The document discusses various methods libraries use to provide access to electronic serial content, focusing on A-Z lists and openURL link resolvers. It emphasizes the importance of metadata, the impact of cataloging principles on publisher cooperation, and the significance of ISSN assignments in maintaining accurate journal records. Additionally, it outlines common ISSN problems and strategies for catalogers to establish relationships with national ISSN centers for effective serial management.

1. Steve Shadle
Serials Access Librarian
University of Washington Libraries
Metadata in a Digital Age: New Models of Creation, Discovery, and Use
NISO Pre-conference Forum at NASIG • June 4, 2008

2. How Do Libraries Provide
Access to eSerial Content?
A-Z Lists
OpenURL Link Resolver
Library Catalog

3. A-Z Lists

5. Hosted A-Z List

6. OpenURL Link Resolver

10. A-Z Lists (Hybrid)

11. A-Z Lists (Hybrid)

12. A-Z Lists (Hybrid)

15. Why Is This Important For
Publishers?
“Statistics showed that the usage of Academic Search
Elite has more than doubled since adding the records
into the OPAC, from an average of 5,067 to 11,176 a
month.” – Jina Wakimoto, CSU-Northridge
“Now that SUSHI has enabled ERM software to
efficiently retrieve COUNTER usage statistics using
SUSHI on a e-journal basis, the need for per-e-journal
costs will become even more acute, because libraries
will rightly demand the capability of calculating cost-
per-use numbers in a meaningful way.” – Ted Koppel,
Ex-Libris

16. Why Should Publishers Co-
operate?
“When you sit down and figure out how many staff
members it would require to catalog and update our e-
journals… it’s a clear indication of how good a deal it is
to work with Serials Solutions® 360 MARC record
service.” -- Jeffrey Daniels, Grand Valley State
University
Vendors and Publication Access
Management Systems increase library
usage of publisher’s content.

17. Journal Metadata
“Journal of the American Society of
Nephrology”
Print ISSN 1046-6673
eISSN 1533-3450
Alt Title
Alt Title
No ISSN
OK
Error
E-ISSN
Alt Title

18. Shameless Plug for
KnowledgeWorks
A SerialsSolutions-sponsored program to certify content providers
on behalf of SS customers.
In exchange for agreement to periodically provide journal data:
 ISSN
 Title
 Coverage Dates
 Journal URL
Serials Solutions will provide publishers with a Client Center account
and reports on subscribing customers
<www.serialssolutions.com/knowledgeworks/certification.html>

19. A Title By Any Other Name
210 0 J. Am. Soc. Nephrol.
222 0 Journal of the American Society
of Nephrology
245 00 Journal of the American Society
of Nephrology : |b JASN
246 10 JASN

20. Title Considerations
Cataloging rules stipulate the official form of title is the
presentation of title that appears on:
 The title page or cover of
 The first issue
All other presentations of title are considered variants.
If a title appears on the title page/cover in both full form
and acronym, cataloging rules specify the full form will
be the official title
For eSerials, the official form of title will generally be the
same as the print serial title.

21. Serials Cataloging Principles
Serial metadata is transcribed from first issue.
Changes in the serial are noted over time:
Title Dance research : the journal of the Society for Dance Research
Pub info London, U.K. : Society for Dance Research, c1983-
Note Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1990-1997; Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press, 1998-
Title Co-existence
Pub info Glasgow, Scotland : Co-Existence, [1964-c1995]
Note Title varies slightly, 1984-1995 : Coexistence
Publisher varies: M. Nijhoff, 1984-1995.
Place of publication varies: The Hague, 1984-1986 ; Dordrecht, 1987-
1995

22. Serials Cataloging Principles
When the title appearing on title page/cover changes
significantly, it is considered a new title and a successive
record is created
Title Materials & design
Pub info Reigate, Surrey, Eng. : Scientific and Technical Press, c1982-
Continues Materials in engineering
Title Materials in engineering
Pub info Reigate, Surrey, Eng., Scientific and Technical Press, 1980-1982.
Continues International journal of materials in engineering applications
Continued by Materials & design

23. Successive Entry and ISSN
When there is a major title change (per ISO 3297), a
new ISSN assigned
1978-1980: International journal of materials in engineering applications
ISSN 0151-5530
1980-1982: Materials in engineering ISSN 0261-3069
1982- : Materials & design ISSN 0264-1275

24. The Format Is Important
Each format is separately cataloged and assigned a
different ISSN:
ISSN 1464-1607 Admiralty notices to mariners (Print)
ISSN 1464-1674 Admiralty notices to mariners (Diskette)
ISSN 1464-1682 A update (CD-ROM)
ISSN 0953-5233 Gender & history (Print)
ISSN 1468-0424 Gender & history (Online)

25. Common ISSN Problems
 No ISSN
 Old ISSN (former titles) or Cancelled ISSN
 ISSN for other titles (related or not)
 Retrospective ISSN assignments
 Mistyped ISSN
 ISSN for other formats (print vs. e)

26. ISSN Strategies
 Establish a working relationship with your national
ISSN Center. Contact them if you’re
 Considering a serial title change
 Considering publishing a serial in a new format
 Starting a new title
 Acquiring an existing serial title or backfile
USA: National Serials Data Program
<www.loc.gov/issn>
UK: UK ISSN Centre <www.bl.uk/issn>
ISSN International Center: <www.issn.org>

27. What’s In It For Me?
 All ISSN assignments are submitted to the ISSN Register
 The ISSN Register is distributed to a number of sources
including:
 Most national libraries
 Vendors/Publication Access Management Systems
 SUNCAT
 US/Canadian ISSN assignments are also distributed
through the CONSER database and are part of OCLC
WorldCat
 UK ISSN assignments are made available to BL cataloging
staff
 ISSN assignments are free of charge!

28. Questions for the cataloger??