Publisher/Vendor Relations Discussion Group [Conference   Report]

  	
  	
  	
  


	Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship  	Winter 2000  


	DOI:10.5062/F47S7KRR


  

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Conference Reports
    Publisher/Vendor Relations Discussion Group  Meeting at ALA Midwinter 2000
  January 15, 2000
      Catherine B Soehner
  University of California, Santa Cruz
soehner@cats.UCSC.EDU    
    The meeting featured overviews of electronic journal products by three publishers:   Elsevier, Springer, and Wiley. Jerry Curtis from Springer spoke first and  described Springer's e-journal package and two mirror servers. Curtis addressed  previous miscues on Springer's part, particularly with requiring passwords for  access to full text. Users' reports of problems with slow response time prompted  establishment of two mirror sites with seamless access to both.     John Tagler from Elsevier spoke next and, in addition to the expected  overview, he described a new standard called CrossRef. When implemented,  this new standard would allow users to view an article from one publisher  and link to full text of a referenced article from a different publisher.  The standard and its implications are still under discussion. (Springer  issued a press release on CrossRef in December 1999; it's available on the  web at {http://www.springer-ny.com/press/crossref/index.html} 

     Christopher McKenzie from Wiley spoke last and described in detail Wiley's  e-journal packages and purchase agreements made with various libraries. The  general discussion afterward focused on several issues, including access to  statistics and linking to full text from bibliographic databases, such as Web of  Science. The CrossRef initiative was a major focus of the discussion, and  questions were raised about who will participate and implications standard could  have for librarians and library users. 

    Co-Chairs
  Catherine Soehner, University of California, Santa Cruz
  (soehner@cats.ucsc.edu)
  Richard Llewellyn, Iowa State University
  (RLlewellyn@gwgate.lib.iastate.edu)


          

  

  
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