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Librarians have reflected on their literature since state library association journals and newsletters began publication. This trend peaked in the 70s and 80s, and there was a virtual gap in the literature in the following decades. It is crucial to reassess publication trends due to recent changes in the library profession, such as declining membership and ease of publishing online. Print publication trends in state library association journals and newsletters will be examined using OCLC MARC records retrieved in Connexion and compiled in an Excel spreadsheet and graph. In addition, electronic publishing trends will be analyzed by assessing state association websites for the presence of a journal or newsletter, its format, and whether it is open source. Results from the study show that there were changing trends in the frequency of print publishing over the years, and most state associations presently publish an online journal in open-access PDF format. However, OCLC users should update OCLC records to reflect accurate publication dates and make separate records for an electronic format to depict publication trends accurately. State associations should also create a retention plan for electronically published material to avoid losing a historical archive. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Preface: Not So Quiet On the Set: The Jazz Singer is arguably the most disruptive film of all time. Released in 1927, it launched the transition from the silent film era into the talkies. Much more than an incremental improvement, this musical introduced a radically new technology (synchronized dialogue) resulting in a game-changer for the film industry. While silent movies didn't disappear overnight, it was obvious that “living pictures” were the future of the box office. By the end of 1929 nearly all films were talkies (Griffith & Quick, 1971). Consider the impact on the established order. The musical Singin' In the Rain (1952) depicts this critical point where movie stars from one era struggled to adapt in the new environment (Sunset Boulevard, 1950). Actors had to reinvent themselves, and many headliners simply could not adjust. The production side was similarly upended, demanding new processes and workflows. Sound engineers, technicians, screenwriters, and voice coaches were now in high demand. The industry's support infrastructure was transformed as well (Eyman, 1999). Cinemas outfitted their buildings with new audio and projection systems. Studios developed new marketing and distribution models. Film critics altered criteria by which motion pictures were evaluated. The Academy Awards added additional categories. A new art form had emerged. Talkies opened creative possibilities that had previously been unavailable and even unimaginable. Academic libraries are encountering a similar inflection point. In our case it isn't a single technology that is disrupting our established system, but a barrage of advancements in publishing, pedagogy, and user preferences. Higher education itself is in trouble. Both Moody's and Standard and Poor's recently issued troubling outlooks for public and private institutions. The landscape is shifting around us, and the future of scholarship requires us to develop new skills, design new environments, and deliver new service capacities. In short, we need new models. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to assess the role of volunteerism during the digitisation project by the Office of the Premier in Mpumalanga with a view recommending the best practice. Design/methodology/approach: The empirical data was collected through the semi-structured qualitative interviews with the records manager and ten volunteer archivists employed by the Office of the Premier. Findings: Local pupils within the Mpumalanga province were recruited to participate in the digitisation project as a form of youth empowerment. The Mpumalanga Provincial Archives was not involved in the digitisation project to ensure that all digitisation specification was in line with the requirement of the provincial archives. Furthermore, a lack of resources to implement the digitisation project was cited as the main stamping block for the successful implementation of the project. Research limitations/implications: This paper is limited to the Office of the premier, in the Mpumalanga province. Practical implications: Archivists interested in recruiting volunteers on a digitisation project can use this paper to understand the benefits and cost of volunteer labor before putting volunteer projects into practice. Social implications: The success of a digitisation project depends on the involvement of the Mpumalanga Provincial archives. Originality/value: This paper presents a unique case study in South Africa of a digitisation project staffed with volunteers in the office of the Premier. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Academic librarians tend to publish in traditional “library” journals rather than journals directed at other academic disciplines, thereby missing the opportunity to inform and educate a key audience. This article alerts librarians to publishing opportunities in discipline-specific academic journals in the Arts & Humanities, Sciences, and Social Sciences, both as a means of promoting information literacy (IL) and effecting outreach to faculty. Selection criteria are defined and discussed. The results of the study are presented by discipline in table format with data on each journal including publisher, affiliation, publication frequency, review time, acceptance rate, and ranking indicators. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

