Marilyn Geller

Responsibility for preserving and archiving electronic resources: Whose job is it anyway?

Abstract The workshop addressed where the responsibility should rest for the preserving and archiving of electronic resources. Librarians, publishers, and commercial vendors reflected various points of view. A literature search revealed that there is not yet a definition or a process for the preserving of electronic information. There is general agreement that the information should be “global” and “eternal” and that the ultimate responsibility will be in the form of a consortium arrangement.

Expanded roles : Qualities that serialists can bring to other aspects of information work

Increasingly today, serials librarians have to accept additional responsibilities outside their primary areas of expertise. The skills serialists have gained in handling the complexities of serials cataloging make a solid foundation upon which to build proficiency in other areas of work within as well as outside the traditional library. Two professionals show how such skills are needed in the changing world of information services.

Almost) everything else you ever wanted to know about listservs and listprocs

Listservs and ListProcs provide their subscribers with a wealth of information beyond the daily discussion messages. This paper tells how to search for and retrieve information from a lists archives, how to use the information in list headers, and how to find new lists