Summary of Workshop at ALA Midwinter, San Diego
Sunday, January 11, 2004
| Summary
of the Pattern Task Force Meeting |
Carlen Ruschoff, University of Maryland, welcomed participants. Steve Shadle
led a discussion on holdings information for e-serials. In the spring of 2003,
a task force conducted a survey of librarians asking about holdings information
and the management of electronic serials. The discussion was aimed at assessing
how needs for e-serial holdings information may have changed since the original
survey. The level of holdings information needed varies by the functions, for
example, browsing issues on a Web site and retrieving articles through an openURL
resolver require different levels of holdings information. The holdings provided
in serials management systems are sometimes not accurate for a variety of reasons,
sometimes information is out of date and confusion between print and electronic
ISSN are problems.
Carlen wrapped up the meeting by leading a discussion on the future meetings
of this group. There was general consensus that there was a need for a continuing
group to provide basic information about the holdings format, ILS systems, and
as a forum for related discussions. As an ALCTS Interest Group, the group could
continue on its own by selecting an organizing committee responsible for scheduling
the meetings and setting the agendas. The CONSER Coordinator would attend these
meetings and they would be open to any interested party. Carlen collected names
to begin the process of establishing the interest group.
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