serials!

Abstract

The twelfth annual MOBIUS Conference was held June 7–9, 2011, at the Holiday Inn Executive Center in Columbia, Missouri. The MOBIUS consortium of Missouri is currently composed of fifty-nine academic libraries, two public libraries, and the Missouri State Library. The conference offered various opportunities, including a keynote address by Meredith Farkas and a networking dessert session on the first night. The second day featured six concurrent sessions, each having six different presentations, along with delicious food, generous door prizes, and the chance to meet with vendors. The third day consisted of four different four-hour post-conference training sessions. Presentations are available for download from the conference Web site.¹     

编辑素质对高校学报质量的影响

随着社会的发展,学术研究已成规模,对于学术的交流也日益呈现出广泛、快速、深入的态势。高校学报是高校学术信息的载体和交流的平台,其质量的高低很大程度上影响着高校自身的发展。影响学报质量的原因是多方面的,包括文稿质量、校对水平、编辑素质、印装质量等,其中编辑素质是关键,文稿质量是基础。编辑素质不仅影响高校学报的质量,而且也是高校人才队伍建设的重要方面。     

学术期刊微博应用现状分析和完善路径——以12个学术期刊官方认证微博为例

本文通过对国内12 个学术期刊认证微博进行调查分析,发现目前微博在我国学术期刊领域已得到了一定程度的应用,但我国学术期刊微博的总体影响力不高,微博信息孤岛现象较为严重,学术期刊的微博管理能力也有待进一步提升.今后应积极通过提升微博管理能力,强化微博内容管理,合理应用微博语言与不断拓展网络关系等途径,实现我国学术期刊管理信息化水平的不断提升.