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Contact information for the SERIALST moderators is at: http://www.uvm.edu/~bmaclenn/serialst.html#contacts <http://www.uvm.edu/%7Ebmaclenn/serialst.html#contacts> This week's digest contains 7 messages: * AIP Partners with CLOCKSS * AIP Signs On to TRANSFER Code of Practice * Emerald partners with Portico * Taylor & Francis and NISC, South Africa, announce co-publishing agreement * Earthscan freezes all journal prices for 2010 * JSTOR/Portico Meetings at Annual * Call for Papers: Cataloging & Classification Quarterly ------------ Message #1: Subject: AIP Partners with CLOCKSS From: "Bruce Shriver" <BSHRIVER@aip.org> Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:15:22 -0400 [This message is cross-posted. Please pardon the duplication.] AIP Partners with CLOCKSS to Digitally Archive All of AIP's Electronically Published Material Participation ensures perpetual access to AIP online content Melville, NY, June 12, 2009 - The American Institute of Physics (AIP) announced today that online versions of all its journals will soon reside in the dark archive, CLOCKSS (Controlled Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe), a joint venture by libraries and publishers committed to ensuring long-term access to scholarly publications in digital format. CLOCKSS will make AIP content freely available in the event that AIP is no longer able to provide access. “AIP has long been committed to digital archiving, formulating our first policy statement on the subject more than 10 years ago,” said Tim Ingoldsby, AIP’s Director of Strategic Initiatives and Publisher Relations. “In the intervening years, we’ve been gratified when other publishers have taken our framework as a model when fashioning their own archiving policy.” The CLOCKSS initiative was created in response to the growing concern that digital content purchased by libraries may not always be available due to discontinuation of an electronic journal or because of a catastrophic event. CLOCKSS creates a secure, multi-site archive of web-published content that can be tapped into to provide ongoing access to researchers worldwide, free of charge. “Today, when over one half of all our subscriptions are online only, we owe it to our customers more than ever to provide the best security possible for their electronic products, said Mark Cassar, AIP's Acting Publisher. “Our nearly three-year-old partnership with Portico, and now our participation in the CLOCKSS initiative, solidifies this commitment.” CLOCKSS’ decentralized, geographically distributed preservation strategy ensures that the digital assets of the global research community will survive intact. Additionally, it satisfies the demand for locally situated archives with 15 archive nodes planned worldwide by 2010. The American Institute of Physics is a federation of 10 physical science societies representing more than 135,000 scientists, engineers, and educators and is one of the world’s largest publishers of scientific information in physics. Offering full-solution publishing services for physics scientific societies and for similar organizations in science and engineering, AIP pursues innovation in electronic publishing of scholarly journals. AIP publishes its own 12 journals (many of which have the highest impact factors in their category); two magazines, including its flagship publication Physics Today; and the AIP Conference Proceedings. Its online publishing platform Scitation hosts nearly two million articles from more than 185 scholarly journals, and other publications of 28 learned society publishers. For more information, please contact: Tim Ingoldsby Phone: +1 516 576 2265 E-mail: tingoldsby@aip.org ------------------- Message #2: Subject: AIP Signs On to TRANSFER Code of Practice From: "Bruce Shriver" <BSHRIVER@aip.org> Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:42:21 -0400 [This message is cross-posted. Please pardon the duplication.] AIP Signs On to TRANSFER Code of Practice Institute endorses guidelines for moving online titles between publishers Melville, NY, June 12, 2009 - The American Institute of Physics (AIP) today announced its endorsement of the TRANSFER Code of Practice, a consistent set of guidelines to help publishers ensure that journal content remains easily accessible by librarians and readers when there is a transfer between parties. TRANSFER, established under the auspices of the UK Serials Group, was developed by a collaborative working group comprised of representatives from the scholarly publishing and library communities. “AIP is completely committed to providing our subscribers with seamless, uninterrupted access to our content,” said Tim Ingoldsby, AIP’s Director of Strategic Initiatives and Publisher Relations. “We see the objectives of the TRANSFER initiative as completely consistent with our own, including ensuring perpetual access to our online journals and conference proceedings - an issue we recently addressed through archiving agreements with Portico and CLOCKSS.” In structuring guidelines for Transfer, the working group drew upon recent successful initiatives, including PALS, PA-JISC, and COUNTER’s Code of Practice for online product usage information. AIP will be compliant with COUNTER’s Release 3 when it goes into effect this August. “We understand that when librarians need to make difficult acquisitions decisions, especially in the present economic climate, they’re more likely to choose a publisher that addresses their concerns,” said Terry Hulbert, AIP’s Director of Business Development. “We hope our participation in TRANSFER is a win/win situation - libraries benefitting from minimal disruption during a transfer and publishers enjoying reduced costs from having a standardized process in place.” American Institute of Physics is a federation of 10 physical science societies representing more than 135,000 scientists, engineers, and educators and is one of the world’s largest publishers of scientific information in physics. Offering full-solution publishing