Management Of Serials In Libraries [Hardcover]

Focusing on the management of serials in libraries and the role of serials in scholarly communications, this book combines descriptive and prescriptive approaches to illuminate major serials management issues. Unlike other works on the subject, this text emphasizes collection management issues-serials evaluation/selection criteria, cancellation, weeding, document delivery, budgeting, decision models, use studies, journal ranking, and the application of citation analysis (including use of the Journal Citation Reports and Bradfordian distribution). The author also discusses the implications of the Internet and World Wide Web for serials management. Other topics include types of serials, serials history, serials automation, electronic journals, technical services processing, and copyright issues. Appendixes list and annotate relevant World Wide Web sites, pertinent bibliographies, and sources of statistical data about serials. Significant research is often cited. There are extensive footnotes, and biblTHOMAS E. NISONGER is Associate Professor, Indiana University, School of Library and Information Science, Bloomington.

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Chapter 1: The Serials Format
Chapter 2: History and Statistics
Chapter 3: Collection Management of Serials: Part I
Chapter 4: Collection Management of Serials: Part 2
Chapter 5: The Application of Citation Analysis to Serials Collection Management
Chapter 6: Study of Periodical Use
Chapter 7: Journal Ranking Studies
Chapter 8: Serials Processing in Libraries
Chapter 9: The Electronic Journal
Chapter 10: Serials Foundation
Epilogue