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Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 10:24:28 -0400
From: Pamela Bluh <pbluh@UMABNET.AB.UMD.EDU>
To: SEREDIT@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: Electronic Serials Institute (Nancy Cundiff)

Just a word or two of clarification, perhaps, about the content of the
upcoming regional institute on electronic serials (Washington, DC, Sept.
26-27) in response to Nancy Cundiff's comments below:

 While this looks like a very informative session, I think one piece of the
> puzzle is missing.  Where are the publishers???  I attended several sessions
> on electronic journals at ALA in San Francisco.  I did not see
> representation of the publishers here who are refusing to participate in the
> "one stop shop" concept.
>
> I believe the hands of serials agents such as Faxon and Ebsco or even OCLC's
> archiving efforts are tied until publishers reliquish their information.
>
> What I am looking for is one interface to all of the journals our
> corporation subscribes to.  I don't want my clients to have to wade through
> a mirage of different publishers, all of which have a different interface,
> to get to the issue they desire.
>
> I would like to see some discussion of this issue.  I think the more we
> accept the publishers saying, "You have to come to me for our journals", the
> less likely it will be that any vendor - be it Faxon, Ebscon, OCLC -  will
> be able to offer a full service access to electronic journals.
>
> Nancy K. Cundiff
> The Dow Chemical Company
> ncundiff@dow.com
>

The presentation on acquisitions/collection development - to be led by
Beth Weston and Denise Davis - may deal with this topic to some extent.
They will be examining acquisitions practices in light of
the electronic serials revolution and will talk about what this all means
in practical terms.

Another one of our speakers, Dan Tonkery, may also address this matter,
but from a more technical perspective.

We tried, in developing the content for the institute, to include as many
aspects of the topic as possible.  However, changes in the landscape of
electronic serials are taking place so rapidly, it is difficult to keep
pace.  I feel sure however, that our panel of speakers is also aware of
the issue you raised and that even though no publishers are represented
per se, there will be opportunities to raise this question.  The breakout
sessions are specifically designed to encourage discussion and to give
participants plenty of time to explore thoughts and ideas.

Pamela Bluh

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