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Faye A. Chadwell Head of Collection Development University of Oregon Libraries Eugene, OR lnternet: [email protected]
Charleston Conference Keynote Address: James T. Stephens James Stephens, President of EBSCO Industries, delivered the first keynote address of the 1996 Charleston Conference. He provided a brief overview of the history of the serials industry and the transformation that has taken place during the past few decades. Driven by "raging changes" due to rapid technological development, successful serials vendors have reexamined, restructured, and reaffirmed their basic mission as information managers and deliverers. Acknowledging that the industry has at times experienced "indigestion" resulting from rapid "consumption," Stephens addressed the very brief lifespan for most software and the costs and difficulties of maintaining dual systems during transitional periods. The result is often confusion and a loss of control. To successfully manage such change, several steps are necessary. A company or institution must clearly understand its mission, determine the origin of the change, identify the points of impact, and adapt a pure focus, using change agents within the unit. Some personnel, however, can be expected to remain married to the old methods. Technological innovations have assisted the introduction of new products and services including: CD-ROM software and the licensing of full-text journals and other forms of electronic information. Additionally, serials and ILS vendors have fostered closer cooperation to the benefit of their mutual customers. Multiple players are emerging on the scene. Online information distributors, secondary publishers, subscription agents, and ILS vendors all want to be sources for information processing and distribution. Stephens foresees the development of an EBSCO Web site that would link users to pricing and licensing information, accommodate orders, handle the financial data, connect with thousands of publisher sites, and provide access to full-text materials. The user would be able to access a title file with bibliographic, technical, and commercial information. Order history and renewal screens would be available, and the site could also serve as a full-text warehouse for selected titles.
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Nancy Kaul Head of Collection Management University Libraries Box 5053 The University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS 39406-5053 lnternet: [email protected]
Approaches to Internet.Based Collection Development: Models, Trade-Offs, and Issues MISSION IMPOSSIBLE?'?? That was the question posed to conferees by Dr. Charles R. McClure (Distinguished Professor in the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University), as he presented one of four keynote
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Faye A. Chadwell Head of Collection Development University of Oregon Libraries Eugene, OR lnternet: [email protected]
Charleston Conference Keynote Address: James T. Stephens James Stephens, President of EBSCO Industries, delivered the first keynote address of the 1996 Charleston Conference. He provided a brief overview of the history of the serials industry and the transformation that has taken place during the past few decades. Driven by "raging changes" due to rapid technological development, successful serials vendors have reexamined, restructured, and reaffirmed their basic mission as information managers and deliverers. Acknowledging that the industry has at times experienced "indigestion" resulting from rapid "consumption," Stephens addressed the very brief lifespan for most software and the costs and difficulties of maintaining dual systems during transitional periods. The result is often confusion and a loss of control. To successfully manage such change, several steps are necessary. A company or institution must clearly understand its mission, determine the origin of the change, identify the points of impact, and adapt a pure focus, using change agents within the unit. Some personnel, however, can be expected to remain married to the old methods. Technological innovations have assisted the introduction of new products and services including: CD-ROM software and the licensing of full-text journals and other forms of electronic information. Additionally, serials and ILS vendors have fostered closer cooperation to the benefit of their mutual customers. Multiple players are emerging on the scene. Online information distributors, secondary publishers, subscription agents, and ILS vendors all want to be sources for information processing and distribution. Stephens foresees the development of an EBSCO Web site that would link users to pricing and licensing information, accommodate orders, handle the financial data, connect with thousands of publisher sites, and provide access to full-text materials. The user would be able to access a title file with bibliographic, technical, and commercial information. Order history and renewal screens would be available, and the site could also serve as a full-text warehouse for selected titles.
PII S0364-6408(97)00027-6
Nancy Kaul Head of Collection Management University Libraries Box 5053 The University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS 39406-5053 lnternet: [email protected]
Approaches to Internet.Based Collection Development: Models, Trade-Offs, and Issues MISSION IMPOSSIBLE?'?? That was the question posed to conferees by Dr. Charles R. McClure (Distinguished Professor in the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University), as he presented one of four keynote