This article reports on a study of academic librarians' views of their work and possibilities regarding support for researchers' publishing. Institutional repositories and Open Access are areas being dealt with in particular. Methods used are highly qualitative; data was gathered at two Swedish university libraries over a six month period through focus group interview sessions and personal logs by informants. Findings indicate that attitudes are often in collision with practicalities in the daily work in libraries. Even though they have a high degree of knowledge and awareness of scholarly publication patterns, librarians often feel insecure in the approach of researchers. There is a felt redirection in the focus of academic librarianship, from pedagogical information seeking tasks towards a more active publication support, a change which also includes a regained prominence for new forms of bibliographical work. Although there are some challenges, proactive attitudes among librarians are felt as being important in developing further support for researchers' publishing. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

The article presents issues of concern for public librarianship and the concepts of community needs and public interest. Focus is given to the state of public libraries in 2013. Topics addressed include the need for political-economic advocacy on behalf of libraries, the irony of struggling libraries amidst rising rates in literacy and book consumption, and the library as a community center.

Objective - The objective of this study was to assess the current state of digital library publishing (DLP) in university libraries in the Ukraine. The study was conducted in the hopes of gaining a better understanding of the DLP landscape, namely institutional operations, as well as their varying publishing initiatives, processes, and scope. Methods - The current study was conducted from January to June 2017 using a mixed methods approach, involving semi-structured interviews and an online questionnaire. Semi-structured interviews were conducted (n = 11) to gain insight into participants' experiences with DLP. The interviews helped in the creation of the questions included in our online questionnaire. The questionnaire was distributed to 195 representatives (directors and leading specialists) of university libraries in the Ukraine. Replies were received from 111 of those institutions. The questionnaire consisted of 11 open- and closed-ended questions to allow the researchers to obtain a holistic picture of the process under investigation. Results - Analysis of the 111 questionnaires showed that for 26 libraries, DLP services were performed by employees of a separate structural unit of the library. For 34 libraries, employees of various departments were involved in performing certain types of services. The other 40 respondents' libraries were planning to do this in the near future. Only 11 respondents replied that they did provide DLP services now nor planned to in the future. Among the libraries providing DLP services, the following results were observed: 54 of 60 work with digital repositories, 47 provide digital publishing platforms for journals, 26 provide digital publishing platforms for books, and 23 provide digital publishing platforms for conferences. Conclusions - The results obtained indicate a growing trend of expanding digital services in university libraries to support study, teaching, and research. Despite the still spontaneous, chaotic, and poorly explored nature of the development of the library publishing movement in the university libraries of the Ukraine, the readiness of librarians to implement publishing activities is notable. At the same time, the survey results point to specific aspects, such as organizational, economic, personnel, and motivational, that require further study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As members of the Association of Research Libraries support the research and scholarship being conducted at their institution, they rely on their association to shape and influence public policies on their behalf. While some of the policy issues have remained the same over the years, the changes in technology that are resulting in new forms of scholarship and the increasingly complex and interconnected environment create new opportunities and challenges for policy development. This article describes some of the important policy issues for scholarly communication and highlights current activities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This is a critical time for open access. Researchers and higher education leaders need to take advantage of the substantial success of the past 2 years to support open access mandates by funders and institutions, and to support publishers in moving from subscription charging to article-processing charging. We need funders to commit to the explicit funding of publication costs, and universities to establish funds to support research that falls outside of grant-funding. Open access is at a watershed-it is time to move off the sidelines and create a new norm for scholarly communication. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Scholarly communication today is in the midst of a healthy and long running crisis that has been good for libraries, good for scholars and good for publishers. It is a reflection of a hypercompetitive academic environment and a ruthless academic winnowing and reward system. Large commercial publishers have successfully manipulated this system with the complicity of library consortia, which has led in turn to the birth of the expensive and at times counter-productive open access movement that later reached its nadir with the problematic SCOAP (Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics) episode. In our obsession with navel gazing we have forgotten the decisive role that China will play in future developments in scholarly communication. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Libraries have always been involved in the creation of new knowledge by ensuring that the knowledge of the past is collected, organized, made accessible and preserved for coming generations. The digital world provides the opportunity for librarians to be even more actively engaged in the creation process. These new roles range from the creation of metadata to the development of repositories to the publication of scholarly work. By integrating the skills and values of librarians with the work of scholars and the expertise of technologists can we ensure long-term access to scholarship and the continued relevance of libraries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on the study concerning the application of citation analysis to collection management in research libraries and the results of its application to the analysis of published works and student theses at single research university. It indicates similarities in the citation patterns of faculty and students, which are found in the general proportion of the used material types and in the aged of cited monographs, however it also found major differences relevant to the total number of citations to journals. It also found more than 40% of citations in faculty publications compared in students works because of a higher number of citations to journals. Moreover, the study also shows the importance of the dissimilarity in journal titles cited by the two groups.

