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Information Standards Quarterly (ISQ) Spring 2009 issue Spring 2009 issue 4
Best practice, guidelines; Can be leading edge, exceptional model, or proven industry practice; Discretionary: can be used whole or partially; Modifiable to suit user needs. Faster to produce and update.
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Identifying information + Title history Identifying information + Title history
Inaccurate citation Missing title history: American cartographer Vol Cartography and geographic information systems Vol
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Consult appropriate ISSN center Title changes may require a new ISSN Implement at start of volume or year
Users appreciate as full a journal title history as possible to show clear relationships such as previous or later titles. C Archie McPhee
Title History
Each title over time needs a separate ISSN Each format (e.g., print, online) needs a separate ISSN Apply for any needed ISSN to the appropriate ISSN Center (an ISSN appendix is provided) Display all appropriate ISSN on each format Further information in the ISSN appendix
Enumeration system Use one, even if only year Keep it simple Parallel across formats Publication information Include about information including editors and boards Link to title history Include distinctive issue-level information
Provide means to display and access both current and former content Ensure former titles are in browse lists and searchable Retain all published content
Digitize all content, even blank and nearly blank pages Digitize front and back covers Digitize advertisements (part of the historical record) Digitize all available content even if some is missing Indicate any missing content
Finish getting feedback Finalize and publish document Distribute and publicize content Print + online versions NISO U.S. ISSN Center? Subscription agencies? Enlist help from KBART? Ask publishers to sign-on like KBART? Develop symbol: PIE-J Compliant?
Co-Chairs: Cindy Hepfer, University at Buffalo (SUNY) Bob Boissy, Springer Working Group Interest Group ( reactors) NISO: infrastructure support 30
Taylor & Francis Harrassowitz Serials Solutions IEEE JSTOR/Ithaka Sage EBSCO Hein Publishing Technology APA Library of Congress (CONSER, ISSN) National Library of Medicine Cranfield U. Press (UK) University of Washington University of Chicago UCLA 31
In Search of Best Practices for the Presentation of E- journals, ISQ, spring 2009 Journal Title Display and Citation Practices, Serials Librarian, Jan NISO workroom page 32
PIE-J Co-chair - Cindy Hepfer Co-chair - Bob Boissy Group member - Regina Reynolds Group member - Steve Shadle