Change: the only constant.

Change: the only constant. Bluh, Pamela J, ed Managing electronic serials: essays based on theALCTS ALCTS Association for Library Collections and Technical Services Electronic Serials Institutes 1997-1999. ALCTS papers on technicalservices and collections, 9. Chicago: American Library Association,2001. 190p US$38.00 (ALA members US$34.20) soft ISBN ISBNabbr.International Standard Book NumberISBNInternational Standard Book NumberISBNn abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m0838935109 THIS BOOK OF ESSAYS COMPILED FOR THE SERIALS SECTION OF THEASSOCIATION for Library Collections and Technical Services covers thefull spectrum of the burgeoning world of electronic journals. Theeditor, Pamela Bluh, states in her introduction that Electronic journals seem to be in a constant state of flux, assuming new forms quickly and spontaneously, often without warning, requiting rapid response, and continually challenging us, literally and figuratively, to come to grips with them. This quote will win agreement from all those who have dealt withelectronic journals in recent years. Bluh has posed the ever-presentquestions about e-journals--how to catalogue them, how to managehypertext links, how to determine which publications are'worthy', how to deal with site licences and how to handle thetechnical details of access and security. If managed well, electronicjournals can indeed be efficient, saving money and space, improvingaccess and information delivery However, what are the most appropriatestrategies for handling them well? This volume attempts to address someof these issues. Fourteen librarians have contributed to the collection, covetingthe processes from licensing, acquiring and cataloguing to thechallenges of access and information delivery Topics covered includestaffing to cope with ever-changing technology, the content of potentialacquisitions, the negotiation of licensing arrangements and copyright inthe digital age. The intended readership of this compilation is serials,collection development and acquisitions Librarians attempting to meetthe challenges of electronic journals. As such, it serves as a valuableguide and starting point Noun 1. starting point - earliest limiting pointterminus a quocommencement, get-go, offset, outset, showtime, starting time, beginning, start, kickoff, first - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the . Sally C Anderson NSW NSWNew South WalesNoun 1. NSW - the agency that provides units to conduct unconventional and counter-guerilla warfareNaval Special Warfare Agriculture