New forms of scholarship and publishing are radically and rapidly changing the relationships among those who create, store, disribute, and use information. This paper will focus on the changes in library collections and library information technology organizations, the resulting advancements in scholarly research, and will discuss the attributes, attitudes, and skills needed by the librarians of tomorrow to develop the strong connections between the academic disciplines and research libraries that are essential for library development in the 21st century. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Librarians, as the scientific community's purchasing agent, seem to be in a no-win situation: they do not entirely trust their providers. and their customers want more for less; they are caught between the cultures of commerce and science. The historical traditions of these cultures are explored at length. The differing opinions on the ‘Big Deal’ demonstrate the problem but we are now seeing signs of cultural emergence. There are also signs of a rapprochement, and this can be furthered by taking a fresh look at concepts of ‘value’ and ‘cost.’ Librarians and publishers can work together for a common cause using new technology and new commercial models to help advance science. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Community colleges serve a large and diverse student population. Vendors and community colleges would be well served by smaller database packages with focus on non-traditional studies. Untapped key elements vendors should consider in promoting sales with community colleges include: timely responses, practical license structures, and consistent database offerings. Fostering positive vendor/ community college relationships is assisted by strategies to address current economic realities, customizing database contents, focus groups and other forums to communicate mutual needs and capabilities. Proactive librarians should assist vendors in understanding the unique needs of community colleges. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The relationship between OCLC Online Computer Library Center and its member institutions worldwide is formalized in the Members Council. This body, representing OCLC's constituent networks and service centers, has a key role in helping the OCLC Board of Trustees and management determine the future direction of the cooperative. Its core responsibilities include electing six trustees to the fifteen-member Board, and approving or rejecting changes to OCLC's Articles of Incorporation and Code of Regulations, the corporation's founding documents. The Members Council also represents the interests of libraries to OCLC. While the Board, Council, and management do not agree on all issues, their relationships are characterized by extensive interaction and mutual respect. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article describes the opportunities, challenges, and results of a vendor-library development project to create an ecommerce' tool as an integrated facet of Innovative's Web OPAC. Westerville Public Library was engaged with the software development process from the outset, communicating administrative, technical, and service issues and needs while also testing the product with its customers. The project culminated in early 2004 with the installation of Innovative's Ecommerce product and resulted in the collection of large payments online and an increase in total fine revenue collected. Most notably, the team found that Ecommerce gathered nearly a quarter of all fines collected in 2004, and almost one-third of fines collected in the first half of 2005. The participants reflect on the nature and history of the partnership, outcomes, best practices, and future plans. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In all business communities, standards development is a collaborative activity that requires the participation of all players in the value chain. This article looks at how NISO's current work, supported largely through a collaboration of vendors and libraries, relates to trends and innovations in library services management. It also gives insights into how the information community accomplishes its standards goals through multiple channels. Featured sections include historical perspectives on information standards and discussion of major influences on the development of next-generation standards affecting library management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Anatolian University Libraries Consortium (ANKOS) was formally created in 2001 following joint licensing projects by four libraries in 1999 and twelve in 2000. The consortium has grown to encompass eighty-nine libraries in 2005, and the number of its contracts has increased to twenty-five. Members include Turkish university libraries and research libraries attached to hospitals and government offices. A voluntary association, ANKOS is run by a Steering Committee composed of the directors of nine member libraries with the help of staff members from those libraries. The first agreements were for print+e-access for journals and for an aggregator database, and these were mostly informal subscription arrangements. An early activity was the development of a model Turkish National Site License. That license now forms the basis for negotiations with vendors, which culminate in formal license agreements. Beginning in 2004, ANKOS contracts are for electronic-only access and are often for multiple years. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the author's perspectives on the importance of a relationship between libraries and vendors which is linked to technological developments and applications. He argues that there is an essential need for a positive and successful relationship between libraries and vendors. He discusses the stages in which libraries must follow to link closely to vendors. He points out that libraries need vendors to be successful and make profits.

The article discusses the relations between libraries and vendors which need to have an open communications to better provide services to end-users. The author points out that if there is relationship, there is dependence. The library employees are providing a service to their customers which can be improved if the working relationship between library staff and the vendor can also be enhanced. The author points out that the open lines of communications and the sharing of information are the key points of library and vendor relations.

