18This article gives an overview of the history and current status of the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). After a brief historical overview, DOAJ policies regarding open access, intellectual property rights and questionable publishers are explained in detail. The larger part of this article is a much 23 requested explanation on how DOAJ uses its new set of criteria for the evaluation of open access journals and the rationale behind choosing the seven extra criteria that qualify for the DOAJ Seal. A final section is devoted to the extended possibilities that DOAJ will be offering shortly to scholars and 28 publishers for searching the database and for uploading metadata. The result is a renewed DOAJ that offers a more robust platform, a more stable database and enhanced services to allow the upload and collection of metadata.
By providing users with electronic fee‐paid access to co‐operatively‐developed digital collections, librarians can overcome some of their budgetary problems and can continue to have a role in meeting the information needs of research workers. If they continue to believe that interlending and document supply services should be free or subsidised then the quality of these ser bvices will continue to decline and dissatisfied users will gradually turn to commercial information providers to meet their needs.
DTV has always aimed at being at the forefront in implementing technology in library and information services.Until the summer of 1997, DTV operated under a strategic plan with the primary objective of implementing the electronic library at a steady pace, as well as to be active in the development of the primary university activities : developing personal information services for researchers and research groups by implementing new technology in these services, implementing IT in teaching and learning processes and supporting university knowledge management, i.e. operating the university CWIS, etc.Developing and implementing services based on electronic information and being a partner in developing new teaching and learning environments requires that a whole new set of qualifications have to be available in the library. Besides operating the 'old' paper based library, new services have to be invented and available technological solutions have to be implemented and applied in the daily operations.One of the key factors in inventing and operating new services is the acquisition of new staff competence. The rapid changing environment, new technological tools and increasing customer expectations calls for new attitudes and new approaches to library and information services.With the funding available it is obvious that an institution-wide training programme cannot be implemented by using traditional training methods. It was simply impossible to devote the staff resources needed to let the staff attend courses externally. Besides
In this article recent developments in the management of electronic journals at the Technical Knowledge Center & Library of Denmark (DTV) are outlined. Special emphasis is put on the reengineering of library services to take advantage of changes in electronic publishing, and on the development in house of a common user interface to electronic journals and databases. The human resource development activities including a domestic PC programme and distance learning as a primary means of educating staff are highlighted.
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