四种图情专业OA期刊调查分析

通过对图情专业OA期刊接入途径和可荻取资源的调查,文章选定Ariadne、Information Research、First Monday、D-Lib Magazine四种OA期刊作为分析对象,研究其出版发行、经费来源、版权管理、评审制度、资源格式、被各检索工具收录情况等方面的特征属性,得出对其可参考性和可利用性的评价.     

From the Editor

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the TALON services in the five state region (Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico). The study sample consisted of 172 librarians and medical records directors in the TALON region. The respondents represented a population of 245 members of the TALON network listed in the 1989 TALON Directory. The research instrument, designed by the investigator, was a 36 item questionnaire divided into six sextions of research concerns. Open-ended questions at the conclusion of each section elicited comments and suggestions.     

图书馆电子期刊管理与服务的现状及发展

对国内外电子期刊的访问管理与服务的现状进行了分析,列举了国外比较先进的三个电子期刊管理系统:TDNET、SerialsSolutions和EBSCOhostEJS,并对国内电子期刊管理与服务的发展提出了初步的建议和方案。     

关于推进图书馆电子期刊服务的探讨

分析了目前图书馆电子期刊服务存在的问题，探讨了从观念、宣传、手段、服务诸方面完善电子期刊服务的问题。     

开放访问期刊学术影响力的分析与评价

本文以ISI公司公布的被其收录的开放访问期刊为依据，对照2004年JCR数据库的影响因子指标，计算并揭示了这些期刊的影响因子排住分布情况，以及在四个学科领域中它们各自的影响因子排住分布情况，借此对开放访问期刊的学术影响力的变化及发展趋势进行了分析评价。     

Free-range RSS Feeds and Farm-raised Journals: What to Expect When Using RSS as a TOC Service

Anyone who has tried to set up RSS feeds with or for a patron knows that the RSS feeds for e-journals can behave wildly, like free-range cattle, while the e-journals that libraries subscribe to tend to be more like farm-raised cattle, because they are packaged for institutions rather than individuals. Because of this disconnect, the experience of teaching RSS feeds to one's patrons can be fraught with “oops” moments. Knowing what to expect can help librarians prepare to teach patrons to use RSS feeds without scaring them away from a powerful tool. This article will discuss some problems to expect and ways to work around them.     

Academics' attitudes towards use of electronic journals: A case study of Punjab and Chandigarh

The article examines academics attitude towards e-journal use. A well structured questionnaire was designed to elicit the opinions of the users. Responses were gathered from 542 faculty members of five universities. The results of the study showed that the characteristics that affect the choice of e-format over print in order of preference are ‘faster access’, ‘available from desktop’, ‘convenience’, ‘remote access’, ‘timeliness’, ‘available at all times’, ‘hyperlinks’, ‘multi-user access’, ‘currency of information’, ‘inclusion of audio–video material’, ‘interactivity’ and ‘animation of graphics’. The characteristics that affect the choice of print format over electronic in order of priority are ‘physical comfort’, ‘portability’, ‘ability to underline’, ‘familiarity with format’ and ‘ability to browse’. A majority of the teachers use e-journals for ‘research’, ‘teaching’, ‘writing reports’, ‘current awareness’, ‘background research’ and ‘internal/external presentations’. The problems faced in accessing e-journals are ‘access difficulties’, ‘discomfort of reading from computer screen’, ‘lack of IT knowledge/skill’, ‘information overload’ etc. A majority of the teachers want future e-journals to have features such as ‘full text index of every article’, ‘searching capability across a wide range of journal articles’, ‘searching capability within an article, display relationship between a wide range of works’ and ‘links to multimedia files’, etc. On the basis of the findings, some suggestions are made for maximizing the use of e-journals.     

Insights into E-information Resources (E-journals) Access Models in Higher Learning Institutions in Ethiopia

This study overviews access models in the Higher Learning Institutions (HLIs) of Ethiopia made accessible through different partners, publishers, and/or aggregators. The study revealed that accessibility of e-information resources (e-journals) in the HLIs of Ethiopia is on the rise despite access barriers. It is also confirmed that users' information need, practical situations of universities, and the motives of access models/initiatives are different. The study recommends that awareness creation campaign is needed to maximize the benefits of access models for individual users, universities, and the society at large. Similarly, information literacy training is needed to increase accessibility of access models.     

基于出版者类型分析的高校图书馆外文期刊的订购策略

高校图书馆在文献资源采购过程中普遍存在期刊价格上涨,采购经费有限,馆藏空间紧张等现实问题。图书馆应合理配置纸本期刊与电子期刊以有效解决上述问题。本文通过比较不同类型出版者的三种不同订购模式在期刊质量、期刊重复收录、期刊长期保存等方面的优劣,试图寻找出适合高校图书馆馆藏发展的期刊订购模式。