The article presents references for academic librarians including the article "New Roles for a Changing Environment: Implications of Open Access for Libraries," by Krista D. Schmidt, Pongracz Sennyey and Timothy V. Carstens, "Against the Law: Crime, Sharp Practice and the Control of Print," edited by Robin Myers, Michael Harris and Giles Mandelbrote, an online article "Descriptive Metadata for Copyright Status," by Karen Coyle, "SEPIADES: Cataloging Photographic Collection," by Edwin Klijn and Yola de Lusenet and "Copyright Law for Librarians and Educators: Creative Strategies and Practical Solutions," 2nd ed., by Kenneth D. Crews.

This paper outlines professional development activities for new academic librarians. The authors review and critique various professional development activities including publishing, presentations, involvement in professional organizations, continuing education, and institutional and community service. Includes descriptions of activities and a resource list. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The number of journals with embargo periods in aggregated databases designed for academic libraries has increased for the simple reason that the number of available full text journals in these collections has also increased. Misconceptions surrounding embargo periods deduce that embargoes diminish access to information by withholding the current full text from journals, when in fact, embargoes increase access to information for journals that otherwise would not be available in aggregated databases. Embargoes exist for the purpose of preserving a publisher's traditional print and electronic journal subscriptions. Full text databases and e-journals are distinctly different resources. The use of embargoes may be valid in one electronic resource, but not the other. Linking capabilities provide seamless access from embargoed journals with current indexing in databases to the corresponding current full text found in a library's e-journal collection. Embargoed information from a given journal is far superior to no full text information at all from that source. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Article incorporates many facets of the integration of electronic reference resources in academic libraries, including full text databases from EBSCO Publishing, electronic journals, OPAC, as well as irrelevant web search results, and how to harness the capability of the World Wide Web through vendors and Library of Congress subject headings. Discusses the power of linking various electronic information sources to function as a cohesive research environment, and the advent of EBSCO Smart Links via EBSCOhost. Provides insight into the topic of embargo periods placed on journals and full text databases, the importance of peer-reviewed journals and scholarly databases, publisher relations with aggregators, statistical measurements of the usage of full text databases for collection development, the dangers of cancelling print subscriptions as a result of access via a full text database and the stability of content in such full text resources.

The article reports that for all its pre-independence flowering, the fugitive genre of the period remains largely unexplored and under-examined in the critical accounts of revivalism. It notes that in writing of Ulysses, published just three months outside of the five-year window, Vivian Mercier could do little more than draw a direct line of influence back to Moore for the origin of Joyce's use of real people under their own names.

This paper examines publisher ebook package use in the OhioLINK academic library consortium between 2007 and 2017 alongside use of the same titles at individual institutions. With nearly 100,000 titles acquired over 10+ years from three publishers and available to users at more than 90 institutions, the picture of ebook use this study presents is unique in its breadth and scope. The data show that, consortiumwide, close to 100 percent of titles were used, with their initial use overwhelmingly taking place within one year of their publication date. At individual institutions, the rate of use was far lower and never exceeded the rate of use of print books at the author's own institution. These findings have important implications for how institutions approach ebook acquisition to maximize rate of use of ebook collections. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents information on German publisher Josef Kleinheinrich. It states that Kleinheinrich had acquired knowledge in several fields including philosophy, German studies, and Scandinavian. He also published the journalistic works of Herman Bangs, along with linguistic and literary studies.

The article offers information on book designer company Piatti in Germany. It states that Piatti was a rare designer around 50 years ago in Germany who designed the paperbacks of the books. It also states that during those times only few publishers were known to people like Heinz Edelmabb and the Klett-Cotta publishing house.

Examines book and serial production. Proliferation of mediocre publications; Rate of book title publishing higher than library book acquisitions; Decline in arts and sciences book publishing; Rise in professional and applied fields book publishing; Rising serial title publishing; Surge in serials budget due to rise in serial pricing rather than rise in serial acquisitions.

Highlights the issues related to libraries and the publishing industry in the United States. Effect of acquisition budgets on library collections; Trend of consistent publisher price increases; Changes brought about by consolidations, mergers and acquisitions of publishing companies; Impact of the growth of foreign-owned publishing companies; Formula for maintaining book collections.

