Newsgroups: bit.listserv.pacs-l
Date:         Fri, 10 Apr 1992 12:22:24 CDT
From:         Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <LIBPACS@UHUPVM1.BITNET>
Subject:      Electronic Journals

5 Messages, 83 Lines
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From: Linda Langschied <LANGSCHIED@ZODIAC.BITNET>
Subject: Indexing of electronic journals

Recently Ian Winship, Newcastle Polytechnic Library, queried this
discussion about the possibility of e-journals being covered by
traditional abstracting and indexing services.

A precedent has recently been set by the ERIC indexing service, which
has tackled the indexing of an electronic journal,
_New_Horizons_in_Adult_Education_, which is "published" out of
Syracuse University.  The forthcoming issue of _Serials_Review_
includes a new column entitled "Electronic Journal Forum."
_New_Horizons_ is featured in this column, which includes a sidebar by
Sandra Kerka, assistant direector for database building, ERIC
Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education, who discusses
the peculiarities of indexing an electronic journal.

Watch for the next issue of _Serials_Review_, and congratulations to
ERIC for taking the bull by the horns!

Linda Langschied
Alexander Library
Rutgers University
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From: MLAOD@CUVMB
Subject: Re: Indexing of electronic journals; "Ian Winship,

The MLA Bibliography does cover electronic journals that are
within its subject scope.  We began covering these publications a
few years ago.  We currently have one electronic journal listed in
the Directory of Periodicals, and have added three more in the last
few months.

Daniel Uchitelle
Director, Center for Information Services
Modern Language Association
212/614-6350
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From: guedon@ERE.UMontreal.CA (Guedon Jean-Claude)
Subject: Re: Indexing of electronic journals

> Further to recent discussion, some of us have been wondering if e-journals
> are covered by traditional abstracting and indexing journals. If not,
> should they be?

In my humble opinion, I believe they should be as this is
the only way to make them completely legitimate
(as well as unavoidable) from the perspective of a research
scholar. Our own project, Surfaces, for example, will be covered
by the MLA bibliography very shortly.

Jean-Claude Guedon
Litterature comparee
Universite de Montreal
guedon@ere.umontreal.ca
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From:         Bob Jones <BJONES@UNF1VM>
Subject:      Re: Electronic Journals
This is what started the whole electronic serials discussion.  Vicki
sent me these articles from her serials discussion group

Bob Jones   (904) 646-2552 : SUNCOM 861-2552 : FAX 904-646-2719
Head, Public Services Division, and Library Systems Coordinator
University of North Florida Library              P.O. Box 17605
4567 St. Johns Bluff Road, South         Jacksonville, FL 32216
BITNET: BJONES@UNF1VM  ::   INTERNET: bjones@unf1vm.cis.unf.edu
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From:         Denise Beaubien Bennett <DENISEB@NERVM>
Subject:      ejournal entries in OPACs
Has anyone attempted to create OPAC records for electronic journals,
both for stand-alone titles such as _Psycholoquy_ and for full-text
titles found offered by vendors such as Dialog?  What are the pros and
cons of OPAC entries?  What messages do you use to indicate "location"
and "call number"?

Denise Beaubien Bennett,  Reference Librarian & Online Coordinator
Univ of Florida,  Marston Science Library,   Gainesville FL 32611-2020
904/392-2850    deniseb@nervm.bitnet     deniseb@nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu
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