Date: Tue, 02 Nov 1999 11:20:11 -0500
From: narayana <narayana@STAUFFER.QUEENSU.CA>
Subject: Impact of e-resources on technical services

>In dealing with technical services staff concerns about the future, we are
>trying to provide staff with as much information as possible about
>technical services developments in libraries.  I would be very interested
>to hear what impact, if any, the acquisition of e-resources (e-journals,
>etc.) is having on your technical services operations/staffing.
>
>- Decrease in titles acquired? catalogued?
>
>- New/revised roles for staff in acquisitions? serials? cataloguing?
>    librarians? technicians/support staff?
>
>- If there has not been any impact to date, what changes are planned
>    or anticipated, in technical services, to handle e-resources?

>- Are staff responsible for keeping track of all e-journals i.e receipt,
title    changes, cessations etc i.e all what we do for print journals now?

>Has any attempt made to count statistics of e-resources?

>Any other relevant information that you wish to add....

Kindly respond as soon as possible.....

>I am prepared to share whatever information I receive with other members.

>
>Thank you,
>
>

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Kamala S Narayanan                 Phone: (613) 533-6000  ext 74540
Serials Librarian,                 Fax:   (613) 533-6819
Central Library Technical Services,
Queens University,
B100B Mackintosh Corry Hall,       E-mail: narayana@stauffer.queensu.ca
Kingston, Ontario K7L 5C4.
Canada.
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