Kathy,
This is just my opinion, but I have yet to find a comprehensive text on
serials Librarianship that is current enough to be really useful. It has
been my experience that concentrating on the current journal literature is
the best way to really get a good "feel" for what is happening in the field.

Essential reading:

The Serials Librarian
Library Resources & Technical Services (LRTS)
Serials Review
Reference Services Review (RSR)
Library Collections, Acquisitions and Technical Services
Library Hi Tech
D-Lib Magazine http://www.dlib.org/dlib/september01/09contents.html

Listservs to monitor:

LIBLICENSE-L (liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu)
SERIALST http://www.uvm.edu/~bmaclenn/serialst.html
ARL-EJOURNAL@CNI.ORG:  e-journal management
DIGLIB@INFOSERV.NLC-BNC.CA:  digital libraries research
Electronic Resources in Libraries (ERIL)  eril-subscribe@topica.com

I was once where you are and I now have a passion for working with serials.
Welcome to a fascinating field!

Lisa Blackwell, MLS
Assistant Librarian
Children's Hospital Library
700 Children's Dr. - ED 244
Columbus, Ohio 43205
614-722-3206
fax 614-722-3205
<BlackweL@CHI.OSU.EDU>
        -----Original Message-----
 From:   Kathy Szigeti [SMTP:kfkes00@tamuk.edu]
 Sent:   Wednesday, October 03, 2001 5:36 PM
 To:     SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
 Subject:        Texts for serials beginner -recommendations?

 I would like to ask your recommendations for good, basic serials texts
for a beginning serials librarian (me). It should include licensing issues
and electronic resources.

        Thanks in anticipation of assistance.

        Kathy Szigeti
        Jernigan Library
        Texas A&M-Kingsville
        kfkes00@tamuk.edu