Archiving electronic journals

Neavill, Gordon B.; Sheble, Mary Ann

doi:10.1016/0098-7913(95)90062-4

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“…The volatility of electronic journals makes preservation of electronic journals a major concern. While the benefits of access are enhanced, the ability of electronic journals to transmit information through time is not completely confirmed (Neavill and Sheblé, 1995). Von Ungern-Sternberg and Lindquist (1995) raise questions of how publisher and place can be identified in a consistent manner, what methods can be used to trace back issues and how secure future access will be.…”

Section: Longevity and Storagementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Von Ungern-Sternberg and Lindquist (1995) raise questions of how publisher and place can be identified in a consistent manner, what methods can be used to trace back issues and how secure future access will be. Neavill and Sheblé (1995) offer a comprehensive report on options for archiving and storage. For archiving, client/ server protocols such as Gopher and the World Wide Web are viable means to locate and access current and past issues.…”

Section: Longevity and Storagementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Offline storage methods suggested are magnetic media, such as tape, hard disks, and floppy disks, and optical media such as CD-ROMs. There are issues of preservation of storage media, hardware and software dependency and dynamic versions of electronic journals that also need to be dealt with (Neavill and Sheblé, 1995).…”

Section: Longevity and Storagementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The other extreme of this continuum is for libraries to archive everything locally (Feldman, 1997). Neavill and Sheblé (1995) assert that "[a]t this point, libraries cannot develop policies on the basis of a stabilized publishing structure. Any plans for access and archiving will have to be temporary".…”

Section: Archivingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Electronic journals and academic libraries

Chan

1999

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Reflecting upon the short history and fast development of electronic journals, there is no doubt that electronic journals open up many exciting service opportunities for academic libraries. This technology possesses both advantages and disadvantages. Some advantages include multimedia capabilities, speed of production and distribution, and accessibility. Disadvantages posed are technological, sociocultural, and economic barriers. As a literature review, this article begins with a brief historical background of electronic journals. It then delineates the positive and negative aspects of the technology and reviews the crucial issues and trends concerning electronic journals, which librarians need both to be aware of and understand. Some practical implications that are unique to academic libraries are also discussed. Although it is relatively new territory, it is certain that librarians’ analytical abilities and cooperative efforts to examine and balance the factors can make electronic journals a success in academic libraries.

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Section: Longevity and Storagementioning

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Section: Longevity and Storagementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Longevity and Storagementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Archivingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Electronic journals and academic libraries

Chan

1999

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“…Ever since the advent of electronic journals in the scholarly communication system, its preservation has posed the most perplexing issue in defining the role of librarians (Barnes, 1997;Day, 1998;Davis, 1997;Elliott, 1997;Neavill and Sheble, 1995;Stoller, 1992). By and large, the library professional tends to avoid this formidable task with a digressing rhetoric, saying that assuring access to back files is a critical issue but … (Davis, 1997;Dawson, 1999).…”

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Librarians in the delivery of electronic journals

McKnight

Harker³

et al. 2000

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

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Reports results of a study to reappraise the role of librarians in the delivery to users of electronic periodicals, by examination of a specific electronic periodical service, SuperJournal, drawing on three different sources of evidence regarding librarians’ roles: their perceived roles in the delivery of electronic periodicals, their actions in delivering SuperJournal and their behavioural characteristics when using SuperJournal. Focuses on four issues: the librarians’ perception of their roles as deliverers of electronic periodicals; consideration of whether their actions match their espoused roles when faced with a specific electronic periodical; the rating of their use of SuperJournal in relation to their role as information deliverers; and whether their practised roles had any effect on end users. The empirical evidence was collected during the course of the SuperJournal electronic periodical project and included: a log of site librarian activities related to SuperJournal; a transcription of librarian discussions during three workshops; an interview survey which was conducted with one librarian at each site; a 22-month SuperJournal usage log file; and a postal questionnaire survey conducted with all SuperJournal librarian users, to investigate their views about SuperJournal and their perceived roles in delivering electronic periodicals; 68 librarians’ usable responses to the survey were obtained (28% response rate). The librarians see the electronic periodical as a challenge to the library profession in a number of specified ways and, accordingly, they espoused a set of roles which they thought would better define their position in the changing scholarly communication system.

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Bits and Bytes and Still a Lot of Paper: Astronomy Libraries and Librarians in the Age of Electronic Publishing

Grothkopf¹

1997

Electronic Publishing for Physics and Astronomy

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Archiving electronic journals

Cited by 9 publications

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Electronic journals and academic libraries

Electronic journals and academic libraries

Librarians in the delivery of electronic journals

Bits and Bytes and Still a Lot of Paper: Astronomy Libraries and Librarians in the Age of Electronic Publishing

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