This workshop addressed issues ranging from the obstacles related to outsourcing continuations to why libraries consider outsourcing a growing trend. On balance, most of the issues remained unresolved, and both vendors and libraries will require substantially more communications to implement processes of this type. Abstract Serialists approaching the next millennium should begin to prepare for rapid and inevitable change. The project provides links through the Web page and through a Web-based catalog to the titles selected. In addition, links to other comprehensive Web sites are planned.
All academic libraries are subject to accreditation by one or more accrediting agencies.
This workshop provided an overview of the regional accreditation process for higher education, discussed the standards for academic libraries in six regions, and offered suggestions for the role of the serials librarian in the accreditation process. There are many issues related to access and management of electronic journals. Librarians, publishers, and subscription agents all have different viewpoints on these issues in the world of information delivery in electronic form. This workshop examines the assumption, challenges, and goals of three major players in delivering information to the reader in the electronic environment and reports on experiences of all three participants. The workshop examined the comparative value of full-text access and journal subscriptions by sampling journals issues available online through IAC and in print at James Madison University.