NISO Update, ALA Annual, San Francisco - June 28, 2015 Transfer - http://www.niso.org/workrooms/transfer/ Heather Staines, ProQuest SIPX, Transfer Standing Committee member

1. Transfer: Tracking Journals Moving
Between Publishers
Briefing for the American Library Association
Heather Staines
ProQuest SIPX
(with thanks to Tim Devenport, EDItEUR)

2. On today’s menu
Introductions
The problem
The solution
Key differences between stakeholders
Links and questions
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3. Serials context
Responsible for Content Strategy for SIPX, a course materials facilitator, integrating with
LMS/e-reserves/online bookstore platforms to ensure that libraries get the most ROI for their
content dollar.
Publishers sell to global markets >>
Via intermediaries or direct supply >>
Librarians or consortia purchasing on behalf of their patrons >>
University or other research community users (among whom are the authors of the
original content!)
Frequently expensive continuing resources
Overwhelmingly online delivery & usage
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4. The problem
Every year lots of journals move between publishers:
Normal commercial acquisitions & divestments
Particular case of learned society titles
Primary focus online “e-journals”
Lost or interrupted online access for library subscribers/patrons during
process of transfer
Service & discoverability can be impacted too, wider supply chain
disruption
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5. The solution, 1
UKSG set up a working group (2006) to investigate and
recommend
From day one, actively driven by main stakeholders: publishers,
libraries, other intermediaries
Two co-chairs, one publisher/one librarian
Group remains active today
Recently taken under NISO’s wing
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6. The solution, 2
Three main elements:
The Transfer Code of Practice
ETAS - Enhanced Transfer Alerting Service
Ongoing education & communication
Continuing “maintenance” & dialogue within the
(voluntary) working group
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7. The Transfer Code of
Practice
It’s all about communication
A group of best practice recommendations
Endorsing publishers voluntarily sign up and may then be
labelled Transfer-compliant if they apply Code in practice
They commit to using their best endeavours to follow
Transfer guidelines
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8. Recommendations about
what?
Formalized roles & responsibilities for “Transferring” and “Receiving” Publishers
Timescales for various actions or communications vs an “effective transfer date”, and
which audiences to address
How/when to transfer digital content, subscriber lists & access entitlements
Guidance on identifier & URL handling
Use of Transfer alerting service
Advice on existing licensing terms, preservation arrangements
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9. Minefields successfully avoided
(so far!)
Any suggestion of anti-competitive practice
Any perceived constraint on publishers’ commercial
behaviour
Making an entirely voluntary code, with no sanctions, work
Finding the right balance between principle and pragmatic
detail
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10. Uptake to date
60 Endorsing publishers
More on the way, particularly in US
Including many big names in journals publishing,
including:
CUP, Elsevier, NPG/Macmillan, OUP, Springer, T
& F, Wiley, also a number of OA publishers
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11. Publishers endorsing
An update on the TRANSFER Code – James Phillpotts, Oxford University Press

12. The Transfer Alerting
Service
Transfer-compliant Receiving Publishers mandated to use a
semi-automated alerting service
Very basic metadata set captured about the journal
Stored in a searchable database and exported to a sign-up
email list, RSS feed and a blog
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13. ETAS email sample
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14. Sample ETAS email alert
Transferring Publisher: Tourism Sciences Society of Korea (TOSOK)
Transferring Publisher contact name: Chulwon Kim
Transferring Publisher contact email: kimcw@khu.ac.kr
Society (if applicable):
Journal Title: International Journal of Tourism Sciences
Print ISSN: 1598-0634
Online ISSN: 2377-0058
Journal DOI:
Journal Frequency: 4
Receiving Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Receiving Publisher contact name: Helen White
Receiving Publisher contact email: helen.white@tandf.co.uk
Receiving Publisher Journal URL: www.tandfonline.com/rijt
Effective Transfer Date: 2015-01-01
Notes on any special circumstances:
Digital Preservation Agreements:
Perpetual access policies: Receiving Publisher only will have archive
Also, search the Keepers Registry (http://thekeepers.org/)
Receiving Publisher Journal URL: www.tandfonline.com/rijt
Effective Transfer Date: 2015-01-01
Notes on any special circumstances:
Digital Preservation Agreements:
Perpetual access policies: Receiving Publisher only will have archive
Also, search the Keepers Registry (http://thekeepers.org/)
Receiving Publisher Journal URL: www.tandfonline.com/rijt
Effective Transfer Date: 2015-01-01
Notes on any special circumstances:
Digital Preservation Agreements:
Perpetual access policies: Receiving Publisher only will have archive
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15. Ongoing education &
communication
Subgroups spreading the word to:
Librarians
Publishers
Learned Societies
WG members speak at conferences, publish
occasional articles, etc.
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16. Latest developments
Release of Code of Practice Version 3.0:
Finalised late 2014, designated NISO Recommended Practice February 2015
Changes reflecting market evolution & user requests
Now under the auspices of NISO, rather than UKSG:
UKSG focus on research/start-up projects
NISO better suited for long-term maintenance and support
“Working Group” > “Standing Committee”
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17. Journals & Books: similarities &
differences
Transfers of single or multiple “titles” (ISBNs or ISSNs) clearly
happening in both domains
Supply chain needs to know, in both cases!
Continuing resources with stream of new content (journals) vs
discrete titles (books, e-books)
“Default” market for journals tends to be global, rather than
national
99%+ of journals interest or focus is on online
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18. Questions & some useful
links
NISO Transfer home page: http://www.niso.org/workrooms/transfer/
Recommended practice document, NISO RP-24-2015,
http://www.niso.org/apps/group_public/download.php/14411/rp-24-
2015_Transfer.pdf
List of endorsing publishers:
http://www.niso.org/workrooms/transfer/transfer_publishers/
Recent article in Learned Publishing: http://bit.ly/LPTransfer
More info, contact: heather.staines@proquest.com
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