| NASIG 23rd Annual
Conference
June 5 - June 8, 2008
Phoenix, Arizona |
2008 NASIG Poster Sessions
Presenter: Deberah England, Wright State University Libraries
Title: Solved at first sting: a flowchart to take the deadly sting out of troubleshooting e- resources
Abstract: As libraries transition their serial collections from print to electronic, serialists who've historically resolved problems with print materials may find themselves challenged with the unique problems that can occur with the electronic format. Add end user set-ups, remote access, and technological innovations to the mix, and resolving problems are further complicated. Utilizing a flowchart, this presentation will present the steps involved to take the sting out of troubleshooting e-resources.
Presenter: Deg Farrelly, Fletcher Library - Arizona State University
Title: The Prize of Vigilance: Reclaiming Acquisitions Funds through Format and Use Data Review
Abstract: With hundreds of serial subscriptions, it's easy to lose track of their details. Many may be available to users in more than one format (paper, fiche, film, e-journal, or in aggregated databases). You might be subscribing to, processing, housing, and *paying for* materials no longer used. Review of use data and format duplication is a detailed, time-consuming process that is difficult to complete in a short time as part of a wholesale annual subscription renewal. Yet the benefits of doing so, in both acquisitions and space savings, are real. This poster illustrates how in 2006 and 2007 Arizona State University's Fletcher Library applied internal use data (gathered through the Innovative Interfaces system) and availability in other formats to inform serial cancellation decisions. Subject selectors in the social sciences, business, education, and the sciences reviewed more than 2000 serial titles. Using a staged approach provided opportunity for feedback from other librarians, and controlled the workflow for classified staff processes. The prize of this vigilance? More than $160,000 in acquisitions savings, with no loss of content or access for users, and considerable shelving (510+ feet) and fiche storage (100+ linear feet) freed for other uses
Presenter: Beverly Geckle, Middle Tennessee State University
Title: Displaying EJS & Ingenta titles: an A-Z list challenge
Abstract: After access to electronic journal content has been established, titles are usually added to an A-Z list so users know what is available. This can be challenging when the access is purchased through individual subscriptions rather than through publisher packages. Titles and coverage dates will vary for different institutions because they are linked to library specific subscriptions. Vendor A-Z lists that are linked to a knowledge base work well when providing access to publisher packages. However, institutions must set up access title by title for access not linked to a specific package. This is not practical when hundreds of titles are involved. Additionally, the coverage dates in most knowledge bases do not necessarily correspond to the access available through specific institutional subscriptions. I would like to share my method of providing access to online journals linked to individual subscriptions through our subscription agent, Ebsco, and available via Ebsco's EJS platform and through the IngentaConnect platform. I use Ebsco's EJS Enhanced product and Serials Solutions' Journal Locator as well as Excel and MS Access to create library specific title lists. My approach focuses on providing title access through the A-Z list, but not coverage dates since both the Ebsco's EJS platform and the IngentaConnect platform indicate coverage on their sites. I tried to balance a practical approach that can be maintained with the need to provide users with information about e-journal availability.
Presenter: Jonathan David Makepeace, Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information
Title: Scientific data as end product: Does the concept of "serial" have a role?
Abstract: Since 1964, the Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (CISTI) has maintained an inaptly named "Depository of Unpublished Data" or "DUD" for unpublished information that supports or supplements journal articles by Canadian authors, regardless of where the article was published. Until 2002, DUD resources were either printed out on paper or saved on microfilm, photographic plates or electronic media and placed in CISTI's tangible collection. Since that time, an increasing proportion (since 2005 virtually all) of the information has been mounted on CISTI Internet servers and made available to Canadian IP addresses. All DUD resources appear in CISTI's catalogue and are available for document delivery. Data stewardship has come a long way over the last forty-some years, raising interesting questions about the intertwined roles of serials and datasets in scholarship. Data itself is increasingly seen as an end product, independent of articles based on it, with shared data fuelling further research. But what's the economic model? Leaders repeatedly call for open access to publicly funded scientific datasets but have offered no new funding for data stewardship. Does the traditional concept of "serial" have a role to play, in terms of validation authority or economic vehicle? This poster session is an individual's personal think piece on the challenges that these dynamics present to CISTI, Canada's national science library and publishing arm of the National Research Council Canada.
Presenter: Paul Moeller, University of Colorado at Boulder
Title: Using ERM to provide subject access to journal databases
Abstract: Prior to going live with its ERM system the University of Colorado at Boulder (CUB) decided to discontinue the use of static web pages for the primary provision of access to its databases. Instead of static web pages CUB now utilizes a dynamically updated "Find Articles and More" page that is generated from its electronic resource management system. This poster session will describe how CUB is using the power of the ERMS to provide access to article databases, journals, e-books, and more.
Presenter: Paoshan Yue, University of Nevada, Reno Libraries
Title: Creating & Maintaining a Web List of E-journals with RSS feeds
Abstract: The University of Nevada, Reno Libraries started to collect e-journals with RSS feeds in early 2005 and present them on the Library Website for users to subscribe to. The list (http://www.library.unr.edu/ejournals/alphaRSS.aspx ) has grown to over 7,500 titles by mid-March 2008, and it continues to grow as the Libraries continues to expand its e-journal collections. Those RSS feeds are also available on the e-journal subject web pages of the Libraries, such as the biology page (http://www.library.unr.edu/ejournals/subject/subject.aspx?p_subj=6 ). The E-journals with RSS feeds page has received international interest and recognition from colleagues in New Zealand, South Africa, Turkey, and most recently from colleagues in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the University of Georgia Libraries, and Roche.com in Switzerland. A common question asked was, "How did you create and maintain this impressive collection of RSS feeds?" To answer that question, this poster will explain how we created the list as a data-driven webpage, generated from an SQL database which contains the "coverage" metadata of our e-journal collection including URLs of RSS feeds. The basic maintenance operations will be presented. The author will also discuss benefits and limitations of this service from users' perspective.
