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E-journal Acceptance at Colorado State University: A Case Study

Abstract Colorado State University faculty, graduate students, and administrative professionals were surveyed in Spring 2001 to determine their usage and acceptance of e-journals. A majority of respondents used e-journals at least monthly and preferred multiple access points on the Libraries Webpage and OPAC. Almost all respondents supported adding electronic access to print journal subscriptions, but fewer respondents supported canceling print subscriptions and relying on the electronic subscriptions. Respondents strongly supported having access to journal back runs older than four years and believed that the Libraries had a good balance of print and electronic resources. Serials Review 2003; 29:16–25.

Project muse: A partnership of interset

In the first “Electronic Journal Forum” column, the purpose of the column was stated as “to promote awareness of the evolution of scholarly publishing on the network, and of Libra-related issues surrounding this development.“’ In keeping with this purpose, in the past, columns have focused on the “electronic journal,” defined as one available onZy in electronic format and distributed over the Internet usually without charge, as opposed to the “online journal” which maintains an electronic existence parallel to a print counterpart and tends to be commercially produced.* The online journal typically is made available through third party database services which meter access according to time online and/or by pay-per-view charges. In this column, a hybrid of these two approaches, Project Muse, will be discussed.

E-journal Acceptance at Colorado State University

Abstract Colorado State University faculty, graduate students, and administrative professionals were surveyed in Spring 2001 to determine their usage and acceptance of e-journals. A majority of respondents used e-journals at least monthly and preferred multiple access points on the Libraries Webpage and OPAC. Almost all respondents supported adding electronic access to print journal subscriptions, but fewer respondents supported canceling print subscriptions and relying on the electronic subscriptions. Respondents strongly supported having access to journal back runs older than four years and believed that the Libraries had a good balance of print and electronic resources. Serials Review 2003; 29:16–25.

Michigan State University's Serials Journey: A Merry Little Spartan Tale of MARC Holdings

Summary The goal of the CONSER Publication Pattern Initiative is to enable cooperative creation, sharing, and distribution of pattern and holdings data using the MARC 21 Format for Holdings Data (MFHD). This workshop described the participation of Michigan State University Libraries (MSUL) in this initiative. The workshop included an overview of the CONSER Initiative, the implementation of the project at MSUL, their collaboration with the ILS vendor to load MFHD records into their local system, examples of records created during the project, as well as vendor, staffing, workflow, training, administrative, and OPAC display issues.