The impact of electronic publishing on library services and resources in the UK

Report of the British Library Working Party on Electronic Publishing
edited by
Peter Vickers and John Martyn.
Library and Information Research Report 102. ISBN 0712332936.
The British Library Board 1994.

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CONTENTS

FORWARD
SUMMARY

1. Introduction
1.1 Definitions and scope
1.2 Acknowledgements
2. Electronic publishing
2.1 Typology of electronic publishing
2.2 CD-ROM
2.3 Magnetic tapes and diskettes
2.4 Electronic books
2.5 Online databases
2.6 Electronic mail
2.7 Network publishing
2.8 Journal pubishing
2.8.1 Electronic-only journals
2.9 Bulletin boards
2.10 Document delivery
2.11 Open learning materials
3. Impact on libraries and information services: key issues
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Typology of problems and opportunities relating to electronic publishing
3.3 Management implications
3.3.1 Strategy
3.3.2 Structure and style
3.3.3 Staff knowledge and skills
3.4 Acquisition and cataloguing
3.4.1 Acquisition and access
3.4.2 Bibliographic control
3.5 Legal deposit
3.5.1 Issues to be resolved
3.5.2 The way forward
3.6 Standards
3.6.1 Format standards
3.6.2 Quality standards
3.7 User access
3.7.1 Document delivery
3.7.2 Document exchange
3.7.3 Subject retrieval
3.7.4 Library access
3.7.5 Interfaces
3.7.6 Support for users
3.8 Storage, archiving and conservation
3.8.1 Conservation and long-term access
3.8.2 Handling ephemeral material
3.9 Legal issues
3.9.1 General principles
3.9.2 Ownership of purchased products
3.9.3 Downloading and copying
3.9.4 Copyright
3.9.5 Standard agreements on use of electronic publications
3.10 Costs and pricing
3.10.1 A publisher's view of pricing
3.10.2 A library's view of pricing
3.10.3 Frameworks for income generation
3.10.4 Cost recovery models
3.10.5 Network fees
3.10.6 Educational discounts
4. Conclusions
4.1 Introduction - general
4.2 Organisational role of LIS
4.3 Ownership and legal issues
4.4 Contractual aspects
4.5 Costing and pricing
4.6 Bibliographic control
4.7 Legal deposit / archiving
4.8 Standards and quality
4.9 Training/skills

5. Recommendations

References

APPENDIX 1 - Membership of Working Party
APPENDIX 2 - Bibliography
APPENDIX 3 - Current BLR&DD projects relating to electronic publishing
APPENDIX 4 - Some relevant activities of the European Commission (DG XIII)
APPENDIX 5 - Guidelines for suppliers for licence agreements for EPs
APPENDIX 6 - Glossary of abbreviations

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