At a glance

* A new Web service that provides information about serial publications' history, variant editions, and current metadata
* Offers machine-ready XML service, for easy integration into library applications
* A human-ready demonstration interface known as Title History available at no charge
* Included at no extra charge in OCLC cataloging subscriptions

 

At a glance

* Makes your library's electronic serials collection more visible and increases its usage since the service makes it easier for library users and staff to find and use the full-text electronic serials in your library collection.
* Keeps your electronic serials holdings up to date in WorldCat in a cost-effective, simple and efficient way.

 

From Karen S-Y (RLG):

"Tracking serial title changes outside the MARC record. Serial title changes can be challenging, and it can be difficult to parse all of them from what's in MARC records. OCLC recently introduced a new xISSN Web service, and it includes a neat Title History tool. (Lorcan Dempsey blogged about it at http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/001664.html - he includes one of the examples in the Title History visualization tool, the one for 0888-5885, the Industrial and engineering chemical research.) My favorite of the examples is the one for Journal of the Chemical Society, 0368-1769 which I thought demonstrates just how complicated title histories can be!"

 

Goal of This Unit:

* To acquaint and/or refresh those who need to become familiar with issues of collection management, serials records functions, and preservation.

 

Goal of This Unit

To acquaint and/or refresh those who need to become familiar with the current aspects of selection, funding, and acquisitions, specific to serial publications, regardless of format (print or e-resources).

 

Goals of this unit

1. To acquaint and/or refresh those who need to become familiar with current aspects of descriptive cataloging specific to serials
2. To acquaint those who need to become familiar with historical trends in serials cataloging

 

Someone has way too much time on their hands!   See also http://www.serialssolutions.com/

23rd Annual Conference "Taking the Sting Out of Serials"
Date: June 5-8, 2008
Location: Tapatio Cliffs Hilton Resort, Phoenix, Arizona 

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XXVII Annual Charleston Conference

Issues in Book and Serial Acquisition

Wednesday, November 7, 2007: Preconferences and Vendor Showcase

Thursday, Nov. 8, - Saturday, Nov. 10: Main Conference

"Swets is the world's leading subscription services company."

"EBSCO is the worldwide leader in subscription access and management solutions."

The Policy Committee of the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) has endorsed the recommendations of the final reports submitted by the Access Level Record for Serials Working Group and the Working Group on Authentication Codes and Encoding Levels for Serials and Integrating Resources.

"The Program for Cooperative Cataloging is an international cooperative effort aimed at expanding access to library collections by providing useful, timely, and cost-effective cataloging that meets mutually-accepted standards of libraries around the world."