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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 09:28:23 -0500
From: Lisa Macklin <lisa.macklin@IBID.LIBRARY.GATECH.EDU>
Subject: ALA Meeting announcement: ALCTS SS Acquisitions Committee and Research Libraries Discussion Group

The ALCTS Serials Section Acquisitions Committee and Research Libraries
Discussion Group present a panel discussion on:

Acquiring Electronic Journals - The Role of  Vendors
New Orleans Convention Center, room 85
Saturday, January 10th from 9:30 to 11:00

In the traditional print world, serial subscription vendors provide
services to libraries including ordering, claiming, reports and issuing one
invoice for a library's multiple subscriptions.  The benefits of these
services to libraries is understood by the library community.  As journal
collections evolve into a combination of print and electronic, the benefits
of using a vendor for acquiring electronic journals is less certain.  While
acquiring electronic journals shares some similarities with paper journals,
such as paying a subscription, the differences are significant.  Electronic
journals require license agreements and verification of certified users,
are often not checked in or claimed, and are sometimes paid from a
different portion of the library's materials budget than their paper
counterparts.  What role does or should the serial subscription vendor play
in this new arena that is mutually beneficial to the library, the vendor
and the publisher?

Presenters:

Sharon Cline McKay, Electronic Sales Manager, Blackwell's Information Services
Pamela Pavliscak, Humanities Information Technology Librarian, Rice University
Eric Jan van Wordragen, Product Manager for SwetsNet, Swets

Come join us for a lively discussion!

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Marla Schwartz, Chair, SS Acquisitions Committee
American University, Washington College of Law Library

Anne McKee, Chair, SS Research Libraries Discussion Group
Blackwell's Information Services

Lisa A. Macklin, Vice Chair/Chair Elect, SS Research Libraries Discussion
Group
Georgia Institute of Technology
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