Electronic Journals: Cataloging and Management Practices in Academic Libraries |
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Authors: | Wendy L. West Heather S. Miller Kristen Wilson Column Editor |
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Affiliation: | aWest is Head, Database Maintenance, Processing and Bindery, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY 12222, USA;bMiller is Associate Director, Division of Technical Services and Library Systems, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY 12222, USA |
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Abstract: | The growth and availability of electronic journals offer libraries the opportunity to provide end users with quick and easy access to more journals than ever before, thereby creating a complex new workload in academic libraries. Libraries have addressed the evolving challenges unique to electronic resources by creating new policies and workflows and dedicating staff to work on the processes, despite the lack of best practices. In the fall of 2009, a survey was distributed to ninety-five libraries at peer institutions to gather information about their policies and practices for cataloging and managing electronic journals in order to gauge the current status of electronic journal management among these peer institutions. This paper reports on the survey findings related to cataloging approach, sources for bibliographic records, methods for identifying problems, and the staff and staff hours dedicated to electronic journals. |
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Keywords: | Electronic journals Cataloging Academic libraries Access Surveys |
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