services for scientific societies and for similar organizations in science and engineering, AIP pursues innovation in electronic publishing of scholarly journals. AIP publishes 12 journals (many of which have the highest impact factors in their category); two magazines, including its flagship publication Physics Today; and the AIP Conference Proceedings. Its online publishing platform Scitation hosts nearly two million articles from more than 185 scholarly journals and other publications of 28 learned society publishers. For more information, please contact: Tim Ingoldsby Phone: +1 516 576 2265 E-mail: tingoldsby@aip.org ------------------ Message #3: Subject: Emerald partners with Portico From: "Janet Fisher" <jfisher@pcgplus.com> Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:20:31 -0400 Emerald to preserve e-journals with Portico United Kingdom, June 15, 2009- Emerald Group Publishing is pleased to announce its recent agreement with Portico. Portico provides a service to permanently preserve scholarly research in electronic form so that this information will remain accessible to scholars in future years. Portico will receive Emerald content via an electronic data feed, which they will convert to a standardized archival format. They will maintain and operate the archive on behalf of Emerald. Each new publication will be added as and when published, with a view to archiving back issues in the future. This development will provide Emerald with security in the event of potential loss and will provide Portico's participating libraries with content if an incident occurs that causes the material to be inaccessible from Emerald. Emerald joins the growing list of publishers who have entrusted their e-journals and e-books to the Portico archive. Rebecca Marsh, Publishing Director for Emerald, comments, "Emerald recognizes the importance of the long-term preservation of its content to ensure that it is accessible to society at large in perpetuity, whatever might happen in the future. Portico provides a permanent archive of electronic journals and it is clear that a large number of librarians value their service. Therefore, we are very pleased to be partnering with Portico." Eileen Fenton, Executive Director of Portico, noted that "We are so pleased that Emerald now joins the hundreds of associations, societies and publishers entrusting materials to the Portico archive. As reliance upon electronic scholarly publications increases, so too does the importance of reliable preservation partnerships and we are pleased to work with the community to address this critical need." A full list of e-journals and e-books committed to the Portico archive is available at www.portico.org. For further information about this agreement contact Holly Shukla, Business Development Account manager, at hshukla@emeraldinsight.com -ENDS- About Portico Portico, is a non-profit a digital preservation service for the scholarly community (www.portico.org). Portico partners with publishers and libraries to ensure that scholarly literature published in electronic form remains accessible to future scholars, researchers, and students. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.com Established in 1967, Emerald Group Publishing is the world's leading publisher of management research. In total, Emerald publishes over 700 titles, comprising 200 journals, over 300 books and more than 200 series and serials as well as an extensive range of online products and services. Emerald is both COUNTER and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. Emerald Management Plus is the largest, most comprehensive collection of peer reviewed management journals and online support for students, managers and researchers. With "Research you can use" as a publishing philosophy, the collection provides scholarly research that is both rigorous and relevant, with practical implications for professionals outside the academic world. For busy managers in corporate, federal and public organizations, Emerald Management First is an award-winning online knowledge and information resource. Contact Arnaud Pellé Corporate Communications Manager Emerald Group Publishing Limited Phone: +44 (0) 1274 777700 E-mail: apelle@emeraldinsight.com ------------------ Message #4: Subject: Taylor & Francis and NISC, South Africa, announce co-publishing agreement From: Jennifer McMillan <jennifer.mcmillan@TANDF.CO.UK> Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:58:51 -0400 With apologies for cross-posting African research made easily available to an international audience Taylor & Francis Group Announces Co-Publishing Agreement with NISC, South Africa Taylor & Francis Group today announced that it will be co-publishing 10 academic research journals with NISC of Grahamstown, South Africa under its world famous Taylor & Francis and Routledge imprints. For the first time all the NISC journals will be widely available to purchase in international online and print, or in online-only editions. Nine of the ten journals are ISI-ranked and all are fully accredited by the South African Department of Education. Margaret Crampton, owner of NISC said "We see this as an excellent opportunity to raise the international profile of the NISC journals, further promoting access to African scholarship." Dr David Green, Global Publishing Director for Taylor & Francis Group said, "This is an extremely exciting co-publishing partnership. Having established a journals editorial operation in our Johannesburg office two years ago, and created a successful relationship with UNISA Press, Taylor & Francis is proud to have entered into this second co-publishing partnership with NISC and its society partners. We are able to bring to the partnership global sales and marketing exposure, and a cutting edge online presence with the informaworld platform. The NISC portfolio of journals is already recognised for its quality and excellent in editorial content and publishing standards, so this is a wonderful marriage for all parties." The incorporation of these 