Rachel,

  I teach a Serials course in the SUNY-Albany library science program. A
rough outline of what I cover is pasted below. Contact me off list if
you'd like more information.

Steve Black
Reference, Serials, and Instruction Librarian
The College of Saint Rose
392 Western Avenue
Albany, NY 12203-1419
blacks@strose.edu
(518)458-5494

1: The Serials Environment
DEFINITIONS
Serial
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) definition
National Serials Data Program (NSDP) definition
parts, designations, and continuous
Series
collective title
finite or continuous
choice to catalog as monographs or serials
Periodical
serial intended to be published on a regular schedule
scholarly journals, trade journals, magazines, newspapers
THE SERIALS CRISIS
Subscription Prices
Inflation and Proliferation
description
causes
Library Budgets unable to keep pace
funds for materials
higher prices for more serials
SERIALS COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT
	Allocations
Contrast between Public and Academic Libraries
Carnegie Classification
Guidelines for Collection Development
Comprehensive level
Research level
Advanced study level
Study level
Initial study level
Others
Serials Collection development in practice
portions of relevant literature
patron expectations
faculty expectations
STANDARDS
ISSN
origin
implementation
possible changes
SICI
Stakeholders
authors
publishers
indexing services
vendors
database
subscription service
libraries
colleges and universities
professors and researchers
students
general public

2: Remote Access Serials
Formats of electronic serials
Types
HTML
PDF
Others
Potential of online formats
benefits of multimedia
audio
video
data sets
problem of lack of standard software for multimedia in serials
Enumeration and Chronology and remote access serials
why not required
alternatives
path dependency
issues concerning updates and corrections
COSTS TO PUBLISHERS OF PRODUCING SERIALS ONLINE
costs in addition to print
first copy costs
reasons both formats are produced
ACCESS VS. OWNERSHIP
Considerations
leasing vs. buying
long term access
Archival storage of remote access serials
challenge of long term preservation
LOCKSS
TYPES OF DELIVERY OF REMOTE ACCESS SERIALS
Direct subscription to individual titles
Publisher packages
Platform providers
Index & abstract-based aggregations
Reasons content in Index & abstract-based aggregations
is not equivalent to print
currency
coverage
graphics
stability
PATRON ACCESS TO REMOTE ACCESS SERIALS
various means of access
controlling access to authorized users
passwords
IP address recognition
proxy servers
Linking Technologies
Link resolvers
authorization
holdings & leased access
link to content
OpenURL
citation data in URL
metadata elements
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
unique identifier
CrossRef
COSTS TO LIBRARIES OF REMOTE ACCESS SERIALS
Nonsubscription costs of serials
cost bearing activities
relative costs of print vs. remote access
Impact on librarians' work
adapting to change
impact of new processes on responsibilities
need for collaboration
LIBRARY CONSORTIA
definition
types
benefits
risks
CONCENTRATION AMONG PUBLISHERS
Debate over the Big Deal
description
reasons Big Deals are controversial
ongoing debate
Mergers and Acquisitions among publishers of serials
reasons serials are concentrating in fewer publishers
risks of consolidation

3: Budgeting, Selection, and Deselection of Serials
BUDGETING
Role of serials crisis
serials within overall budget
METHODS OF BUDGET ALLOCATION
One fund
Allocation by discipline
Allocation by number of patrons served
REPORTING
for whom reports are created
information commonly contained
sources of data
dealing with uncertainty
mid-year price changes
impact of delays in publication
ceased titles
SELECTION
Variation
titles
prices
patrons
Collection Development Policies
relationship to institutional mission
sample policy
common criteria
Selection Tools
EBSCO Serials Directory
Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory
Sources of reviews of serials
Library Journal
Magazines for Libraries
Selection criteria
mission
patron interest
indexing
peer review
price
level of use
publisher reputation
citations and impact
physical quality
comparable titles
requests
longevity
availability
reviews
Gift subscriptions
DESELECTION
Tools for Deselection
Price trend data
Cost per use
Rankings
JCR
Magazines for Libraries
locally produced
Cancellation projects

4: Serials Work Flow in Libraries
ORDERING
subscriptions
standing orders
Subscription agents
services
impact of divine/Faxon/RoweCom bankruptcy
Association of Subscription Agents and Intermediaries
RECEIVING
Kardex files in the old days
Integrated library systems
MFHD and publication patterns
Check-in
benefits
costs
Holdings records maintenance
in ILS
in separate list(s)
CLAIMING
definition and reasons for claiming
role of subscription agents
special concerns with remote access serials
SHELVING AND ACCESS
location within library
classify or alphabetize
circulating serials
shelf space
requirements
methods to conserve
compact shelving
microform
digitization
BINDING
reasons to bind periodicals
standards
methods
commercial
in-house
alternatives to binding
scheduling
WEEDING
why necessary
criteria
finding homes for weeded serials

