Promises and challenges of electronic journals: academic libraries surveyed

2000 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 169-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heting Chu
Keyword(s):  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Electronic Journals

Electronic journals collections in Argentine private academic libraries

2007 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adina González Bonorino ◽  
Valeria E. Molteni
Keyword(s):  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Electronic Journals

scholarly journals Four Facets of Privacy and Intellectual Freedom in Licensing Contracts for Electronic Journals

2015 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 427-449 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Rubel ◽  
Mei Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Intellectual Freedom ◽  
Electronic Journals ◽  
Philosophical Literature ◽  
License Agreements ◽  
User Data

This is a study of the treatment of library patron privacy in licenses for electronic journals in academic libraries. We begin by distinguishing four facets of privacy and intellectual freedom based on the LIS and philosophical literature. Next, we perform a content analysis of 42 license agreements for electronic journals, focusing on terms for enforcing authorized use and collection and sharing of user data. We compare our findings to model licenses, to recommendations proposed in a recent treatise on licenses, and to our account of the four facets of intellectual freedom. We find important conflicts with each.

scholarly journals Assessing Technology-based Projects for Promotion and/or Tenure in ARL Academic Libraries

1999 ◽  
Vol 60 (5) ◽  
pp. 464-476 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen G. Lawson ◽  
Nancy L. Pelzer
Keyword(s):  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Computer Software ◽  
Academic Librarians ◽  
Electronic Journals ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
Association Of Research Libraries ◽  
Core Set ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Tenure Process

Little is known about how technology-based projects (computer software, articles in electronic journals, Internet-based materials, videotapes and audiotapes) are reviewed for promotion and/or tenure purposes in academic libraries. Reviewers might evaluate projects with traditional criteria or attempt to revise criteria to accommodate computer-related work. To address this issue in more detail, the authors conducted a study to assess how technology-based projects are evaluated in the promotion and/or tenure process for academic librarians in Association of Research Libraries. Survey results show that, while projects, particularly World Wide Web–based materials, are being evaluated in some ARL academic libraries, little has been developed as a core set of measures or assessments for promotion and/or tenure decisions.

COUNTER

2017 ◽  
pp. 10-19
Keyword(s):  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Electronic Journals ◽  
Code Of Practice ◽  
Standard Report ◽  
Implementation Guidelines ◽  
Usage Data

Until more recently, COUNTER reports were predominantly used by content providers and consumers of electronic journals and databases. One of the most significant developments with COUNTER Release 4 is that it integrated book reports as part of the latest COUNTER Code of Practice. Release 4 makes it possible for academic libraries to assess e-books usage in a consistent, credible, and comparable manner. However, in implementing the COUNTER standards for book usage reporting, the variant practices among e-book vendors impose challenges for librarians to correctly interpret vendor COUNTER reports. Therefore, it is crucial for librarians to consult the Code of Practice and COUNTER implementation guidelines in order to better understand COUNTER reports by individual vendors. Chapter 2 discusses each COUNTER standard report for e-book usage data, pointing to potential issues as they have been implemented by e-books vendors.

scholarly journals Free Scholarly Electronic Journals: What Access Do College and University Libraries Provide?

2000 ◽  
Vol 61 (6) ◽  
pp. 500-508 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Fosmire ◽  
Elizabeth Young
Keyword(s):  
Random Sample ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
American Mathematical Society ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Electronic Journals ◽  
Scholarly Journals ◽  
Print Version ◽  
College And University ◽  
Abstracting And Indexing

Results of a survey of the level of access provided to selected, free scholarly electronic journals by academic libraries is reported. A list of scholarly journals that are available electronically without any access limitations was compiled, and for each title the number of holding institutions on OCLC and its coverage by major abstracting and indexing services were determined. The twenty-five most popular titles, determined by number of holding institutions on OCLC, were searched on a random sample of library Web sites and catalogs to provide a separate gauge for access levels provided by institutions. Despite approximately half the titles being indexed by major vendors, including 88 percent of the top twenty-five, access levels were fairly low and decreased dramatically with size of the institution. The Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society and Journal of Extension provide examples of free e-journals with print counterparts. Approximately one-half and one-third of the institutions, respectively, provide access to only the print versions of these journals (in the latter case, the print version is no longer produced, so access to current issues is not provided).

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