10 journals in the Taylor & Francis portfolio brings the total number of journals available to subscribers to over 1400 in 2009. The journals in the partnership are: African Journal of AIDS Research African Journal of Aquatic Science African Journal of Marine Science African Journal of Range & Forage Science Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology Quaestiones Mathematicae Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science For further information on the journals please visit www.tandf.co.uk/journals For further information on NISC please visit www.nisc.co.za/journals ******************************* Contact: Shelley Benwell Marketing Manager Office: +44 (0)207 017 6000 Shelley.benwell@tandf.co.uk Taylor & Francis Group, 4 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4RN Taylor & Francis Group is a trading name of Informa UK Limited, registered in England under no. 1072954 Web: http://www.tandf.co.uk NISC Contact: Mike Schramm Publishing and Operations Manager NISC (Pty) Ltd 1 Dundas Street, Grahamstown, 6139 PO Box 377, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa Tel: +27 (0)46 622 9698 x24 Fax: +27 (0)46 622 9550 Email: mike@nisc.co.za Web: http://www.nisc.co.za ------------------- Message #5: Subject: Earthscan freezes all journal prices for 2010 From: "Laura Cox" <laura.cox@frontlinegms.com> Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:19:58 +0100 London, 18 June 2009. In response to the current recession and library budget difficulties, and with recognition of the growing importance wide dissemination of research on sustainability, Earthscan is freezing journal prices for 2010. The price freeze applies globally, and will be in place for all 2010 subscriptions, both individual and institutional as of June 2009. This applies to all of Earthscan’s journals: · Advances in Building Energy Research · Architectural Engineering and Design Management · Architectural Science Review · Climate and Development · Climate Policy · Environmental Hazards · Intelligent Buildings International · The International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability · Studies in Conservation Veruschka Selbach, Head of Sales and Marketing at Earthscan said: “We felt that it was important to respond to the difficulties that libraries are facing in the current economic climate. We hope that this price freeze will enable libraries to continue to provide access to Earthscan and other content in the ever important environmental and sustainability arena.” About Earthscan Earthscan is the world's leading publisher on environment, development and sustainability. It has been operating for over 20 years and focuses on demonstrating how integral environmental issues are to social and economic development. Earthscan publishes around 100 new books a year alongside its expanding journals programme. For more information on Earthscan and to receive information about 2010 prices, please contact: Emma Barnes Earthscan Dunstan House 14a St Cross Street London, EC1N 8XA Tel: +44 (0) 20 7841 1930 emma.barnes@earthscan.co.uk www.earthscanjournals.com ------------------ Message #6: Subject: JSTOR/Portico Meetings at Annual From: David Fritsch <david.fritsch@PORTICO.ORG> Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:39:32 -0400 Apologies for cross-posting. Dear Colleagues - Please plan to join us for the Portico and JSTOR Participants' Meetings at the ALA Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL. Full agendas will be sent as the dates draw closer. In the meantime, we hope that you will mark your calendars and plan to attend. If you have any questions or would like to RSVP, please send an email to events@ithaka.org. Portico Participants' Meeting July 11, 2009 8-10 am Hyatt Regency Chicago JSTOR Participants' Meeting July 12, 2009 8-10 am Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers Please also plan to stop by the JSTOR | Portico booth # 2855 McCormick Place West July 11-14, 2009 JSTOR & Portico staff will be available to answer questions about both services. --------------- Message #7: From: Bill Cohen (bcohen7719@aol.com) Subject: Call for Papers Date: 6/18/2009 5:43 PM Call for Papers.... Cataloging & Classification Quarterly CCQ welcomes the submission of research, theory, and practice papers relevant to the broad field of bibliographic organization. This journal, published now 8 times a year by Taylor & Francis, LLC, is respected as an international forum that emphasizes research and review articles, description of new programs and technologies relevant to cataloging and classification, and considered speculative articles on improved methods of bibliographic control for the future. Articles are particularly welcome in areas dealing with research-based cataloging practice, including user behavior, user needs and benefits. Authors are encouraged to submit manuscripts via email with attached word document to the Editor, Sandra K. Roe, Bibliographic Services Librarian, Illinois State University (email: skroe@ilstu.edu). Special Issues Colleagues interested in guest editing a special issue or expanded double issue are invited to contact the Editor with a general proposal, tentative schedule, and CVs. Previous special issues have included: *Metadata and Open Access Repositories (Michael Babinec and Holly Mercer, Guest Editors) *Bibliographic Database Quality (Jeffrey Beall and Stephen Hearn, Guest Editors) *The Intellectual and Professional World of Cataloging (Qiang Jin, Guest Editor) *Knitting the Semantic Web (Jane Greenberg and Eva Méndez, Guest Editor) *Cataloger, Editor and Scholar: Essays in Honor of Ruth C. Carter (Robert Holley, Guest Editor) Annual Best Paper Award Taylor & Francis sponsors an annual prize for CCQ with a small financial stipend for the Best Paper of the Year. Free Print Sample A free print specimen copy may be obtained by sending an email to <Marisa.starr@taylorandfrancis.com> For More Details Further details may be found at the CCQ home page: http://catalogingandclassificationquarterly.com/
