C. Edward Wall, Timothy W. Cole and Michelle M. Kazmer
During 1994, Pierian Press began experimenting with the integration of the concepts and respective strengths of both Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) and MARC. These…
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During 1994, Pierian Press began experimenting with the integration of the concepts and respective strengths of both Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) and MARC. These experiments were driven by pragmatism and self‐interest. Pierian Press publishes classified, analytical bibliographies—classical knowledge constructs—which the press and its authors would like to make available for loading on local library systems so that they can function as “maps” unto that subset of literature the respective bibliographies encompass.
Tom Schultheiss, Lorraine Hartline, Jean Mandeberg, Pam Petrich and Sue Stern
The following classified, annotated list of titles is intended to provide reference librarians with a current checklist of new reference books, and is designed to supplement the…
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The following classified, annotated list of titles is intended to provide reference librarians with a current checklist of new reference books, and is designed to supplement the RSR review column, “Recent Reference Books,” by Frances Neel Cheney. “Reference Books in Print” includes all additional books received prior to the inclusion deadline established for this issue. Appearance in this column does not preclude a later review in RSR. Publishers are urged to send a copy of all new reference books directly to RSR as soon as published, for immediate listing in “Reference Books in Print.” Reference books with imprints older than two years will not be included (with the exception of current reprints or older books newly acquired for distribution by another publisher). The column shall also occasionally include library science or other library related publications of other than a reference character.
The following two bibliographies were prepared by the authors and submitted to Pierian Press in MARC format to facilitate dual employment of the resources: as a text file in RSR;…
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The following two bibliographies were prepared by the authors and submitted to Pierian Press in MARC format to facilitate dual employment of the resources: as a text file in RSR; and to be integrated, in whole or in part, into the Pierian Press MARC database, Directory of National Helplines. In this note, publisher Ed Wall describes the process of preparing resources in MARC format and their conversion to print.
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Current issues of Publishers' Weekly are reporting serious shortages of paper, binders board, cloth, and other essential book manufacturing materials. Let us assure you these…
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Current issues of Publishers' Weekly are reporting serious shortages of paper, binders board, cloth, and other essential book manufacturing materials. Let us assure you these shortages are very real and quite severe.
This article reviews areas of common concern between librarians on the one hand and scholars on the other as they each attempt to pursue their work in an era of electronic…
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This article reviews areas of common concern between librarians on the one hand and scholars on the other as they each attempt to pursue their work in an era of electronic information. The issues require the attention of both librarians and scholars, and it is argued that both communities need now to talk more extensively with one another in an effort to re‐think the fundamental role of the university library in the coming years. The function and importance of Integrated Scholarly Information Systems (ISIS) are discussed with examples to illustrate the ways in which scholars are likely to acquire and integrate electronic information in the future. The article concludes with reflections on two contradictory trends that are emerging in scholarly research with the expansion of electronic research systems.
Reference Services Review continues to grow rapidly in content and, we hope, in quality. If quality can be measured in terms of those associated with RSR (and those who will be…
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Reference Services Review continues to grow rapidly in content and, we hope, in quality. If quality can be measured in terms of those associated with RSR (and those who will be joining us in forthcoming issues) and by their accomplishments, this assessment is certainly true.
The following classified, annotated list of titles is intended to provide reference librarians with a current checklist of new reference books, and is designed to supplement the…
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The following classified, annotated list of titles is intended to provide reference librarians with a current checklist of new reference books, and is designed to supplement the RSR review column, “Recent Reference Books,” by Frances Neel Cheney. “Reference Books in Print” includes all additional books received prior to the inclusion deadline established for this issue. Appearance in this column does not preclude a later review in RSR. Publishers are urged to send a copy of all new reference books directly to RSR as soon as published, for immediate listing in “Reference Books in Print.” Reference books with imprints older than two years will not be included (with the exception of current reprints or older books newly acquired for distribution by another publisher). The column shall also occasionally include library science or other library related publications of other than a reference character.
In this day of rapid inflation and increasing pressure on the acquisitions dollar, the introduction of a new serial is approached with mixed emotions and much trepidation by…
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In this day of rapid inflation and increasing pressure on the acquisitions dollar, the introduction of a new serial is approached with mixed emotions and much trepidation by prospective publishers and librarians alike. Competing for monies already committed to serial subscriptions, the selection and addition of a new serial often requires the hard decision to drop a title which has been held by the library for some time. There is a natural reluctance among librarians to break a pattern that has been successful in order to add an up‐start periodical that has unproved history and an uncertain character. There is a temptation to resist adding a new serial, however good it may first appear to be, simply to see if it will survive the first volume—an act which, when compounded by the fact that other libraries are doing the same thing, decreases the probability of survival, and vindicates the tendency to “wait and see.”
It is with great sadness that I note the passing of Thomas Shuler Shaw, a member of our Editorial Board. A knowledgeable and indefatigable bibliographer, specialist in documents…
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It is with great sadness that I note the passing of Thomas Shuler Shaw, a member of our Editorial Board. A knowledgeable and indefatigable bibliographer, specialist in documents, author and reviewer, librarian and educator, he will be missed by the profession as a whole. We were made richer for his presence, by his ideas, his efforts and humanism, and—although the pace of life sometimes diminishes our immediate awareness of such virtues so unassumingly given—we were indeed fortunate that our lives coincided with his. I will personally miss him more than words can express. As I said so many times to Tom as we parted company at ALA Conferences, “Thank you for your time…. So long.”
New opportunities now exist for the publication, acquisition, and distribution of knowledge. Libraries can play a major role in the adoption and utilization of technology related…
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New opportunities now exist for the publication, acquisition, and distribution of knowledge. Libraries can play a major role in the adoption and utilization of technology related to these opportunities. These activities will be additive—they will not, at this time, replace traditional resources and services. Librarians possess certain skills that will remain important to the organization, classification, and dissemination of knowledge. But they will have to develop additional capabilities, and a willingness to accept and handle new technologies, in order to assure important roles in the future.