Please reply to Sam A. Khosh-khui and not to SERIALST. Thanks. --ed.
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This message is cross-posted to several library oriented
E-Conferences. Please excuse the duplication.
We are in the process of planning to provide access to the
electronic journals here at the Alkek Library, Southwest Texas
State University. We would like to hear how other academic
libraries handle this type of journals. If your library acquires
e-journals and makes them accessible to the patrons, I would
appreciate your completing the following questionnaire and
directly E-Mailing it to the following address. I will summarize
the results of this survey and post it on the list.
Thank you in advance for your participation.
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* Sam A. Khosh-khui, Ph. D. BITNET: SK03@SWTEXAS *
* Serials Cataloging Librarian INTERNET: SK03@ACADEMIA.SWT.EDU *
* Albert B. Alkek Library PHONE: 512/245-2288 *
* Southwest Texas State University FAX: 512/245-3002 *
* San Marcos, Texas 78666-4604 *
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--------------------------- E-journal Questionnaire --------------------------
I. CURRENT ISSUES
A. METHOD(S) OF PATRON ACCESS
1. Please mark any applicable methods you use:
___ Provide a print copy of e-journal text for patron's use
___ Run printout of the e-journal text by request only
___ Provide printers for patrons to print e-journal text themselves
___ Allow downloading to PC on floppy diskette
___ Allow downloading to user account in main computer
___ E-mail e-journal text to appropriate requester (such as
faculty)
___ No patron access currently available
___ Other (please specify) _________________________________
B. METHOD(S) OF CURRENT ISSUES STORAGE
1. Please mark any applicable methods you use:
___ Provide access to e-journal text in OPAC
___ E-journal text archived in main computer for on request
retrieval
___ Internet access outside of OPAC
___ Other online access
___ Printouts bound and shelved
___ Other (please specify) _________________________________
2. How long are current issues kept?___________________________
C. METHOD(S) OF PATRON NOTIFICATION
1. Do you inform patrons of new e-journal issues received?
Yes ____ No ____
If your answer was yes please continue. If no, skip to
section II.
2. How are patrons notified?
___ E-mail e-journal text to appropriate patrons (faculty,
for example)
___ E-mail issue citation to appropriate patrons (faculty,
for example)
___ E-mail tables of contents to appropriate patrons
___ Mail print notification to appropriate patrons
___ Other (please specify) _________________________________
II. BACK ISSUES
A. METHOD(S) OF PATRON ACCESS
Please mark any applicable methods you use. If you do not
retain back issues skip to section III.
1. Please mark any applicable methods you use:
___ Provide a print copy of e-journal text for patron's use
___ Run printout of the e-journal text by request only
___ Provide printers for patrons to print e-journal text
themselves
___ Allow downloading to PC on floppy diskette
___ Allow downloading to user account in main computer
___ E-mail e-journal text to appropriate requester (such as
faculty)
___ No patron access currently available
___ Other (please specify) _________________________________
B. METHOD(S) OF STORAGE
1. Please mark any applicable methods you use:
___ Provide access to e-journal text in OPAC
___ E-journal text archived in main computer for on request
retrieval
___ Internet access outside of OPAC
___ Other online access
___ Printouts are bound and shelved
___ Other (please specify) __________________________________
2. How long are back issues kept?____________________
C. If you electronically archive back issues of e-journals
1. What medium do you use?
___ Floppy disk
___ Microcomputer hard disk
___ Mainframe disk drive
___ Mainframe 8mm cartridge
___ Mainframe tape drive
___ Other (please specify) ________________________________
2. How much required storage space per title do you consider as
the average for each medium?
Floppy disk Average kilobyte/title/year _______
Microcomputer hard disk Average kilobyte/title/year _______
Mainframe disk drive Average kilobyte/title/year _______
Mainframe 8mm cartridge Average kilobyte/title/year _______
Magnetic tape Average kilobyte/title/year _______
Other (Please specify) Average kilobyte/title/year _______
III. METHODS OF ORGANIZING
Do you Catalog or Classify E-journals?
--- All e-journals are fully cataloged and classified
--- All e-journals are briefly cataloged and not classified
--- Selected e-journals are fully cataloged and classified
--- Selected e-journals are briefly cataloged and not classified
--- Other (Please specify) __________________________________________
IV. TYPES OF E-JOURNALS ACQUIRED
___ Free e-journals
___ Subscription e-journals
___ Scholarly e-journals
___ "Newsletter" e-journals
___ Others (Please specify)__________________________________________
V. SELECTION RESPONSIBILITY
Who selects and/or recommends subscriptions to e-journals?
(Please mark all applicable choices.)
--- Faculty
--- Librarians
--- Students/patrons
--- Staff (other than librarians)
--- Others (Please specify) _______________________________________
VI. ACQUISITIONS RESPONSIBILITY
Which Dept. in your library has the responsibility of subscribing to
and setting up check in records for e-journals?
--- Acquisitions
--- Automation
--- Cataloging
--- Reference
--- Computer system personnel (Non-librarians)
--- Other (Please specify) _________________________________________
Comments:
VII. DISTRIBUTION AND MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITIES
Which Dept. in your library has the responsibility of distributing
e-journals? (i.e., allowing access to patrons, and physically
storing, or retrieving archived e-journals.)
--- Acquisitions
--- Automation
--- Cataloging
--- Reference
--- Computer system personnel (Non-librarians)
--- Other (Please specify) __________________________________________
Comments:
VIII. INTER-LIBRARY LOAN
How do you handle Inter-Library Loan for e-Journals?
--- E-Mail the text of the e-journal to the requester
--- Copy the text to a floppy diskette and mail it to the requester
--- Print a paper copy of the text and mail it to the requester
--- Other (Please specify) _________________________________________
