OPACs and e-Journals Issues to Consider

This article is an overview of what libraries should consider for the representation of e-journals in their OPAC. There are four major issues to consider: (1) whether or not to include e-journals in the OPAC at all, (2) which type of display format should be used-a single cataloging record including...

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Published inJournal of electronic resources in medical libraries Vol. 3; no. 3; pp. 89 - 95
Main Author Long, Bradley A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Taylor & Francis Group 14.08.2006
The Haworth Information Press
Subjects
cataloging
Electronic journals
Electronic periodicals
Exact sciences and technology
Information and communication sciences
Information economics. Information policy
Information science. Documentation
Library and information science. General aspects
link resolver
Link resolvers
MARC
MARC record
Online catalogues
OPAC
Open access
Open-Access journals
Political aspects : cooperation, coordination, standardization
Sciences and techniques of general use
Electronic periodical
MARC format
Open-Access journals
OPAC
Library policy
Cataloging
MARC record
link resolver
Electronic journals
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Summary:This article is an overview of what libraries should consider for the representation of e-journals in their OPAC. There are four major issues to consider: (1) whether or not to include e-journals in the OPAC at all, (2) which type of display format should be used-a single cataloging record including all formats or separate cataloging records for each format, (3) how to link to e-journals in the OPAC, and (4) whether or not to include Open-Access journals or out-of-scope e-journal titles in the OPAC.
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ISSN:1542-4065
1542-4073
DOI:10.1300/J383v03n03_06