The article discusses Print on Demand, or POD, services as well as the advantages and disadvantages to library use of the services. It notes that print on demand is used to print small runs of books, advanced copies of titles for review, and reproductions of out-of-print titles. It reports problems with the use of print on demand for the publication of nonfiction materials, due to the absence of a process to provide editorial control. Collaboration between traditional commercial presses and print on demand services, the proliferation of e-books, and publishing shifts to meet the changing U.S. demographic are also discussed.

No less than three international meetings on publishing in Africa have taken place recently, which have been followed with detailed action plawns. Among many other recommendations, calls for action to find solutions to perennial problems, as well as discussions focusing on sectorial innovation and revitalization of the African book industries, pwarticipants in all three meetings were strongly urged to start collecting and disseminating book industry data. It is true that reliable figures of book publishing output for the continent of Africa do not exist at the present time, with the exception of a very small number of countries, notably South Africa and Morocco. Meantime the state of African national bibliographies, which can form the groundwork of book industry data, presents a picture of neglect for the most part, with many national bibliographies seriously in arrears, currently dormant, or having ceased publication altogether. Only a small number are accessible in digital formats. Book publishing data and book production statistics are important elements in measuring the growth and vitality of indigenous publishing in any part of the world. In the absence of such data for most of the African continent, there is a need for research, analysis, documentation, and systematic gathering of current, reliable data and statistics on the whole book sector in Africa. However, there are huge challenges and complexities in the goal of collecting data for book industry surveys, which must not be underestimated. Many questions will need to be asked: for example, how is data going to be collected and analysed; what will be the parameters; and what are going to be the sources and the methods? Who should be responsible for undertaking the research and the compilation of such book industry data; and, crucially, who is going to fund the research and the data gathering process on a systematic and ongoing basis? Collecting book industry data is closely interrelated with the publication of national bibliographies and, in addition to examining the issues and challenges relating to the creation of book industry statistics, this paper also provides an analysis of the current state of national bibliographies in Africa, as well as linked matters such as legal deposit legislation, and compliance of legal deposit. Most national libraries and bibliographic agencies in Africa continue to operate under severe constraints, and have been chronically underfunded by their governments for the past four decades or more. An analysis of the current status of African national bibliographies sadly presents a dismal picture. It is unlikely that reliable data for the African book industries can be collected and published without the input and full cooperation of national libraries or bibliographic agencies. There is equally an urgent need for much more active collaboration and interaction between the agencies producing national bibliographies with publishers and book trade associations in each African country. Any attempts to revive the fortunes of African national libraries, and the resumption of publication of high quality and timely national bibliographies, will amount to a formidable task. This paper offers a range of suggestions and recommendations how the situation might be addressed and improved, but also points out that regular compilation of a national bibliography, and effective maintenance of legal deposit, necessitates adequate staff in terms of both numbers and expertise, which is not the case at this time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A bstract As technology has advanced, scholarly communication has evolved, creating new opportunities for academic libraries to serve researchers. This article examines the current state and potential future of academic library-based publishing. The review of the literature explores the scholarly communication ecosystem as it pertains to new publishing paradigms supported by academic libraries, including the complexity of nontraditional publishing models. These models and their implications, as well as how they may be implemented, are then explored in the academic library environment. Next, survey data from nineteen academic librarians collected at the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting in January 2015 is presented. Based on the literature and the survey data, this article argues that the principle concerns for academic library-based publishing going forward include 1) the need for the dedicated and/or sustained financial models for library-based publishing initiatives and 2) the cultural and financial capital to support librarians as they further expand their knowledge and expertise to support additional publishing-related functionalities in support of these new models. Both of these concerns ultimately tie to the persistent question of perceived quality, and by extension, reputation, of library-based publishing and open access publishing more broadly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The level of efficiency regarding the production of published scientific research in 2015 for the 48 state universities of the Spanish education system is assessed. It is used a methodological approach based on output specifications of desirable outputs (total amount of published papers in Q1 journals) and undesirable outputs (non-cited publications). Relative measures are obtained under two efficiency schemes, natural and managerial. Results enable to identify certain management strategies to improve overall efficiency at publishing research of the Spanish university system. A higher allocation of budget resources among certain institutions would lead to efficiency gains for the system as a whole. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the prospects for physical libraries in the digital information age. Topics discussed include prediction of futurists regarding the extinction of physical libraries, takeover of library information storage and retrieval functionality by databases and the continuation of publication of printed books. It outlines the fact where libraries will cull and curate materials in the information age.

