The North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) focuses on serials and
meets annually in the spring (registration is now open for the 2006 meeting
being held May 4-7 in Denver).  Further information is on the NASIG web
site, located at www.nasig.org.

The journal Serials Review should also have some useful information.

Adam

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
> [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Micheline Brown
> Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 9:08 AM
> To: SERIALST@list.uvm.edu
> Subject: Re: [SERIALST] The state of serials today
>
>
> Dear Carrie,
>
> I would recommend "Serials" by Lauren E. Corbett in Library
> Resources & Technical Services, vol. 50, no.1 (January 2006),
> pages 16-20.  Although it is a "Review of the Literature,
> 2000-2003", the topics mentioned in the review are still very
> relevant (since 2003).  And, the References could be
> extremely helpful.
>
> I would also recommend that she try to attend the Charleston
> Conference next November.  Even though the focus is not
> completely serials, she will find out current practices and
> cutting-edge developments for acquistions, publishing,
> access, etc. for books and serials (in all formats).  The web
> address for the conference is: http:www.katina.info/conference.
>
> Micheline
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carrie Eastman" <ceastman@WHEELOCK.EDU>
> To: <SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 8:46 AM
> Subject: [SERIALST] The state of serials today
>
>
> > Due to restructuring I have a new supervisor and she has
> made a very
> > interesting request which I thought I would pose here, as
> many of us
> > would be interested and it may spark an interesting discussion.  In
> > the past she has not done in-depth work with serials and
> expressed a
> > desire to be brought up to speed on the state of serials
> today.  She
> > isn't looking for anything too detailed, rather she would like the
> > "executive summary."  Clearly a tricky request to fill
> since serials
> > is so multi-faceted.  So, my question is, where would one
> go to obtain
> > such information?  I'm going to assume that there is not
> one place.
> > Could anyone recommend journals, articles, websites, or
> books that may
> > help me bring her up to speed in a broad way?
> >
> > Carrie S. Eastman
> > Serials Specialist
> > Wheelock College Library
> > 132 The Riverway
> > Boston, MA 02215
> > 617.879.2223
> > ceastman@wheelock.edu
> >
> >
> >
>