5: Cataloging Serials
CONSER and AACR2
BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORDS FOR SERIALS
Copy cataloging
Original cataloging
MARC 21 format for holdings data (MFHD)
MAJOR CHANGES
Processes when serials undergo major changes
New title
Ceased title
Title change
ISSUES REGARDING THE PRACTICE OF CATALOGING SERIALS
Successive entry vs. latest entry cataloging
Uniform titles for serials
Public display of records
Physical description
Numbering
"description based on"
Subject headings
REMOTE ACCESS ELECTRONIC SERIALS
Serial or integrating resource?
Catalog records for remote access serials
Aggregator-neutral records
Special concern about the titles of electronic serials
Non-cataloging approach to accessing online serials
Dublin Core Metadata

6: Economics and the Market for Serials
COSTS OF SERIALS
to libraries
of printing and copying
to patrons
to publishers
publishing online
methods used to cover costs
profits
ECONOMICS OF SUBSCRIPTION PRICES
opportunity cost & willingness to pay
Elasticity of demand
Dividing the market (price discrimination)
Inflation
SCHOLARLY JOURNALS AND THE THEORY OF PUBLIC GOODS
definitions
Pareto Optimum
Directory of Open Access Journals
Serials and deadweight loss
Benefits of treating scholarly journals as public goods
Club goods and consortia
Challenges of sustaining a club goods model
Potential benefits to stakeholders

7: Issues in Scholarly Journal Publishing
PEER REVIEW
description of process
Criticisms of peer review
inadequate compensation for the work of reviewing
lack of timeliness
lack of rigor
conflicts of interest
drawbacks of double-blind review
bias
lack of objectivity
publication bias towards positive results
PROFIT MOTIVE IN SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING
attention focused on commercial publishers
librarians' complaints
atmosphere of distrust
PUBLISH OR PERISH
description of rank and tenure process
Quantity and Quality
role of ISI's citation indexes
reputation of journals
reforming rank and tenure
ALTERNATIVE MODELS FOR SCHOLARLY JOURNALS
Preprint servers
Psycoloquy and arXiv.org
disadvantages of preprints
Open Archives Initiative
Lower Cost Alternative Serials
editorial boards
SPARC
Open Access
definition
rationale
Open Access Initiative
Public Library of Science
Directory of Open Access Journals

8: Use of Serials
COPYRIGHT AND FAIR USE
libraries' responsibility
principle of fair use
Course reserves
Interlibrary Loan
Remote access serials and copyright
PATRON PSYCHOLOGY AND THEIR USE OF SERIALS
Maximizers and satisficers
Making choices
MEASURING USE IN LIBRARIES
Counting citations
Counting removal from shelves
Validity and reliability
Measuring use of remote access serials
CITATION ANALYSIS
ISI's citation indexes
Journal Citation Reports
PATTERNS OF JOURNAL USE
Patterns by age
Patterns by discipline
Concentration of use
Matthew Effect
80/20 Rule
Bradford Distribution

9: Teaching Patrons to Use Serials
REACHING PATRONS
Reference service
bibliographic instruction
communicating with faculty
TEACHING ABOUT LINKS AND HOLDINGS
"Do we have this?"
Serials beyond the local collection
Interlibrary loan
STRATEGIES FOR FINDING ARTICLES
Browsing
Database searching
Following citations
citation trail in the literature
database tools to find related articles
CITING SERIALS
styles
basic principles
teaching strategies
"Is this scholarly?"
teaching strategies
ASSESSING THE QUALITY OF SOURCES
Authority
Accuracy
Objectivity
Currency
Coverage
INFORMATION LITERACY
Recognize need
determine extent
access effectively and efficiently
evaluate
incorporate
accomplish purposes
use ethically and legally
-----Original Message-----
From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Rachel
Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 8:08 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [SERIALST] teaching "serials librarianship"

Dear Librarians,
Im looking for up to date articles on "Serials" as part of  academic
Information and Library science programmes.
Ive done a preliminary search and found very few articles. (pre 1990.)
Alternatively I would welcome finding  detailed curriculum from various
library schools in the US or UK. As I understand it its not generally
taught
as an isolated subject but incorporated into "collection management".I
would
be very grateful to anyone who could help me find more information on
the
subject.
Thanks
Rachel Ben
Librarian
Serials and Interlibrary Loan Services