Abstract
Reports on briefing sessions and workshops held at the 27th UKSG Annual Conference
Highlights
Reports on briefing sessions and workshops held at the 27th UKSG Annual Conference
The list has proved a valuable support mechanism for many librarians as they realize that the problems they face are not always unique to them or their institution
Off-list feedback to the list owner indicates that issues raised on the list have been used by librarians to aid discussions in their own organizations about how to deal with particular issues, even though many members are ‘lurkers’, who do not necessarily post messages themselves
Summary
Reports on briefing sessions and workshops held at the 27th UKSG Annual Conference. The main function of lis-e-journals is to provide a forum where issues relating to electronic journals can be discussed openly. The general consensus was that lis-e-journals was a useful tool, seen by some as a community Both publishers and librarians reported that posting to the list could be intimidating, because of fear that comments could be misinterpreted or may be perceived to convey ignorance. The general view was that librarians spoke as individuals, whereas publishers, intermediaries and subscription agents were seen, both by list members and employers, as representing their company This resulted in some parties not feeling at liberty to comment publicly. A survey to find out more about the members of lis-e-journals was suggested in order to promote further discussion in relevant areas It emerged that corporate members felt discouraged from contributing to the list as they were unsure if it was the correct forum for their comments. There was little time to discuss in detail the concept of a librarian toolkit, there appeared to be some consensus that there was a need for standard Excel macro programmes to aid in any usage analysis, as well as the availability of resources that would help the administration of and access to stats – a single web page containing access to all COUNTER-compliant vendors, with named COUNTER contacts, etc
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