This paper presents a bibliometric analysis of the Journal of Library Herald for the period of 10 years (2008-2017). The total number of published articles during the period of study was 222 articles in a particular journal. The aim of this paper was to analysis the authorship pattern, geographical distribution, prolific author, reference distributions, and authorship pattern of reference. And found out that 97 (43.68%) articles were contributed by single authors, followed by two authors 87 (39.18%). Dr K P Singh was a most productive author with a maximum number of articles contributed 11, constituting (31.43%), followed by B K Sen has contributed by 6, constituting (17.14%) in the period of study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: -The present study has been undertaken with the view to assess the Journal Packing Density (JPD) of research journals published in different subject disciplines across different continents of the world. The study evaluates the average number of research articles published in each volume of a research journal published in a particular subject discipline. The other aspects evaluated in the study include, the subject disciplines with leading JPD at the continental level, the existing difference in the JPD among subject disciplines at the continental level, leading subject disciplines having maximum JPD at the global level and more. An overall comparison has been drawn of the JPD of subject disciplines at the continental level. Scope and Methodology: - The study is global in nature and encompasses the27 major subject disciplines across six different continents of the world. The study is based on the secondary data retrieved from the SCImago Journal and Country Ranking for the period 2013-15. Findings: - On the date of data retrieval, 36081 research journals were found indexed by the SCImago across different continents. Of the total journals indexed by the SCOPUS, Europe emerged the leading continent to have 20336 (56.36%) research journals indexed, followed by North America with 10224 (33.48%) and Asia with 3746 (10.38%) journal indexed. The average Journal Packing Density at the global level is 101.84 research articles per journal per volume. North America leads in the average JPD with an average of 120.33 research articles per journal per volume. Asia and Europe are the other two leading continents having an average JPD of 111.81 and 95.14 research articles per journal per volume. The average JPD of South America is 55.32 research articles, Africa 46.58 research articles and Oceania 46.50 research articles per journal per volume. Chemistry, Physics & Astronomy and Multidisciplinary journals are the three leading subject disciplines to have the maximum average JPD of 266.66, 253.92 and 242.53 research articles per journal per volume. Research Implication: - There is a considerable difference in the JPD of the research journals published among different subject discipline across different continents. The indexing of lesser number of research journals from the continents like Africa, Australia and South America can be owed to the poor quality of research journals published from various countries of these continents. Given the number of research journals indexed from continents like, Asia, Europe and North America, somewhere reflects the research prowess of these continents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The publishing ecosystem of the future will be built on several models such as offsetting agreements as well as various open access publishing channels. The LIBER Open Access Working Group has issued five principles to support libraries in their efforts to negotiate offsetting deals as they move towards full open access to research information. This article describes why the five principles were created and the underlying considerations and limitations encountered while working on them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The main purpose of the paper is to study the publishing trends of the open access religious journals available in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). The data were collected online from the Directory of Open Access Journals and quantitative method was applied for data analysis. The data were collected in December 2017 and later presented in tabular forms to reveal the findings. The findings show that 119 religious journals are registered in the DOAJ, published from the 27 countries by 114 publishing agencies in 14 languages. The maximum number of journals (21, 17.65%) is published from Indonesia in the English language (79, 66.39%) during the 2nd decade (2010-2017) of the 21st century. The results also reveal that the majority of the religious journals (88%) doesn't charge publication fee and is peer-reviewed by the experts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, the authors – both of whom are library directors and involved in the contract negotiations with the bigger scientific publishers – present the conditions that formed the Dutch approach in these negotiations. A combination of clear political support, a powerful delegation, a unique bargaining model and fidelity to their principles geared the Dutch to their success in achieving open access. The authors put these joint license and open access negotiations in the perspective of open science and show that they are part of the transition towards open access. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The library channel is often underappreciated as a key part of a publisher's business strategy. In an age where publishers are constantly seeking new revenue and marketing opportunities, presence in the library-digitally-can yield significant growth. This paper examines the library channel, its business model based on library lending, the performance of eBooks and audiobooks across all subjects, and consumer reading behavior. Digital Book Clubs, a relatively new phenomenon, are also defined and illustrated with examples demonstrating the library's valuable role in increasing discoverability and ultimately sales. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]